EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Colt Ryan had 13 points and seven assists, Ned Cox had 11 points and Jaylon Moore chipped in 10 and Evansville used a first-half offensive explosion to cruise past Alabama A&M 72-46 on Monday night.
Evansville (4-2) shot 45.2 percent from the field to outscore the Bulldogs 38-21 in the first half.
The Purple Aces trailed 6-3 after Justan Banks tipped in a missed lay-up, but after Moore hit a lay-up of his own to give Evansville a 7-6 lead with 13:33 remaining in the first half, the Purple Aces went on a 31-15 run to close out the period and put the Bulldogs away early.
Evansville led by as many as 39 when Adam Wing scored a lay-up with 7:57 to play to give his team a 65-26 lead, completing a 58-20 run between the two halves.
Brandon Ellis scored 12 points and had seven rebounds to lead Alabama A&M (2-3).
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Alabama A&M (2-3) | 21 | 25 | 46 |
| Evansville (4-2) « | 38 | 34 | 72 |
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| Alabama A&M Bulldogs | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| D. Tabb, G-F | 39 | 1-8 | 3-5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| A. Capers, F | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Banks, C | 31 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| J. Crutcher, G | 30 | 1-7 | 3-6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| B. Ellis, G-F | 29 | 3-10 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| G. Hill, G | 25 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| J. Colvin, G | 16 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| T. Davis, G | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| N. West, F | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Wagner, G-F | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 15-49 | 14-22 | 36 | 8 | 18 | 46 | |
| 30.6% | 63.6% | ||||||
| Evansville Aces | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| J. Jahr, G-F | 23 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| R. Sawvell, F-C | 14 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| E. Mockevicius, C | 16 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| T. Taylor, G | 24 | 2-3 | 1-5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| N. Cox, G | 20 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| C. Ryan, G-F | 22 | 4-12 | 2-2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| D. Balentine, G | 20 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| J. Moore, F-C | 18 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| L. Jones, G-F | 16 | 0-4 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| A. Wing, G | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Nelson, G | 9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| R. Cesnulevicius, F-C | 5 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| A. Chinn, G | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Leazer, G | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Williams, G | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 28-63 | 9-17 | 42 | 23 | 18 | 72 | |
| 44.4% | 52.9% | ||||||
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