Southeast Missouri State Redhawks at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 80
65 - 80
Evansville cruises to 80-65 win over Southeast Missouri St.
Egidijus Mockevicius added 18 points while grabbing 14 rebounds and Mislav Brzoja had 16 points and 12 boards in the season opener for Evansville, which hit 24 of 54 from the field (44 percent) and controlled the glass 47-30.
After a close first half, the Purple Aces broke it open with a 15-2 run that included Brzoja's 3-pointer and was capped by a pair of free throws from Balentine to make it 72-54 with 6:40 to play.
Trailing 44-36 at the break, Southeast Missouri State (0-2) opened the half with an 8-2 run to close the gap to 2 points, but it was as close as the Redhawks would get the rest of the way.
Joel Angus III led Southeast Missouri State with 18 points and seven rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Mislav Brzoja Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Isiah Jones missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:20 | SE Missouri St Offensive Rebound. | 65 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Isiah Jones missed Layup. | 65 - 80 |
Statistics
 SEMO |
 EVAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-59 | FG | 24-54 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 10-22 | FT | 28-34 |
| 45 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 27 | Fouls | 23 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Ford Center
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 3,893 | Capacity:
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 3,893 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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 |