Evansville Purple Aces at Northern Iowa Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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81 - 95
81 - 95
Northern Iowa beats Evansville 95-81
Seth Tuttle also had 20 points for the Panthers (11-10, 5-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Matt Bohannon scored 19 and Wes Washpun had 11.
D.J. Balentine nearly doubled his season average with a career-high 43 points for the Aces (10-12, 3-6), outperforming the rest of the Evansville team combined. He was 10 of 19 from the field, 19 of 21 from the line, and sank four from beyond the arc during the contest.
But Balentine's stellar performance could not compensate for a lackluster showing from the remainder of the Evansville team.
The Panthers had a 54-43 lead at the break and never looked back, extending their advantage in the second period to 22 points, 90-68, on a Mitchell 3-pointer with 7:05 remaining.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Foul on Ted Friedman. | 80 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:00 | David Howard Offensive Rebound. | 80 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Adam Wing missed Three Point Jumper. | 80 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Duane Gibson Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 95 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 UNI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-50 | FG | 28-58 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 4-12 | 3PT | 17-33 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 25-32 | FT | 22-28 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 9 | Assists | 18 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 26 | Fouls | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: McLeod Center
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 3,670 | Capacity:
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 3,670 | 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 |