Two undefeated teams are ready to square off in Evansville.
GAME NOTES
SMU:
- Tyson Jolly #1 PG in JUCO (orig. Baylor) class of ‘19. Averaging over 20 PPG, high efficiency player.
- Lengthy team. Two guards are 6'4, Four key Forward-types are 6'7-6'9.
- First meeting between SMU/Evansville. Return game next yr at SMU.
- Ethan Chargois is back after leading SMU in scoring last year. Good passer and post player.
- Feron Hunt has the potential to become an elite rebounder according to Coach Jankovich.
Evansville:
- KJ Riley leads the team. Creator, leader, gets to the Free Throw line often.
- DeAndre Williams DNQ LY. Now eligible and has scored 23+ in 2/3 games.
- Purple Aces have not made NCAA Tournament during the 2000's. (Last appearance: 1999).
- Home Attendance continues to increase, averaged 5,200 LY. Looking for more after the win at Kentucky.
- Sam Cunliffe has been with Kansas and Arizona State previously, finally landed here. Played well vs. UK.
GAME ACTION
- John Hall of Evansville opens the scoring with a pretty three.
- Ethan Chargois misses an open trey.
- Noah Frederking of Evansville great blocked shot to get the crowd energized.
- DeAndre Williams a beautiful power move to finish down low.
- Frederking with a three-ball. Hot start for Aces.
- Chargois answers with a deuce.
1st Media Timeout: Evansville 8, SMU 5.
- Chargois draws a foul, connects on both FTs.
- Arthur Labinowicz and Sam Cunliffe enter for Evansville.
- Labinowicz is fouled, makes 1/2 at the line.
- Isiaha Mike with a jumper for the Mustangs.
- Jawaun Newton with a jumper for the Aces.
2nd Media Timeout: Evansville 11, SMU 9.
- Labinowicz gets open and drills a three.
- A lot of sloppyness setting in as each team has dug into it’s bench.
- CJ White makes an SMU jumper
- Mike with a steal and lay-in.
- Emmanuel Bandoumel with a jumper.
3rd Media Timeout: SMU 15, Evansville 14.
- Chargois with another jumper. 8-0 run for SMU.
- Long scoring drought for Evansville, a brutal travelling call against DeAndre Williams on a fast break.
- SMU piles on with another three. This one from Chargois.
- Jolly fouled, and scores his first two from the stripe.
- Williams stops the bleeding and hits a three for the Aces.
- Another travel called on Williams.
4th Media Timeout: SMU 22, Evansville 17.
- Williams hits a runner in the lane.
- Offensive Foul on CJ White.
- Cunliffe launches a three from deep, no good.
- White connects from deep for the Ponies.
- Cunliffe hits a long two.
- Evansvile calls TO to setup a final shot of the half.
- Final shot is no good and we head to halftime.
Halftme: SMU 25, Evansville 21.
- Breakaway power slam by DeAndre Williams to get the half started!
- Shot Clock violation by SMU, crowd is rowdy.
- KJ Riley fouled and makes two free throws
- Feron Hunt with an open dunk underneath for the Mustangs.
- Williams fouled, makes both FT’s.
- Jolly with a nice controlled dribble drive and finish
- Jolly hits a jumper.
- Frederking with a three, crowd loves it.
- Jolly with a transition Block. His confidence is through the roof.
- Another slam by Hunt.
1st Media Timeout: SMU 33, Evansville 30.
- Back and forth action here. No shots falling.
- DeAndre Williams rebounds and takes it coast-to-coast for a layup
- Jolly catches a pass under the hoop and goes up for an easy deuce.
- Chargois is back. Hits a three here to put SMU up by 6.
- Labinowicz fouled, makes both.
- Travel by White.
2nd Media Timeout: SMU 38, Evansville 34.
- John Hall gets down low for a layup.
- Labinowicz drives for a layup. Tie game again.
- Timeout SMU.
- Jolly drills a jumper to beat the shot clock.
- Frederking misses badly from deep.
- Shot clock violation on SMU, Aces really playing well defensively.
- Labinowicz dras a foul, makes both FT’s.
- After a mad scramble, White steals it from Labinowicz and makes a bunny.
- CJ White now has four fouls, Riley to the line. He makes both..
SMU 42, Evansville 42.
- Jolly leaves a jumper short. Aces rebound. Riley fouled. Riley hits both.
- Jolly Layup
- Hall with a big-time three
- Hunt answers with a three. Tied again!
- Jolly gets to the foul line, makes both
- Evansville recovers their own loose ball and calls timeout just before the shot clock expires.
- Mike with a layup.
Fourth Media Timeout SMU 51, Evansville 47
- Frederking with a gutsy floater along the baseline and he is fouled. Makes the FT.
- Chargois with an agressive take, gets fouled and connects on a 3-pt. play.
- KJ Riley with a beautiful left-handed driving layup.
- Riley drives again, this time is called for a charge. Fans do not like it.
- Hunt gets to the rim and finishes.
- Labinowicz misses an open look from three.
- Jolly back to the line. He misses.
- Labinowicz gets to the line, makes both. Timeout SMU.
- SMU has been all over the glass. A couple of more offensive rebounds, finally Mike is fouled.
- Mike hits both, followed by a Frederking trey. 58-57 SMU, only one second left.
- Jolly fouled, makes the first and misses the second intentionally. Then Jolly swats the desperation heave.
Final Score: SMU 59, Evansville 57.
GREAT GAME!