CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Samari Curtis scored a career-high 29 points, making six of Evansville’s program-record 17 3-pointers, and the Purple Aces beat Southern Illinois 84-72.
Evansville also made 17 3-pointers against Southern Illinois in the 1996-97 season.
Curtis, a Nebraska transfer, was 6 of 8 from a distance as Evansville finished 17 of 29, including making 8 of 9 during a stretch of the second half. Noah Frederking had 18 points for Evansville.
Marcus Domask had 25 points and seven assists for the Salukis.
