Morehead State Eagles at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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56 - 69
56 - 69
Brown leads hot-shooting Evansville to 69-56 win
The Purple Aces led 33-29 at the break, but Morehead State took the lead early in the second period when Xavier Moon nailed a trey. The Eagles were still up 45-43 with 11:53 remaining when Ryan Taylor hit a 3-pointer to take a 46-45 lead and pushed that to 65-54 with 3:53 left as Morehead State dropped its first game of the season.
Taylor finished with 13 points, making 3 of 5 from beyond the arc.
Evansville (1-2) took control underneath, winning the rebound battle 31-24 and scored 36 points in the paint to Morehead State's 28.
Moon led the Eagles (3-1) with 14 points. Ty'Quan Bitting added 11 and Treshaad Williams chipped in 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Christian Benzon Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Xavier Moon missed Three Point Jumper. | 56 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:53 | Miguel Dicent Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:53 | Christian Benzon missed Free Throw. | 56 - 69 |
Statistics
 MORE |
 EVAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-49 | FG | 26-42 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 62 |
| 4-11 | 3PT | 3-6 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 10-17 | FT | 14-27 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 52 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 13 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 28 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Ford Center
Location: Evansville, IN
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Location: Evansville, IN
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2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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 |