Evansville Purple Aces at Indiana State Sycamores
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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53 - 58
53 - 58
Indiana State beats Evansville 58-53
Qiydar Davis added 12 points for the Sycamores (12-17, 7-10 Missouri Valley Conference), who shot just 28.8 percent from the field but made eight 3-pointers, including five by Barnes.
Ryan Taylor's jumper put Evansville up 39-37, but Demonte Ojinnaka's 3 put Indiana State up for good, 40-39, and the Sycamores led by as many as six points. The Purple Aces closed to 56-53 on Taylor's 3 with 13 seconds to go, but Barnes sealed it with two from the line.
The game was tied at 21 at halftime after neither team shot better than 26.7 percent.
Taylor scored 30 points and Dainius Chatkevicius had 10 boards for Evansville (16-14, 6-11), which has lost four straight.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:05 | K.J. Riley Offensive Rebound. | 53 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Ryan Taylor missed Three Point Jumper. | 53 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jordan Barnes made Free Throw. | 53 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jordan Barnes made Free Throw. | 53 - 57 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 INST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-63 | FG | 17-59 |
| 29 | Field Goal % | 29 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 8-30 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 12-14 | FT | 16-25 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Assists | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 12 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Hulman Center
Location: Terre Haute, IN
Attendance: 4,295 | Capacity:
Location: Terre Haute, IN
Attendance: 4,295 | 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 |