Basketball Recap: Bryson Chapman Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Evansville Memorial

Evansville North won against Bedford North Lawrence last Saturday with 57 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. The Evansville North Huskies narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Evansville Memorial Tigers 57-55. For the Huskies, this counts as revenge for the 59-51 victory the Tigers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.

Bryson Chapman

Points

02/25/25 vs Evansville Memorial	21
02/22/25 vs Bedford North Lawrence	26
02/21/25 vs Castle	16

Evansville North's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bryson Chapman, who en route to 21 points and seven rebounds. Chapman's big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Kellen English, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten boards.

When it comes to explaining why Evansville Memorial lost, don't look at Luke Ellspermann. Despite the final result, he on his way to 26 points. Ellspermann is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 47% in the last five games he's played. Asher Evans was another key player, putting up nine points.

Evansville North has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. Evansville Memorial dropped their record down to 15-6 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Evansville North will head out to take on Terre Haute North Vigo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Evansville North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.9 points per game this season. As for Evansville Memorial, they are taking a road trip to challenge Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Evansville Memorial has insisted on making their last three contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests.