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Missouri State Bears at Evansville Purple Aces

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Missouri State Bears
13-19, 4-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
56 - 66
Evansville Purple Aces
24-8, 13-3 Home

Evansville beats Missouri State 66-56 in MVC Tournament

The second-seeded Purple Aces (24-8) move on to face No. 6 seed Indiana State (15-16) in a semifinal matchup on Saturday.

Balentine was 8 of 17 from the floor. Egidijus Mockevicius added 12 points and grabbed 18 rebounds for Evansville, which bounced back from a 54-52 loss to Northern Iowa that snapped a four game win streak.

Camyn Boone scored 26 points on 12-of-21 shooting and had 10 rebounds to lead Missouri State (13-19).

It was tied at 36-all five minutes into the second half. Evansville had an 18-9 run, capped by back-to-back 3s from Balentine, to take a 54-45 lead with 5:43 left and cruised from there.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 56 - 66
2nd 0:07 Egidijus Mockevicius Defensive Rebound. 56 - 66
2nd 0:07 Dorrian Williams missed Three Point Jumper. 56 - 66
2nd 0:13 Missouri St Timeout 56 - 66
2nd 0:16 Adam Wing made Free Throw. 56 - 66

Statistics

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24-61 FG 23-57
39 Field Goal % 40
4-17 3PT 5-15
24 Three Point % 33
4-10 FT 15-18
40 Free Throw % 83
39 Rebounds 38
13 Offensive Rebounds 10
26 Defensive Rebounds 28
14 Assists 12
5 Steals 5
7 Blocks 2
12 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 8
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
16 Fouls 15
2 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Venue: Enterprise Center

Location: St. Louis, MO
Capacity:

2025-26 Conference USA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Liberty 17-3 - 26-8
Sam Houston 13-7 4 22-12
Louisiana Tech 11-9 6 20-14
Western Kentucky 11-9 6 18-14
Middle Tennessee 11-9 6 17-15
Kennesaw State 10-10 7 21-14
Jacksonville State 10-10 7 15-17
New Mexico State 8-12 9 16-16
Missouri State 8-12 9 16-18
Florida International 8-12 9 15-17
UTEP 7-13 8 11-20
Delaware 6-14 11 10-21

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
Full Standings