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Evansville Purple Aces at Illinois State Redbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Evansville Purple Aces
16-3, 4-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 55
Illinois State Redbirds
9-10, 7-3 Home

Evansville beats Illinois State 66-55

J. Brown made Jumper. Assisted by A. Wing.

Balentine shot 7 of 17 from the floor and was a perfect 10-for-10 at the foul line. Mockevicius added 13 points, Adam Wing 11 and Jaylon Brown 10 as the Purple Aces (16-3, 5-1 Missouri Valley) shot 50-percent (22-44).

Mockevicius, a 6-foot-10 senior from Vilnius, Lithuania, tied Sloan for second place on the school's all-time list with his 17th rebound of the game, and went on to grab three more. Sloan, a legendary NBA player and coach, collected 1,053 rebounds between 1963-65.

Illinois State (9-10, 3-3) was led by 12 points each from De'Vaughn Akoon-Purcell and Paris Lee. The Redbirds shot 31 percent (23 of 75) despite grabbing 20 offensive rebounds.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 55
2nd 0:22 Mislav Brzoja Defensive Rebound. 66 - 55
2nd 0:22 Deontae Hawkins missed Jumper. 66 - 55
2nd 0:26 Deontae Hawkins Offensive Rebound. 66 - 55
2nd 0:26 Nick Banyard missed Three Point Jumper. 66 - 55

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Venue: CEFCU Arena

Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 5,148 | 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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