Evansville Purple Aces at Wichita State Shockers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
64 - 67
Wichita State holds off Evansville 67-64
Fred VanVleet had 16 points and nine assists for the Shockers (9-5, 3-0 Missouri Valley Conference), who have won four straight.
Trailing 32-27 at halftime, Evansville rallied to tie it at 57 with 3:32 left after Jaylon Brown's layup. Evan Wessel hit a go-ahead 3-pointer, Grady made a layup, and the Shockers were back on top 62-59 with 2:11 to go.
Zach Brown's 3-pointer made it a two-possession game, 67-62, with 19 seconds left, but Evansville's Mislav Brzoja missed a 3 and two free throws from Egidijus Mockevicius were not enough.
Wichita State scored 13 points off of 13 Evansville turnovers and outscored the Purple Aces 24-20 in the paint.
Brown scored 18 points, D.J. Balentine added 14, Adam Wing had 12 and Mockevicius grabbed 15 boards for Evansville (13-3, 2-1).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | D.J. Balentine Turnover. | 64 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Egidijus Mockevicius Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Zach Brown missed Free Throw. | 64 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Foul on Adam Wing. | 64 - 67 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 WICH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-46 | FG | 26-59 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 7-18 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 14-21 | FT | 8-10 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Wichita, KS
Attendance: 10,506 | 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 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |