NCAAB

Illinois State Redbirds at Evansville Purple Aces

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois State Redbirds
18-4, 6-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 59
Evansville Purple Aces
10-13, 9-4 Home

Illinois State off to best MVC start, beats Evansville 69-59

The Redbirds (18-4, 10-0 Missouri Valley) have also won six straight road games, and its 10-0 MVC start is a program best. Evansville (10-13, 1-9) has lost eight in a row.

Paris Lee had 15 points for Illinois State. Keyshawn Evans and Deontae Hawkins added 11 points apiece.

Jaylon Brown scored 17 points and David Howard added 16 to lead the Purple Aces.

The Redbirds led 50-40 with about 13 minutes left. Evansville pulled to 55-51 with 5:41 remaining before Tony Wills and Hawkins made back-to-back 3-pointers and Illinois State stretched its lead to 61-51 with five minutes to go. The Purple Aces pulled within six points but didn't get closer.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 69 - 59
2nd 0:28 DJ Clayton Defensive Rebound. 69 - 59
2nd 0:28 Jaiveon Eaves missed Three Point Jumper. 69 - 59
2nd 0:35 David Howard Defensive Rebound. 69 - 59
2nd 0:35 Tony Wills missed Free Throw. 69 - 59

Statistics

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22-45 FG 22-57
49 Field Goal % 39
7-23 3PT 2-12
30 Three Point % 17
18-26 FT 13-23
69 Free Throw % 57
35 Rebounds 32
7 Offensive Rebounds 12
28 Defensive Rebounds 20
14 Assists 14
6 Steals 6
9 Blocks 2
14 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 16
4 Fast Break Points 6
26 Points in Paint 36
24 Fouls 21
14 Largest Lead 1

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
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