NCAAB

Norfolk State Spartans at Evansville Purple Aces

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Norfolk State Spartans
4-7, 2-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 84
Evansville Purple Aces
9-2, 6-0 Home

Balentine reaches 2,000, Evansville beats Norfolk St. 84-70

Evansville (9-2) took the lead for good early in the second after a first half where Norfolk State (4-7) had the largest lead at 37-31 with 1:28 left. The Purple Aces closed the half with five straight points from there and opened the second with the next seven to lead 43-37.

Balentine's 2,000th point came on the second of two free throws with 9:22 left, near the start of a 15-6 run that he also capped with free throws at 70-56.

Balentine finished the game with 2,006 career points, joining Colt Ryan, Larry Humes and Marcus Wilson as the fourth member of Evansville's 2,000-point club.

Jaylon Brown added 17 points and Egidijus Mockeviciu 14, plus 10 boards, for the Aces.

Jeff Short led Norfolk State with 22 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 70 - 84
2nd 0:04 Preston Bungei made Jumper. 70 - 84
2nd 0:20 Jaylon Brown made Layup. 68 - 84
2nd 0:47 Jonathan Wade made Free Throw. 68 - 82
2nd 0:47 Jonathan Wade made Free Throw. 67 - 82

Statistics

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26-50 FG 30-50
52 Field Goal % 60
6-16 3PT 7-15
38 Three Point % 47
12-14 FT 17-19
86 Free Throw % 89
21 Rebounds 27
8 Offensive Rebounds 9
13 Defensive Rebounds 18
8 Assists 23
9 Steals 6
6 Blocks 2
13 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 13
4 Fast Break Points 4
32 Points in Paint 42
19 Fouls 13
6 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 3,883 | Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Howard 11-3 - 24-11
Morgan State 10-4 1 14-16
Norfolk State 8-6 3 15-17
North Carolina Central 8-6 3 14-18
South Carolina State 7-7 4 10-22
Maryland Eastern Shore 5-9 6 9-23
Coppin State 5-9 6 7-24
Delaware State 2-12 9 8-23

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