Evansville Purple Aces at Missouri State Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
61 - 64
61 - 64
Missouri State edges Evansville 64-61
Ron Mvouika made two free throws with 29 seconds left to put Missouri State (13-6, 3-4 Missouri Valley Conference) up 63-60. After Evansville (9-11, 2-5) failed to score on the other end, the Bears missed the front end of two one-and-one attempts.
Evansville's D.J. Balentine made 1 of 2 free throws with less than five seconds to play. The Bears held on as Dorrian Williams hit 1 of 2 free throws at the other end for Missouri State and Balentine's half-court shot attempt at the buzzer was off the mark.
Christian Kirk joined Gulley in double figures with 11 points.
Balentine, the leading scorer in the conference, had 18 points for Evansville and Egidijus Mockevicius added 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Blake Simmons Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Dorrian Williams missed Free Throw. | 61 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Dorrian Williams made Free Throw. | 61 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Adam Wing. | 61 - 63 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-44 | FG | 24-63 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 4-21 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 19-25 | FT | 12-19 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Great Southern Bank Arena
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 4,752 | Capacity:
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 4,752 | 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 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |