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Evansville Purple Aces at Illinois State Redbirds

· MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL
Evansville Purple Aces
19-12, 6-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
67 - 71
Illinois State Redbirds
20-11, 10-5 Home

Illinois State beats Evansville 71-67 to advance in MVC

Up next on Saturday for the Redbirds (20-11) is top-seeded and No. 8-ranked Wichita State, which defeated Southern Illinois 56-45 earlier Friday.

D.J. Balentine scored 17 points to lead Evansville (19-12).

Evansville shot 59 percent in taking a 37-31 halftime lead but went 2 of 12 over the first 10 minutes of the second half while the Redbirds went on a 19-7 run to lead 50-44.

A three-point play by Egidijus Mockevicius gave Evansville a one-point lead before a basket by Reggie Lynch and a Hawkins 3-pointer put ISU up for good at 66-62 with 2:18 left.

Evansville was within two with 16 seconds remaining but the Redbirds' Paris Lee made two free throws and Evansville missed its final two shots.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 67 - 71
2nd 0:03 Egidijus Mockevicius Offensive Rebound. 67 - 71
2nd 0:03 Reggie Lynch Block. 67 - 71
2nd 0:03 Egidijus Mockevicius missed Jumper. 67 - 71
2nd 0:06 Egidijus Mockevicius Offensive Rebound. 67 - 71

Statistics

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21-49 FG 23-49
43 Field Goal % 47
5-14 3PT 8-19
36 Three Point % 42
20-27 FT 17-26
74 Free Throw % 65
31 Rebounds 32
8 Offensive Rebounds 7
23 Defensive Rebounds 25
16 Assists 16
6 Steals 6
2 Blocks 4
11 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 15
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
24 Fouls 24

Game Information

Venue: Enterprise Center

Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 9,015 | 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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