NCAAB

Southern Illinois Salukis at Evansville Purple Aces

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Southern Illinois Salukis
9-12, 2-7 Away
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66 - 75
Evansville Purple Aces
15-5, 8-3 Home

Balentine's 25 leads Evansville past SIU, 75-66

Balentine scored nine straight points, lifting Evansville (15-5, 5-3 Missouri Valley Conference) from a 7-2 deficit with 16 minutes left to an 11-7 lead en route to a 39-24 halftime advantage. Balentine finished with 25 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the floor, including 3 of 5 from distance, and 10 of 13 from the free-throw line.

Anthony Beane scored 19 points and Jordan Caroline added 15 more to lead the Salukis (9-12, 2-6).

The game was played in front of members of the 1964-65 squad that went 29-0 and won Evansville's fourth National Championship. The Purple Aces beat Southern Illinois in the title game.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 75
2nd 0:02 Egidijus Mockevicius Defensive Rebound. 66 - 75
2nd 0:02 Tyler Smithpeters missed Jumper. 66 - 75
2nd 0:02 Tyler Smithpeters Offensive Rebound. 66 - 75
2nd 0:02 Blake Simmons Block. 66 - 75

Statistics

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20-48 FG 17-35
42 Field Goal % 49
4-8 3PT 6-13
50 Three Point % 46
22-27 FT 35-43
81 Free Throw % 81
27 Rebounds 25
10 Offensive Rebounds 4
17 Defensive Rebounds 21
8 Assists 11
9 Steals 4
2 Blocks 3
15 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 16
4 Fast Break Points 7
24 Points in Paint 16
31 Fouls 22

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 5,521 | 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
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