NCAAB

Drake Bulldogs at Evansville Purple Aces

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Drake Bulldogs
14-15, 4-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
48 - 61
Evansville Purple Aces
12-18, 10-7 Home

Evansville takes down Drake 61-48

Blake Simmons added 13 points for Evansville (12-18, 5-12 Missouri Valley Conference) and Egidiju Mockevicius was held scoreless, but grabbed 10 rebounds. Balentine made four 3-pointers as Evansville hit 6 of 12 from deep.

Evansville ended a three-game losing streak and pulled itself out of the conference cellar.

Ten players scored for Drake (14-15, 5-12) but none were in double-figures. Daddy Ugbede had seven, on 3-of-8 shooting, and Jordan Daniels made two of Drake's four 3-pointers, in a combined 16 attempts.

The Bulldogs made just 6 of 20 second-half baskets and were limited to 18 points after the break.

Evansville held the Bulldogs without a basket for nearly 11 minutes, spanning both halves, and led by double-digits for the final 10 minutes.

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Statistics

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18-45 FG 23-49
40 Field Goal % 47
4-16 3PT 6-12
25 Three Point % 50
8-13 FT 9-16
62 Free Throw % 56
27 Rebounds 35
6 Offensive Rebounds 9
21 Defensive Rebounds 26
12 Assists 15
4 Steals 3
8 Blocks 5
12 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 11
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
19 Fouls 17

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 3,483 | 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