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Evansville Purple Aces at IU Indianapolis Jaguars

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Evansville Purple Aces
2-0, 1-0 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
84 - 78
IU Indianapolis Jaguars
0-2, 0-1 Home

Balentine, Evansville top IUPUI 82-78

Evansville (2-0) started a 7-0 run on two of Balentine's free throws with 3:26 left to break a 69-all tie and take the lead for good. Donovan Gibbs closed the lead to 76-72 with a layup at the 1:06 mark but the Aces hit all eight free throws in the final 40 seconds to seal the win.

Evansville was 28 of 31 from the charity stripe. Balentine hit all 12 of his free throws and his 29 points tied the career high he set on Nov. 9 in the season-opener against Martin Methodist.

Ian Chiles had 28 points, five rebounds, four 3-pointers and three assists for IUPUI (0-2).

The win was Evansville's first in a road-opener since 1999 and the loss was IUPUI's first in a home opener since the same year.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 82 - 78
2nd 0:02 Khufu Najee Turnover. 84 - 78
2nd 0:05 Blake Simmons made Free Throw. 84 - 78
2nd 0:05 Blake Simmons made Free Throw. 83 - 78
2nd 0:05 Foul on Marcellus Barksdale. 82 - 78

Statistics

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26-49 FG 29-59
53 Field Goal % 49
4-9 3PT 6-20
44 Three Point % 30
28-31 FT 14-23
90 Free Throw % 61
32 Rebounds 28
7 Offensive Rebounds 10
25 Defensive Rebounds 18
16 Assists 10
2 Steals 2
3 Blocks 4
10 Turnovers 6
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 6
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Off Turnovers 17
4 Fast Break Points 2
36 Points in Paint 30
24 Fouls 23

Game Information

Venue: The Jungle

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 1,215 | Capacity:

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Belmont 16-4 - 26-6
Bradley 13-7 3 21-13
Illinois State 12-8 4 23-13
Murray State 12-8 4 20-13
UIC 12-8 4 19-16
Northern Iowa 11-9 5 23-13
Valparaiso 11-9 5 18-15
Southern Illinois 10-10 6 16-16
Drake 6-14 10 14-20
Indiana State 4-16 12 11-21
Evansville 3-17 13 7-25

2025-26 Horizon League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Wright State 15-5 - 23-12
Robert Morris 13-7 2 22-11
Green Bay 12-8 3 18-15
Detroit Mercy 12-8 3 17-15
Oakland 12-8 3 16-16
Purdue Fort Wayne 11-9 4 17-15
Northern Kentucky 10-10 5 20-14
Youngstown State 8-12 7 15-17
Milwaukee 8-12 7 12-20
Cleveland State 6-14 9 11-22
IU Indianapolis 3-17 12 7-25
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