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From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.

2017-18 Evansville Purple Aces

NCAA · Missouri Valley Conference · 17–15 (7–11 conference) · AdjEM +0.5 (157th)

2 × 20 min, 30-second clock, arc 20 ft 9 in

◀ 2016-17 2018-19 ▶

Points per game

65.4

Allowed per game

63.9

FG% / 3P% / FT%

.442 / .411 / .775

Rebounds per game

33.0

Assists per game

13.0

Team leaders

Points per game

1. 21.3Ryan Taylor
2. 13.7Dru Smith
3. 10.4Blake Simmons

Rebounds per game

1. 5.4Dainius Chatkevicius
2. 4.7Blake Simmons
3. 3.8Ryan Taylor

Assists per game

1. 4.6Dru Smith
2. 2.8K.J. Riley
3. 2.6Duane Gibson

Steals per game

1. 2.0Dru Smith
2. 1.1Duane Gibson
3. 1.0K.J. Riley

Blocks per game

1. 1.2Dainius Chatkevicius
2. 0.5Dru Smith
3. 0.3Duane Gibson

Threes

1. 67Ryan Taylor
2. 48Blake Simmons
3. 27Dru Smith

Roster and season stats (14)

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	G	GS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	FG% ±
14	Ryan Taylor	G	Jr	6′5″	25	25	35.5	21.3	3.8	1.1	0.8	0.2	2.3	.426	.424	.864	.533	.345
12	Dru Smith	G	So	6′3″	22	22	30.2	13.7	3.5	4.6	2.0	0.5	3.2	.578	.482	.862	.705	.234
50	Blake Simmons	G	Sr	6′5″	31	31	35.1	10.4	4.7	2.1	0.9	0.3	2.0	.438	.407	.774	.553	.178
33	K.J. Riley	G	So	6′5″	32	18	24.0	6.8	3.4	2.8	1.0	0.2	2.0	.412	.111	.770	.548	.184
25	Duane Gibson	G	Sr	6′3″	20	14	22.4	6.5	2.9	2.6	1.1	0.3	2.2	.437		.684	.474	.222
30	Noah Frederking	G	Fr	6′4″	32	9	21.5	5.4	1.8	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.9	.383	.364	.814	.511	.159
14	Dainius Chatkevicius	F	Jr	6′9″	32	19	19.0	4.8	5.4	0.2	0.2	1.2	1.0	.569		.537	.568	.152
1	Marty Hill	G	Jr	6′5″	9	0	13.7	3.7	2.6	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.8	.361	.545	.500	.447	.196
1	Solomon Hainna	F	Sr	6′7″	4	0	10.4	3.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	.250	.000	.714	.563	.162
23	John Hall	F	Fr	6′7″	32	7	13.5	2.8	2.7	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.6	.356	.167	.727	.398	.170
10	Evan Kuhlman	F	Fr	6′8″	25	2	10.9	2.4	1.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2	.458	.455	.833	.580	.114
15	Dalen Traore	C		6′9″	30	13	12.4	2.3	2.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.5	.362	.000	.756	.497	.120
15	Dalen Tradre	C	Sr	6′9″
12	Jared Chestnut	G		6′2″

Schedule and results (32 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Type	Venue
2017-11-10	vs Arkansas State	W 77–63	1–0		Ford Center
2017-11-13	vs North Carolina Central	W 68–55	2–0		Ford Center
2017-11-16	vs Southeast Missouri State	W 66–50	3–0		Ford Center
2017-11-18	vs Binghamton	W 66–61	4–0		Ford Center
2017-11-21	vs Fresno State	W 59–57	5–0		Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya
2017-11-22	vs Louisiana Tech	L 61–63	5–1		Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya
2017-11-29	@ New Mexico	L 59–78	5–2		The Pit
2017-12-02	vs Oakland City	W 98–56	6–2		Ford Center
2017-12-05	@ Bowling Green	W 91–76	7–2		Stroh Center
2017-12-09	vs Canisius	W 65–58	8–2		Ford Center
2017-12-16	vs Austin Peay	W 78–74 OT	9–2		Ford Center
2017-12-17	vs Midway	W 79–52	10–2		Ford Center
2017-12-20	@ Duke	L 40–104	10–3		Cameron Indoor Stadium
2017-12-23	vs Illinois State	L 66–72	10–4		Ford Center
2017-12-30	@ Loyola Chicago	L 59–66	10–5		Joseph J. Gentile Arena
2018-01-03	@ Southern Illinois	L 63–65	10–6		Banterra Center
2018-01-06	vs Bradley	W 68–44	11–6		Ford Center
2018-01-10	vs Missouri State	W 64–55	12–6		Ford Center
2018-01-13	@ Drake	L 65–81	12–7		The Knapp Center
2018-01-17	vs Indiana State	L 66–71	12–8		Ford Center
2018-01-20	@ Bradley	L 53–66	12–9		Carver Arena
2018-01-24	@ Valparaiso	W 75–65	13–9		Athletics-Recreation Center
2018-01-27	vs Drake	W 77–73	14–9		Ford Center
2018-01-31	vs Northern Iowa	W 57–49	15–9		Ford Center
2018-02-03	@ Illinois State	L 71–75	15–10		Redbird Arena
2018-02-07	vs Valparaiso	W 63–59	16–10		Ford Center
2018-02-10	@ Missouri State	L 55–72	16–11		Great Southern Bank Arena
2018-02-13	@ Northern Iowa	L 41–47	16–12		McLeod Center
2018-02-18	vs Loyola Chicago	L 66–76	16–13		Ford Center
2018-02-21	@ Indiana State	L 53–58	16–14		Hulman Center
2018-02-24	vs Southern Illinois	W 75–44	17–14		Ford Center
2018-03-01	vs Northern Iowa	L 50–60	17–15	MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT	Enterprise Center