NCAAB

Illinois State Redbirds at Evansville Purple Aces

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois State Redbirds
13-12, 3-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
98 - 104
Evansville Purple Aces
11-15, 9-5 Home

Evansville escapes Illinois State 104-98 in OT

Evansville (11-15, 4-9 Missouri Valley) trailed 98-97 in overtime when Balentine gave them the lead for good on a 3-pointer with 1:09 left.

After Illinois State (13-12, 6-7) failed to answer, Jaylon Brown made two free throws to extend the lead to 102-98. Brown, who entered the game a 44.7 percent free-throw shooter, made two more with 8 seconds left to seal the win.

Evansville extended a 54-33 halftime lead to 74-49 with 11:54 left, but the Redbirds went on a 43-17 run and took their first lead of the game at 92-91 with 58 seconds left.

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Statistics

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29-68 FG 28-53
43 Field Goal % 53
11-32 3PT 4-9
34 Three Point % 44
29-32 FT 44-56
91 Free Throw % 79
34 Rebounds 38
12 Offensive Rebounds 10
22 Defensive Rebounds 28
13 Assists 17
11 Steals 5
8 Blocks 4
19 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 0
19 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
33 Fouls 22

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 3,151 | 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
Full Standings