Evansville Purple Aces at Austin Peay Governors
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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77 - 69
77 - 69
Evansville rallies late to edge Austin Peay 77-69
Evansville (8-4), which shot 54.5 percent (30-55) from the field, was the fifth-straight team to shoot better than 50 percent against Austin Peay. Christian Benzon added a career-high 18 points off the bench on 8-for-10 shooting and had seven rebounds.
The Purple Aces trailed 64-57 before Benzon scored a pair of layups and then added two free throws in about three minutes to knot the game at 66. Ryan Taylor stole the ball from Austin Peay's Zach Glotta and raced for a basket, and Brown scored with 1:07 to play for a 70-68 Evansville lead.
Josh Robinson scored 24 points for Austin Peay (4-7), including 12 of 13 free throws, and Glotta added 14 points off the bench.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Solomon Hainna Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Josh Robinson missed Three Point Jumper. | 77 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jaylon Brown made Free Throw. | 77 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jaylon Brown made Free Throw. | 76 - 69 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 APSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-55 | FG | 21-53 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 2-8 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 15-22 | FT | 18-25 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 23 | Fouls | 23 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Dave Aaron Arena
Location: Clarksville, TN
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Location: Clarksville, TN
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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 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 2 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |