Story byWEHT EvansvilleRonald ClarkTue, January 13, 2026 at 5:18 AM UTC·1 min readEVANSVILLE, Ind (WEHT) – After recording their first Missouri Valley conference win of the season, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team is hoping to turn the corner and start stacking wins. Despite being in a number of close games late in competition, the Purple Aces found themselves (0-6) in MVC play. But that all changed last Saturday on the road at Indiana State where UE not only broke through for their first conference win, but they also put an end to an eight game losing streak. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementEvansville knocked off the Sycamores 72-69 with big games from Leif Moeller and AJ Casey, who both scored 17 points. Head coach David Ragland told Eyewitness News the team’s shots finally started to fall, they got key defensive stops, and they finally played free and with confidence.“I saw a level of belief and then a level of togetherness.
