2012-13 Evansville Purple Aces basketball — schedule and results

The 2012-13 Evansville Purple Aces went 21-15 (10-8 in the MVC) under head coach Marty Simmons. Simple Rating System: 5.26.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 36 games from this season: 15–3 at home, 5–11 on the road, and 1–1 on neutral courts. The Purple Aces scored 69.2 points per game and allowed 65.9 (+3.2 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 4 games, from Nov 16, 2012 to Nov 26, 2012. The most lopsided win was 103–69 over Oakland City on Dec 18, 2012; the heaviest defeat was 81–58 at East Carolina Pirates on Mar 30, 2013. The tightest finish was a 1-point loss against Missouri State Bears (61–62). 3 games went to overtime.

Among Evansville Purple Aces' 56 recorded seasons, 2012-13's .583 winning percentage ranks 19th. Previous season: 2011-12 Purple Aces (16–16). Next season: 2013-14 Purple Aces (14–19).

Game-by-game results (36 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
2012-11-10	at Notre Dame Fighting Irish	L 49–58	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
2012-11-15	vs Buffalo Bulls	L 50–56	Ford Center
2012-11-16	vs Yale Bulldogs	W 66–56	Ford Center
2012-11-17	neutral Western Illinois Leathernecks	W 49–44	Ford Center
2012-11-20	at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles	W 62–50	Eblen Center
2012-11-26	vs Alabama A&M Bulldogs	W 72–46	Ford Center
2012-12-01	at Colorado State Rams	L 72–79	Moby Arena
2012-12-05	vs Miami (OH) RedHawks	W 94–68	Ford Center
2012-12-08	vs Murray State Racers	L 70–82	Ford Center
2012-12-15	vs Alabama State Hornets	W 80–67	Ford Center
2012-12-18	vs Oakland City	W 103–69	Ford Center
2012-12-22	at Butler Bulldogs	L 67–75	Hinkle Fieldhouse
2012-12-29	at Creighton Bluejays	L 70–87	CenturyLink Center Omaha
2013-01-02	vs Missouri State Bears	W 62–59 (OTOT)	Ford Center
2013-01-05	vs Southern Illinois Salukis	W 85–68	Ford Center
2013-01-09	at Northern Iowa Panthers	W 62–59	McLeod Center
2013-01-13	vs Wichita State Shockers	W 71–67	Ford Center
2013-01-16	at Drake Bulldogs	L 69–83	Knapp Center
2013-01-19	at Indiana State Sycamores	L 62–72	Hulman Center
2013-01-23	vs Bradley Braves	W 66–56	Ford Center
2013-01-26	at Illinois State Redbirds	L 62–67	Redbird Arena
2013-01-29	vs Northern Iowa Panthers	W 54–51 (OTOT)	Ford Center
2013-02-02	at Missouri State Bears	L 61–62	JQH Arena
2013-02-05	at Bradley Braves	L 70–76	Carver Arena
2013-02-10	vs Drake Bulldogs	W 84–78 (OTOT)	Ford Center
2013-02-13	at Southern Illinois Salukis	L 56–65	SIU Arena
2013-02-16	vs Creighton Bluejays	L 68–71	Ford Center
2013-02-20	vs Illinois State Redbirds	W 79–62	Ford Center
2013-02-23	at Wright State Raiders	W 70–58	Nutter Center
2013-02-27	at Wichita State Shockers	W 59–56	Charles Koch Arena
2013-03-02	vs Indiana State Sycamores	W 84–68	Ford Center
2013-03-08	neutral Indiana State Sycamores	L 50–51	Scottrade Center
2013-03-19	vs Tennessee State Tigers	W 84–72	Ford Center
2013-03-23	vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels	W 86–72	Ford Center
2013-03-26	at Canisius Golden Griffins	W 84–83	Koessler Athletic Center
2013-03-30	at East Carolina Pirates	L 58–81	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum

Game recaps

2012-11-17: Evansville Purple Aces beat Western Illinois 49–44. JAHR, Jordan led the winners with 13 points. PARKS, Terell had 21 for Western Illinois.

2012-11-20: Evansville Purple Aces beat Tennessee Tech 62–50 as COX, Ned scored a team-high 15.

2012-11-26: Behind RYAN, Colt's 13 points, Evansville Purple Aces rolled past Alabama A&M 72–46. Ellis,Brandon had 12 for Alabama A&M.

2012-12-01: Colorado State got past Evansville Purple Aces 79–72 as SMITH, Greg scored a team-high 19. BALENTINE, DJ had 26 for Evansville Purple Aces.

2012-12-05: Behind RYAN, Colt's 18 points, Evansville Purple Aces rolled past Miami (OH) RedHawks 94–68. ROBERTS, Allen had 15 for Miami (OH) RedHawks.

2012-12-08: Behind DANIEL, Ed's 21 points, Murray State pulled away from Evansville Purple Aces 82–70. COX, Ned had 16 for Evansville Purple Aces. DANIEL, Ed grabbed 15 rebounds.

2012-12-15: Evansville Purple Aces handled Alabama State 80–67. RYAN, Colt led the winners with 24 points. Crawford, Phillip had 22 for Alabama State.

2012-12-18: Behind BALENTINE, DJ's 17 points, Evansville Purple Aces rolled past Oakland City 103–69. Stahl,Mitch had 22 for Oakland City.

2012-12-22: Behind SMITH, Andrew's 20 points, Butler defeated Evansville Purple Aces 75–67. RYAN, Colt had 25 for Evansville Purple Aces.

2012-12-29: Creighton beat Evansville Purple Aces 87–70 as McDermott,Doug scored a team-high 29. RYAN, Colt had 25 for Evansville Purple Aces.

2013-01-05: Behind RYAN, Colt's 26 points, Evansville Purple Aces pulled away from Southern Illinois 85–68. Jeff Early had 18 for Southern Illinois.

2013-01-09: Behind RYAN, Colt's 21 points, Evansville Purple Aces held off Northern Iowa Panthers 62–59. James, Anthony had 19 for Northern Iowa Panthers.

2013-01-13: Evansville Purple Aces beat Wichita State 71–67. RYAN, Colt led the winners with 24 points. Armstead, Malcolm had 21 for Wichita State.

2013-01-16: Drake handled Evansville Purple Aces 83–69. Hines, Chris led the winners with 21 points. RYAN, Colt had 25 for Evansville Purple Aces.

2013-01-19: Indiana State handled Evansville Purple Aces 72–62. Arop, Manny led the winners with 19 points. RYAN, Colt had 19 for Evansville Purple Aces.

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