Evansville beats Illinois State 66-55
D.J. Balentine scored 25 points -- his 11th game of 20 or more this season -- and Egidijus Mockevicius collared 20 rebounds to surpass the legendary Jerry Sloan on the school's all-time list as E
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Evansville Purple Aces
66
Illinois State Redbirds
55
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVAN | 35 | 31 | 66 |
| ILST | 29 | 26 | 55 |
CEFCU Arena · 5,148 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | @ Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | L 68-73 | NCAAM |
| 11/7/26 | vs Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles | W 78-76 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs IU Kokomo Cougars | W 80-70 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 66-55
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 65-55
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 64-55
Foul on Paris Lee.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:36 64-55
Justin McCloud made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Wills.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 64-52
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 63-52
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 62-52
Foul on Nick Banyard.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 62-52
Adam Wing made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 61-52
Foul on Justin McCloud.
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LayUpShot 1:15 61-52
Nick Banyard made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:36 61-50
Jaylon Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:36 60-50
Foul on Paris Lee.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:42 60-50
Deontae Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Wills.
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LayUpShot 1:49 60-47
Egidijus Mockevicius made Layup. Assisted by Mislav Brzoja.
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PersonalFoul 2:24 58-47
Foul on Paris Lee.
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PersonalFoul 2:45 58-47
Foul on MiKyle McIntosh.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:33 58-47
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:33 57-47
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:33 56-47
Foul on Tony Wills.
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PersonalFoul 4:11 56-47
Foul on DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:40 56-47
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:40 55-47
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:40 54-47
Foul on Tony Wills.
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JumpShot 5:11 54-47
Paris Lee made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 5:21 54-45
D.J. Balentine made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:29 52-45
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:29 52-44
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:29 52-43
Foul on Adam Wing.
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LayUpShot 7:49 52-43
Adam Wing made Layup. Assisted by Mislav Brzoja.
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PersonalFoul 7:56 50-43
Foul on MiKyle McIntosh.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:49 50-43
Mislav Brzoja made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by D.J. Balentine.
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PersonalFoul 8:59 47-43
Foul on Deontae Hawkins.
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PersonalFoul 9:04 47-43
Foul on MiKyle McIntosh.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:15 47-43
MiKyle McIntosh made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:15 47-42
Foul on Egidijus Mockevicius.
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DunkShot 9:58 47-42
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell made Dunk. Assisted by Paris Lee.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:02 47-40
Egidijus Mockevicius made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:02 46-40
Foul on Paris Lee.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:16 46-40
Deontae Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paris Lee.
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JumpShot 12:33 46-37
Nick Banyard made Jumper. Assisted by Tony Wills.
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LayUpShot 12:53 46-35
Jaylon Brown made Layup. Assisted by Adam Wing.
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JumpShot 14:17 44-35
Adam Wing made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 14:29 42-35
Foul on Tony Wills.
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JumpShot 15:45 42-35
Egidijus Mockevicius made Jumper. Assisted by Blake Simmons.
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LayUpShot 16:50 40-35
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 17:16 40-33
Foul on Mislav Brzoja.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:56 40-33
Blake Simmons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mislav Brzoja.
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JumpShot 18:48 37-33
Paris Lee made Jumper. Assisted by MiKyle McIntosh.
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PersonalFoul 19:05 37-31
Foul on D.J. Balentine.
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LayUpShot 19:39 37-31
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell made Layup. Assisted by Tony Wills.
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LayUpShot 19:53 37-29
Egidijus Mockevicius made Layup. Assisted by Blake Simmons.
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LayUpShot 1:30 35-29
Nick Banyard made Layup. Assisted by Deontae Hawkins.
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LayUpShot 1:48 35-27
Egidijus Mockevicius made Layup.
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JumpShot 2:30 33-27
D.J. Balentine made Jumper. Assisted by Blake Simmons.
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DunkShot 3:10 31-27
Jaylon Brown made Dunk. Assisted by Adam Wing.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:03 29-27
Adam Wing made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Egidijus Mockevicius.
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LayUpShot 4:22 26-27
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell made Layup. Assisted by Paris Lee.
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JumpShot 4:38 26-25
Paris Lee made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:49 26-23
Egidijus Mockevicius made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:49 25-23
Egidijus Mockevicius made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 66-55
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:22 66-55
Mislav Brzoja Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:22 66-55
Deontae Hawkins missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:26 66-55
Deontae Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:26 66-55
Nick Banyard missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 66-55
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 65-55
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 64-55
Foul on Paris Lee.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:36 64-55
Justin McCloud made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Wills.
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Offensive Rebound 0:42 64-52
Illinois St Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:42 64-52
Paris Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:47 64-52
Justin McCloud Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:47 64-52
Deontae Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 64-52
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 63-52
D.J. Balentine made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 62-52
Foul on Nick Banyard.
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Defensive Rebound 0:59 62-52
Egidijus Mockevicius Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:59 62-52
Tony Wills missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:04 62-52
Deontae Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:04 62-52
Tony Wills missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:08 62-52
Deontae Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 62-52
Adam Wing missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 62-52
Adam Wing made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 61-52
Foul on Justin McCloud.
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LayUpShot 1:15 61-52
Nick Banyard made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:20 61-50
Nick Banyard Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:20 61-50
Paris Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:26 61-50
Paris Lee Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:26 61-50
Nick Banyard missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:36 61-50
Jaylon Brown made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:36 60-50
Evansville Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:36 60-50
Jaylon Brown missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:36 60-50
Foul on Paris Lee.
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ShortTimeOut 1:38 60-50
Illinois St Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:42 60-50
Deontae Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Wills.
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LayUpShot 1:49 60-47
Egidijus Mockevicius made Layup. Assisted by Mislav Brzoja.
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Defensive Rebound 2:12 58-47
Egidijus Mockevicius Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:12 58-47
Deontae Hawkins missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:24 58-47
Nick Banyard Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:24 58-47
Jaylon Brown missed Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 332 events.
Team Stats
EVAN
ILST
22-44
FG
23-75
50
Field Goal %
31
5-12
3PT
6-31
42
Three Point %
19
17-27
FT
3-4
63
Free Throw %
75
35
Rebounds
44
3
Offensive Rebounds
20
32
Defensive Rebounds
24
15
Assists
12
11
Steals
6
3
Blocks
3
16
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
16
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
10
Fouls
20
13
Largest Lead
4
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