Evansville Purple Aces at Ball State Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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72 - 82
72 - 82
Walton leads Ball State to 82-72 win over Evansville
Tahjai Teague added 17 points with eight rebounds. Kyle Mallers scored all 17 of his points in the second half. Tayler Persons chipped in nine points while dishing out nine assists for Ball State (3-3).
Walton was 8 of 9 from the floor for 19 points in the first half. Teague added nine as the two combined for 12 of BSU's field goals in the first half.
Ball State finished the first half on a 22-10 run to take a 37-26 lead into the break. Evansville's Shea Feehan nailed a 3 to close to 79-68 with 2:53 remaining but the Purple Aces could get no closer until John Hall scored a layup for the final score.
Feehan hit 4 from deep to total 19 points. Hall and Marty Hill chipped in 10 apiece for Evansville (2-3).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:15 | John Hall made Layup. | 72 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:15 | John Hall Offensive Rebound. | 70 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Jawaun Newton missed Jumper. | 70 - 82 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 BALL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-53 | FG | 30-63 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 8-17 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 12-20 | FT | 14-24 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 12 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 25 | Fouls | 21 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Worthen Arena
Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 3,224 | Capacity:
Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 3,224 | 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 |
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |