Norfolk State Spartans at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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66 - 85
66 - 85
Taylor's 38 points lead Evansville over Norfolk St, 85-66
The win maintains Evansville's spotless home record, which now sits at 7-0. However the Purple Aces have likewise dropped all four road contests.
Jaylon Brown added 18 points, five rebounds, and five assists for the Purple Aces, who controlled most statistical aspects of the game.
Evansville outshot Norfolk State 54.2 percent to 41.5 percent, held a plus-16 advantage at the foul line, and won the rebounding battle 38-24.
Zaynah Robinson also drilled six 3s for Norfolk State, and led the Spartans (2-9) with 25 points.
Evansville held a 17 point lead at halftime and stretched it to 19 on a Taylor 3 with 11:16 left in the game. Norfolk State managed to battle back to 71-61 with 5:25 to go, but got no closer.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Norfolk St Timeout | 66 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Zaynah Robinson made Free Throw. | 66 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Zaynah Robinson made Free Throw. | 65 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Foul on Carrington Ward. | 64 - 85 |
Statistics
 NORF |
 EVAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-53 | FG | 26-48 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 11-29 | 3PT | 6-12 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 11-17 | FT | 27-39 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Assists | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 29 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Ford Center
Location: Evansville, IN
Capacity:
Location: Evansville, IN
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2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
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 |