NCAAB

Evansville Purple Aces at Fresno State Bulldogs

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Evansville Purple Aces
5-0, 0-0 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 57
Fresno State Bulldogs
2-2, 2-0 Home

Taylor's late bucket lifts Evansville over Fresno St. 59-57

Fresno State's Jaron Hopkins missed a 3-pointer with three-seconds left, and the Aces' Dainius Chatkevicius grabbed the rebound to end it.

Taylor was 9 of 19 from the floor and made three 3-pointers. Blake Simmons added 11 points for Evansville (5-0).

Deshon Taylor scored 12 points, and Bryson Williams added 11 points and 11 rebounds to lead Fresno State (2-2). Jahmel Taylor chipped in 11 points. Hopkins finished with just four points on 2-of-9 shooting.

Fresno State entered averaging 86.7 points per game, but was held to under 75 for the first time this season, shooting 22 of 57 from the floor (39 percent). The Aces shot slightly better at 43 percent on 22-of-51 shooting, but committed a season-high 17 turnovers.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 59 - 57
2nd 0:03 Dainius Chatkevicius Defensive Rebound. 59 - 57
2nd 0:03 Jaron Hopkins missed Three Point Jumper. 59 - 57
2nd 0:08 Ryan Taylor made Jumper. 59 - 57
2nd 0:36 Deshon Taylor made Free Throw. 57 - 57

Statistics

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22-51 FG 22-57
43 Field Goal % 39
8-12 3PT 8-20
67 Three Point % 40
7-8 FT 5-14
88 Free Throw % 36
36 Rebounds 30
5 Offensive Rebounds 8
31 Defensive Rebounds 22
8 Assists 11
4 Steals 13
2 Blocks 3
17 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 16
0 Fast Break Points 2
26 Points in Paint 26
18 Fouls 16
5 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Venue: Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya

Location: Cancun, Mexico
Attendance: 982 | 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
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