Indiana State Sycamores at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 65
63 - 65
Evansville beats Indiana St behind Brown's winning FT's
Regardless of the outcome, both schools rank in the bottom four of the Missouri Valley Conference standings and will thus not earn one of the six first-round byes in the upcoming conference tourney.
Evansville (15-16, 6-12) led 63-60 in the final minute and appeared to have the advantage. But on the Sycamores' penultimate possession Brown fouled Jordan Barnes attempting a 3-pointer, and after the freshman hit all three the score was tied.
Brown made up for it however, drawing a foul from Laquarious Paige then hitting a pair at the line to give the Purple Aces the lead for good. Brenton Scott missed a 3 at the buzzer for Indiana State (11-19, 5-13).
David Howard added 14 points for Evansville.
T.J. Bell led the Sycamores with 14 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Christian Benzon Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Brenton Scott missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jaylon Brown made Free Throw. | 63 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Evansville Timeout | 63 - 64 |
Statistics
 INST |
 EVAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-61 | FG | 22-48 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 3-18 | 3PT | 1-5 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 16-21 | FT | 20-34 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 24 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Ford Center
Location: Evansville, IN
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Location: Evansville, IN
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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 |