9-8 and then East Carolina went on a 22-7 run over a span of 7:19 to take a 31-15 lead - and never looked back. Colt Ryan , who ranked 13th in the nation in scoring with 20.4 points per game, was held to just 12 for Evansville. ''Everybody
Creighton was second and Southern Illinois' Barry Hinson third despite the Salukis finishing last. Evansville senior Colt Ryan was named scholar-athlete of the year for the second consecutive season. Ryan, who leads the Valley with a 20-point
the all-conference first team by Illinois State 's Jackie Carmichael , Indiana State 's Jake Odum and Evansville 's Colt Ryan . Ryan was runner-up to McDermott for player of the year. Wichita State, which gives up 60.8 points a game, was
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their Missouri Valley Conference opener. McDermott also had 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season. Colt Ryan , who scored an arena-record 43 points in his last visit, matched his season high with 25 for the Purple Aces (7-6
at Hinkle Fieldhouse, Evansville got a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left and held on for a 71-68 win. On Saturday, Colt Ryan scored 25 points and Ned Cox had 12 to lead the Purple Aces (7-5). They spent most of the game playing catch-up
finished third in the Valley for their best finish in 13 years. Everything revolves around preseason all-conference pick Colt Ryan , whose 20.5-point average was 11th in the country. Point guard Troy Taylor (5.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg) can fill a
State , Missouri State, Bradley and Southern Illinois. Joining McDermott on the preseason all-conference team were Colt Ryan of Evansville, Jackie Carmichael of Illinois State, Jake Odum of Indiana State and Ben Simons of Drake.
little bit more depth and we could keep fresh guys on Colt Ryan and Denver Holmes. ''They don't have another Colt Ryan and Denver Holmes coming off the bench that can do what
their fourth straight loss. Ned Cox led Evansville with 17 points, including five in the extra session. Troy Taylor and Colt Ryan scored 12 apiece, and Kenny Harris and Ryan Sawvell each had 11, with Harris notching six in OT. The Bears (16-15