The Falcons basketball team lost to the Evansville Purple Aces by a score of 91-76 on Tuesday night at the Stroh Center.
Evansville shot the lights out in this one as they went 12 of 15 from behind the three-point line, 34 of 56 from the field and 11 of 13 from the free throw line.
“Our defense failed us at the end, and in the second half they still were able to get the drives that they had in the first half,” Falcons head coach Michael Huger said. “They were still able to get the things they were able in the first half, and when you can put together two halves like that, you know, this is the end result.”
As a result of the loss the Falcons now sit at 7-3 for the season.
“They did what they wanted to do; actually, they were able to drive the ball. We knew they were gonna drive to start the game; they did a great job of that but surprised us with how many threes that they hit,” Huger said. “They shot it really well tonight, and when you shoot that well from three point range, 12 of 15 from three, they are tough to beat… You know they shot 60 percent from the field as well, so whenever you play like that and have a night like that it’s tough.”
Freshman guard Justin Turner once again shined in this game as the redshirt freshman guard registered his fourth twenty-point game of the season finishing with a stat line including 21 points. He is shooting from deep at an incredible rate of 50 percent.
Another freshman guard, Nelly Cummings, scored a career best of 13 points combined with a rebound, steal and assist.
Sophomore guard Dylan Frye kept up the firing in this game as he contributed 14 points to the losing effort as well as four assists, four rebounds and two steals.
“We weren’t tough enough on the defensive end; we have to be much tougher defensively if we want to beat a team like that, and I thought they were the tougher team and the tougher team won.” Huger said. “They were tougher offensively, they were tougher defensively and they prevailed.”
Next for the Falcons is a matchup against the Old Dominion Monarchs on Saturday night.
