NCAAB

Evansville Purple Aces at Fresno State Bulldogs

· GULF COAST SHOWCASE
Evansville Purple Aces
3-0, 1-0 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 52
Fresno State Bulldogs
1-3, 1-0 Home

Evansville advances; beats Fresno State 58-52

Brzoja converted 12 of 13 from the line as Evansville attempted 11 more free throws than Fresno State.

D.J. Balentine had 13 for Evansville (3-0) and Egidijus Mockevicius added 10 and 10 rebounds.

Karachi Edo scored 17 points for Fresno State (1-3), Paul Watson had 13 and Julien Lewis added 11.

Watson's three-point play gave Fresno State a 40-38 lead midway through the second half, but the Bulldogs didn't score again for over six minutes.

Evansville's Duane Gibson scored with 50 seconds left for a 53-46 lead. Fresno State's Darnell Taylor responded with a 3-pointer, but Brzoja and Balentine combined to make 5 of 6 free throws to seal it.

Evansville will play Green Bay in the semifinals on Tuesday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 58 - 52
2nd 0:04 Evansville Defensive Rebound. 58 - 52
2nd 0:05 Karachi Edo made Dunk. Assisted by Marvelle Harris. 57 - 52
2nd 0:06 Egidijus Mockevicius Block. 58 - 52
2nd 0:06 Darnell Taylor missed Three Point Jumper. 58 - 52

Statistics

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18-47 FG 19-48
38 Field Goal % 40
5-18 3PT 5-17
28 Three Point % 29
17-25 FT 9-14
68 Free Throw % 64
32 Rebounds 36
9 Offensive Rebounds 9
23 Defensive Rebounds 27
14 Assists 4
4 Steals 6
2 Blocks 6
10 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 14
8 Fast Break Points 2
20 Points in Paint 20
17 Fouls 24

Game Information

Venue: Hertz Arena

Location: Estero, FL
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