Scores

Final

Mid Tennessee 79

(4-7, 1-4 away)

Evansville 81

(5-4, 4-1 home)

3:05 PM ET, December 18, 2010

Roberts Stadium, Evansville, IN

1 2 T
MTU 32 4779
EVAN 37 4481

Top Performers

Middle Tennessee: J. Gallman 24 Pts, 1 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

Evansville: C. Ryan 22 Pts, 2 Stl

Evansville 81, Middle Tennessee 79

Associated Press

EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Kavon Lacey made the game-winning shot in the final second to boost Evansville over Middle Tennessee 81-79 on Saturday.

Lacey finished with 10 points for the Purple Aces (5-4) while Colt Ryan led the team with 22.

Kenneth Harris chipped in with 13 points and a game-high seven rebounds for Evansville as Clint Hopf added 12 points and Jordan Jahr scored 10.

The Purple Aces led by as many as 21 points in the second half, but the Blue Raiders (4-7) charged back on 59 percent shooting in the period to tie it at 79 with 9 seconds to go.

James Gallman scored a game-high 24 points to lead Middle Tennessee. James Washington added 15 points and Jason Jones scored 11.

The teams were even on the boards with 24 rebounds each. Evansville led in points off turnovers 24-13.

Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press

SPONSORED HEADLINES

Team Stat Comparison

 
MTU
EVAN
Points 79 81
FG Made-Attempted 29-50 (.580) 19-35 (.543)
3P Made-Attempted 9-18 (.500) 8-10 (.800)
FT Made-Attempted 12-21 (.571) 35-43 (.814)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 33 (0/0) 22 (0/0)
Largest Lead 4 19

Game Leaders

 
MTU
EVAN
PointsJ. Gallman 24C. Ryan 22
ReboundsJ. Jones 6K. Harris 7
AssistsJ. Jones 5N. Cox 4
StealsJ. Jones 1C. Ryan 2
BlocksS. Jones 1P. van Tongeren 1
Team Stats: Middle Tennessee | Evansville

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Nov 24, 2010 @MTU 82, EVAN 70Recap
» Dec 18, 2010 @EVAN 81, MTU 79Recap

Next 5 Games

MTU
EVAN
12/21 VAN 9:00pm
12/29 TNST 8:00pm
01/02 @USA 5:05pm
01/05 UNT 9:00pm
01/08 @ULL 8:30pm
 12/23 NORF 8:05pm
12/29 @WICH 8:05pm
01/01 INST 8:05pm
01/04 @UNI 8:05pm
01/07 @MOSU 8:05pm
Complete Schedule: Middle Tennessee | Evansville