NCAAB

Southern Illinois Salukis at Evansville Purple Aces

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Southern Illinois Salukis
12-17, 3-10 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
61 - 56
Evansville Purple Aces
11-18, 9-7 Home

Southern Illinois drops Evansville 61-56

Southern Illinois (12-17, 8-8 Missouri Valley) got 15 points and eight rebounds from Desmar Jackson, who was 8 of 8 from the line. Bola Olaniyan gathered 11 boards to go along with eight points.

Evansville (11-18, 4-12) was led by Egidiju Mockevicius with 19 points, on 8 of 10 shooting, and 11 rebounds. Blake Simmons scored 11 points and made the team's only three 3-pointers. The rest of his teammates were 0 for 9 from beyond the arc. The Purple Aces only managed to hit 7 of 12 free throws.

Southern Illinois held a 45-26 edge in rebounds, including pulling down 22 offensive boards, which led to a 15-8 lead in second-chance points. Evansville led on points in the paint (34-20) and bench points (12-3), but it wasn't enough to overcome the poor shooting.

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Statistics

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19-53 FG 23-52
36 Field Goal % 44
4-12 3PT 3-16
33 Three Point % 19
19-25 FT 7-12
76 Free Throw % 58
45 Rebounds 26
22 Offensive Rebounds 9
23 Defensive Rebounds 17
7 Assists 17
8 Steals 7
0 Blocks 6
16 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 13
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
12 Fouls 22

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 6,243 | 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