Balentine reaches 2,000, Evansville beats Norfolk St. 84-70
D.J. Balentine passed the 2,000-point career mark on Thursday night while scoring a game-high 26 and Evansville beat Norfolk State 84-70.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Norfolk State Spartans
70
Evansville Purple Aces
84
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORF | 37 | 33 | 70 |
| EVAN | 36 | 48 | 84 |
Ford Center · 3,883 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/26 | vs Old Dominion Monarchs | L 60-71 | NCAAM |
| 11/8/26 | @ William & Mary Tribe | L 73-104 | NCAAM |
| 11/4/26 | vs Randolph Wildcats | W 78-71 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Regent Regent Royals | W 68-45 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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JumpShot 0:04 70-84
Preston Bungei made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:20 68-84
Jaylon Brown made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:47 68-82
Jonathan Wade made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:47 67-82
Jonathan Wade made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:47 66-82
Foul on Harris Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 66-82
Harris Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 66-81
Harris Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:58 66-80
Foul on Jonathan Wade.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:06 66-80
Jeff Short made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:06 65-80
Jeff Short made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:06 64-80
Foul on Christian Benzon.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:17 64-80
Jeff Short made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:17 63-80
Foul on Mislav Brzoja.
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LayUpShot 1:30 63-80
Jaylon Brown made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:02 63-78
Egidijus Mockevicius made Layup. Assisted by Adam Wing.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:27 63-76
Jonathan Wade made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:27 62-76
Jonathan Wade made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:27 61-76
Foul on Egidijus Mockevicius.
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LayUpShot 2:56 61-76
Mislav Brzoja made Layup. Assisted by D.J. Balentine.
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LayUpShot 3:19 61-74
Jonathan Wade made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:32 59-74
Jaylon Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:32 59-73
Jaylon Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:32 59-72
Foul on Jeff Short.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:53 59-72
Mislav Brzoja made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:53 59-71
Mislav Brzoja made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:53 59-70
Foul on Jonathan Wade.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:13 59-70
Jeff Short made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Kelley.
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PersonalFoul 4:43 56-70
Foul on D.J. Balentine.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:05 56-70
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:05 56-69
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:05 56-68
Foul on Charles Oliver.
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LayUpShot 5:59 56-68
Egidijus Mockevicius made Layup. Assisted by Jaylon Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:35 56-66
Mislav Brzoja made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:35 56-65
Foul on Preston Bungei.
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LayUpShot 6:45 56-65
Jeff Short made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:16 54-65
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:16 54-64
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:16 54-63
Foul on Charles Oliver.
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JumpShot 7:43 54-63
Preston Bungei made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 8:00 52-63
D.J. Balentine made Layup. Assisted by Harris Brown.
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PersonalFoul 8:17 52-61
Foul on Harris Brown.
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LayUpShot 8:17 52-61
Preston Bungei made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:39 50-61
Mislav Brzoja made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adam Wing.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:22 50-58
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:22 50-57
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:22 50-56
Foul on Jeff Short.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:56 50-56
Adam Wing made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:56 50-55
Foul on Jeff Short.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:07 50-55
Jonathan Wade made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeff Short.
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LayUpShot 10:46 47-55
Jeff Short made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 11:01 45-55
Foul on Willie Wiley.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:13 45-55
Willie Wiley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:13 45-54
Foul on Alex Long.
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LayUpShot 11:13 45-54
Willie Wiley made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 11:38 45-52
Foul on Charles Oliver.
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PersonalFoul 11:59 45-52
Foul on Jonathan Wade.
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PersonalFoul 12:25 45-52
Foul on D.J. Balentine.
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LayUpShot 12:27 45-52
Charles Oliver made Layup. Assisted by Jonathan Wade.
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LayUpShot 12:43 43-52
Egidijus Mockevicius made Layup. Assisted by D.J. Balentine.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:52 43-50
Charles Oliver made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 70-84
End of Game
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JumpShot 0:04 70-84
Preston Bungei made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:20 68-84
Jaylon Brown made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:47 68-82
Jonathan Wade made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:47 67-82
Jonathan Wade made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:47 66-82
Foul on Harris Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 66-82
Harris Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 66-81
Harris Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:58 66-80
Foul on Jonathan Wade.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:06 66-80
Jeff Short made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:06 65-80
Jeff Short made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:06 64-80
Foul on Christian Benzon.
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Defensive Rebound 1:17 64-80
Jeff Short Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:17 64-80
D.J. Balentine missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:17 64-80
Jeff Short made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:17 63-80
Foul on Mislav Brzoja.
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LayUpShot 1:30 63-80
Jaylon Brown made Layup.
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Steal 1:44 63-78
Egidijus Mockevicius Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:45 63-78
Jeff Short Turnover.
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LayUpShot 2:02 63-78
Egidijus Mockevicius made Layup. Assisted by Adam Wing.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:27 63-76
Jonathan Wade made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:27 62-76
Jonathan Wade made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:27 61-76
Foul on Egidijus Mockevicius.
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Offensive Rebound 2:31 61-76
Jonathan Wade Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:31 61-76
Jeff Short missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:56 61-76
Mislav Brzoja made Layup. Assisted by D.J. Balentine.
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ShortTimeOut 3:17 61-74
Norfolk St Timeout
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LayUpShot 3:19 61-74
Jonathan Wade made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:32 59-74
Jaylon Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:32 59-73
Jaylon Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:32 59-72
Foul on Jeff Short.
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Defensive Rebound 3:37 59-72
Evansville Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:37 59-72
Jonathan Wade missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:53 59-72
Mislav Brzoja made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:53 59-71
Mislav Brzoja made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:53 59-70
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:53 59-70
Foul on Jonathan Wade.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:13 59-70
Jeff Short made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Kelley.
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Steal 4:19 56-70
Jonathan Wade Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:19 56-70
D.J. Balentine Turnover.
Showing the last 40 of 274 events.
Team Stats
NORF
EVAN
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
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