NCAAB

Evansville Purple Aces at Drake Bulldogs

· MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND
Evansville Purple Aces
14-18, 3-11 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 61
Drake Bulldogs
15-16, 9-5 Home

Evansville defeats Drake 69-61 in MVC opener

D.J. Balentine added 30 points for Evansville (14-18) which faces top-seeded Wichita State in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Jordan Daniels scored to give Drake a 21-19 lead with 8:10 to play in the first half. Evansville answered with a 14-0 run, including six points by Balentine, to take a 33-21 lead and the Purple Aces led the rest of the way.

Daniels scored seven straight points and Daddy Ugbede made a layup to cap a 9-0 to pull Drake within six points, 58-52 with 8:49 remaining, but the Bulldogs did not get any closer.

Richard Carter scored 26 points and Daniels finished with 11 to lead Drake (15-16).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 69 - 61
2nd 0:33 Egidijus Mockevicius Defensive Rebound. 69 - 61
2nd 0:33 Jordan Daniels missed Jumper. 69 - 61
2nd 0:41 Aaron Hawley Steal. 69 - 61
2nd 0:41 D.J. Balentine Turnover. 69 - 61

Statistics

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21-41 FG 23-52
51 Field Goal % 44
2-11 3PT 9-16
18 Three Point % 56
25-32 FT 6-10
78 Free Throw % 60
30 Rebounds 24
5 Offensive Rebounds 6
25 Defensive Rebounds 18
7 Assists 10
7 Steals 6
8 Blocks 1
11 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 12
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
13 Fouls 21

Game Information

Venue: Enterprise Center

Location: St. Louis, MO
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