Moeller and Quinet have profession video games in extra time thriller

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Leif Moeller and Bryce Quinet set their profession scoring highs on Tuesday because the University of Evansville males’s basketball workforce fell to Bradley in an exciting extra time recreation by a ultimate rating of 94-90 contained in the Ford Center.

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Moeller completed the evening with a career-best 26 factors. He was 8-of-17 from the sphere whereas hitting three triples and 7 free throws. The freshman added six assists and two steals. His level tally was the best for a UE participant this season. Quinet added 20 factors, eclipsing his earlier excessive of 15, which was set towards Oregon State. AJ Casey scored 13 factors whereas Alex Hemenway had 11 and Josh Hughes recorded 10.
 
“I will never question the heart and fight of our team. We did a good job of punching Bradley in the mouth in the first half but knew they would fight back like any good team would,” UE head coach David Ragland stated. “It was a game of runs in the second half and both teams battled. There are a few things we need to clean up but we kept responding and never gave up.”
 
Bradley recorded the opening 4 factors of the night whereas Leif Moeller obtained the Purple Aces on the board within the ensuing possession. Following one other BU basket, Moeller related from downtown to make it a 6-5 recreation. With Bradley holding an 8-5 lead, UE made its first run of the sport. Converting 5 consecutive area objectives, Evansville took its first lead of the evening and pushed the benefit to 15-8.
 
Moeller obtained issues rolling with a dunk earlier than Bryce Quinet hit a pair of jumpers. Following one other basket by Moeller, Trent Hundley’s lengthy jumper capped the run with precisely 14 minutes on the clock. While UE made its run, the Braves missed six area objectives in a row. Two minutes later, after the Braves closed to 17-13, the Aces had one other robust stretch.
 
Scoring eight in a row, UE took its first double determine lead at 25-13 nearing the halfway level of the interval. Trent Hundley was fouled on a 3-point attempt to related on all three makes an attempt. He struck once more on the subsequent journey down the ground together with his first triple of the sport earlier than Quinet completed the run with a jumper.  With 8:01 remaining within the half, UE took its largest lead of 13 factors and held the identical benefit with on the 4:13 mark.
 
That is when Bradley shot its manner again into the sport. Trailing 33-20, the Braves reeled off 9 in a row to chop the deficit to only 4 coming into the ultimate two minutes. Their protection held Evansville to 4 consecutive misses together with forcing three turnovers to cut into the deficit. Alex Hemenway knocked down a 3-pointer within the ultimate minutes to ship the Aces into the break with a 36-29 benefit. Quinet and Moeller had 10 factors apiece within the interval.
 
Picking up proper the place he left off to finish the primary half, Hemenway hit his second triple to push the lead again to 10 factors. Bradley answered with seven in a row to get again inside one possession for the primary time for the reason that early moments of the primary half. After a layup from AJ Casey gave the Aces a 43-38 lead, Bradley stormed again as soon as once more with seven in a row to leap in entrance at 45-34 with 14:11 remaining.
 
Triples by Josh Hughes and Moeller put Evansville again in entrance at 51-48 and the squads would battle to a 56-56 rating with 10:30 left within the recreation. Connecting on three area objectives in a row, the Braves took their largest benefit at 62-56 till a Quinet free throw ended the run contained in the 9-minute mark.
 
Evansville made its manner again as a triple by Quinet and free throw from Casey made it a 62-61 recreation two minutes later. Bradley continued to carry the lead till 3:33 remaining when a 3-point play by Josh Hughes knotted the rating at 70-70. After the Braves retook the lead on a layup, Casey drained a triple that put the Aces in entrance. The groups swapped the 4 instances within the ultimate moments till a pair of Casey free throws tied the sport at 79-79. Bradley had a ultimate likelihood within the ultimate seconds however a shotclock violation gave UE the ball with 0.9 remaining. A ultimate try fell brief to ship the sport to extra time.
 
Bradley scored the opening six factors of the additional interval earlier than Moeller introduced his workforce again. After making a free throw, Moeller hit a triple to chop the deficit to a pair. Following a pair of missed free throws by BU, Moeller hit a layup to tie the sport at 85-85 with 2:44 remaining within the additional session.
 
Seconds later, AJ Casey’s dunk put UE in entrance at 87-85 whereas the Braves rapidly tied the rating earlier than taking a 4-point lead with 19 ticks remaining. Alex Hemenway knocked down one other 3-pointer to get the Aces inside one and the Braves can be fouled on their subsequent journey down the ground. After making the primary, they missed the second, nevertheless, Jaquan Johnson grabbed the offensive board and was fouled. He made each free throw tries to finalize the 94-90 victory.
 
Johnson led all gamers with 35 factors for the Braves. His whole tied him for essentially the most factors scored by a visiting participant in Ford Center historical past. Robbie Avila and Cooper Neese, each of Indiana State, additionally achieved the feat.
 
UE shot 50% from the sphere for the third recreation in a row ending at 50.9% whereas the Braves shot a good 50.0%. Both squads completed with 35 rebounds. The Aces are again on the street at UIC on January 20.