North Carolina Central Eagles at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
55 - 68
55 - 68
Taylor scores 29, Evansville tops NC Central 68-55
Evansville opened the game with a 12-3 run and led 36-26 at halftime after forcing 16 turnovers. The Purple Aces had a 17-point lead in the first half but missed their final five shot before halftime.
Blake Simmons and Taylor each hit a 3-pointer in the opening two minutes of the second half as Evansville extended it to 44-28. Simmons and Taylor each made three of Evansville's seven 3-pointers as the Purple Aces shot 50 percent from distance
Simmons finished with 11 points for Evansville (2-0). Duane Gibson added 10 points, and Dru Smith had eight points and 11 assists.
Raasean Davis had 12 points and nine rebounds for NC Central (0-2). The Eagles outrebounded Evansville 32-21 but turned it over 26 times, leading to 26 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Dru Smith Defensive Rebound. | 55 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Pablo Rivas missed Jumper. | 55 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Blake Simmons Turnover. | 55 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Zacarry Douglas made Layup. | 55 - 68 |
Statistics
 NCCU |
 EVAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-44 | FG | 23-45 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 7-14 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 8-14 | FT | 15-20 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 21 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 11 | Assists | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 26 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Ford Center
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 6,048 | Capacity:
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 6,048 | Capacity:
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 |