Arkansas State Red Wolves at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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63 - 77
63 - 77
Evansville pulls away from Arkansas State 77-63
Dru Smith scored 11 points and Dainiu Chatkevicius 10 for the Purple Aces, who took the lead for good at 10-8 on Solomon Hainna's layup and led by as many as 26 points in the second half.
Neither team shot better than 45 percent from the floor, but Evansville made 26 of 34 free throws to Arkansas State's 10 of 12 in winning its fourth opener in five years.
Ty Cockfield scored 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting and Connor Kern added 10 points for the Red Wolves, who were outscored 32-18 in points off the bench.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Rashad Lindsey made Layup. | 63 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Arkansas State Offensive Rebound. | 61 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Marquis Eaton missed Jumper. | 61 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:16 | K.J. Riley made Free Throw. | 61 - 77 |
Statistics
 ARST |
 EVAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-60 | FG | 24-51 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-19 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 12-15 | FT | 24-31 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 8 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 27 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 24 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Ford Center
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 3,622 | Capacity:
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 3,622 | Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
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 |