Jackson State Tigers at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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57 - 51
57 - 51
Jackson St. picks up win at Evansville 57-51
Julysses Nobles also had 14 points for the Tigers (3-7) with Marcus Love adding 11 off the bench.
Egidijus Mockevicius led the Aces (6-5) with 16 points and D.J. Balentine had 12.
A big key for the Tigers was holding Balentine down. Balentine entered the game as the 4th leading scorer in the nation at 23.9 points a game. And the defense was not just focused on one player as Evansville was held to 25 below its average and the 34 percent shooting, 15 percent below average.
West helped the Tigers pull out the win. After a Marcus Love free throw put Jackson State ahead 54-50 at 47 seconds, West grabbed a defensive rebound, followed by an offensive rebound and tip-in at 22 seconds to make it 56-50.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Brandon West Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:04 | D.J. Balentine missed Three Point Jumper. | 57 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Egidijus Mockevicius Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Julysses Nobles missed Free Throw. | 57 - 51 |
Statistics
 JKST |
 EVAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-53 | FG | 18-53 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 1-9 | 3PT | 1-12 |
| 11 | Three Point % | 8 |
| 8-12 | FT | 14-22 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 11 | Assists | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 21 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Ford Center
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 4,097 | Capacity:
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 4,097 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
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 |