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Evansville Purple Aces at Illinois State Redbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Evansville Purple Aces
9-5, 1-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
50 - 62
Illinois State Redbirds
9-4, 7-0 Home

Fayne leads Illinois State to 62-50 win over Evansville

Fayne was 8 of 12 from the floor and grabbed five rebounds. MiKyle McIntosh added nine points and pulled down eight rebounds. Keyshawn Evans had nine points and Paris Lee chipped in eight with seven assists.

The Redbirds had nine blocks, one short of the school record.

Illinois State (9-4, 1-0) hit 23 of 61 field goal attempts (37.7 percent) while limiting the Purple Aces to just 14-of-54 shooting (25.9 percent).

The Redbirds, who have won five of their last six, never trailed and took a 35-25 lead into the break. They opened the second half with a 15-9 run.

Evansville (9-5, 0-1) had won seven straight before running into the Redbirds.

Jaylon Brown and Ryan Taylor led Evansville with 17 and 11 points, respectively.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 50 - 62
2nd 0:19 Paris Lee Defensive Rebound. 50 - 62
2nd 0:19 Christian Benzon missed Two Point Tip Shot. 50 - 62
2nd 0:21 Christian Benzon Offensive Rebound. 50 - 62
2nd 0:21 Solomon Hainna missed Jumper. 50 - 62

Statistics

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14-54 FG 23-61
26 Field Goal % 38
2-12 3PT 9-27
17 Three Point % 33
20-26 FT 7-15
77 Free Throw % 47
45 Rebounds 39
15 Offensive Rebounds 12
30 Defensive Rebounds 27
7 Assists 15
5 Steals 5
3 Blocks 9
16 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 19
4 Fast Break Points 4
14 Points in Paint 22
16 Fouls 22
0 Largest Lead 22

Game Information

Venue: CEFCU Arena

Location: Normal, IL
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
Full Standings