NCAAB

Illinois State Redbirds at Evansville Purple Aces

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois State Redbirds
19-11, 7-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 67
Evansville Purple Aces
19-11, 11-5 Home

Knight's jumper gives Illinois State 69-67 OT win over Aces

As a result, the Redbirds (19-11, 10-8) claimed the No. 4 seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament at St. Louis, but will again face the Purple Aces (19-11, 9-9), the No. 5 seed, at St. Louis on Friday.

DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell made a runner with two seconds left in regulation to tie the game after the Redbirds blew an eight-point lead with 7:57 to go.

Evansville's Mislav Brzoja hit a 3-pointer to tie it with 32 seconds left in overtime before the Redbirds ran down the clock prior to Knight's winner.

Akoon-Purcell had 16 points to lead the Redbirds, who had 21 of their 49 rebounds on the offensive glass.

B.J. Balentine scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half for Evansville.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 69 - 67
3rd 0:02 MiKyle McIntosh Steal. 69 - 67
3rd 0:02 Adam Wing Turnover. 69 - 67
3rd 0:02 Evansville Timeout 69 - 67
3rd 0:02 Daishon Knight made Jumper. Assisted by Paris Lee. 69 - 67

Statistics

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29-69 FG 23-57
42 Field Goal % 40
4-16 3PT 2-8
25 Three Point % 25
7-9 FT 19-25
78 Free Throw % 76
49 Rebounds 31
21 Offensive Rebounds 10
28 Defensive Rebounds 21
15 Assists 11
7 Steals 7
3 Blocks 1
16 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 19
0 Fast Break Points 2
36 Points in Paint 30
24 Fouls 15

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 5,491 | 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