NCAAB

Indiana State Sycamores at Evansville Purple Aces

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Indiana State Sycamores
6-7, 1-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
62 - 70
Evansville Purple Aces
12-2, 8-0 Home

Evansville beats Indiana State in MVC opener 70-62

Balentine scored 17 points in the second half to rally the Purple Aces (12-2) from an eight-point halftime deficit.

Mockevicius, the nation's leading rebounder at 13.8 per game, grabbed 16 boards for his 12th double-double this season.

Evansville (12-2) won its fifth straight in snapping the Sycamores' (6-7) three-game win streak.

Ballentine scored 11 points in a 13-2 run, including consecutive 3-pointers, to put the Aces ahead 59-50 with 2:29 remaining. After a Sycamores basket, Mockevicius made three free throws and Jaylon Brown a layup with a minute left for a 12-point lead.

The Aces scored the first nine points of the second half. The lead then changed hands three times before Evansville's decisive run.

Brenton Scott scored 13 points to lead Indiana State.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 62 - 70
2nd 0:01 Devonte Brown made Three Point Jumper. 62 - 70
2nd 0:06 Egidijus Mockevicius made Free Throw. 59 - 70
2nd 0:06 Egidijus Mockevicius made Free Throw. 59 - 69
2nd 0:09 Foul on Everett Clemons. 59 - 68

Statistics

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23-68 FG 22-49
34 Field Goal % 45
8-27 3PT 4-16
30 Three Point % 25
8-14 FT 22-41
57 Free Throw % 54
41 Rebounds 48
13 Offensive Rebounds 10
28 Defensive Rebounds 38
8 Assists 17
6 Steals 2
4 Blocks 4
12 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 6
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
28 Fouls 18
8 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 7,801 | 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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