Wyoming Cowboys at Evansville Purple Aces
· MWC/MVC CHALLENGE
78 - 86
Hall, Frederking pace Evansville past Wyoming 86-78
Hall finished with a career-high 21 points and added 11 rebounds for his first double-double. Frederking added 17 points on 6-for-9 shooting, Shamar Givance scored 12 and K.J. Riley 10 for the Purple Aces (3-3), who remain unbeaten at home this season.
Justin James poured in 34 points on 11-for-24 shooting and added 11 of 14 at the free-throw line with 20 rebounds for the Cowboys (2-5). The double-double were career highs for points and boards.
Wyoming trailed 33-24 at halftime but opened the second half with a takeaway and a quick score, catching up 45-44 in six minutes via a 20-12 run with James scoring seven. James scored on a jumper, lifting the Cowboys to a 73-72 lead with 2:37 left.
Evansville coach Walter McCarty and Wyoming's Allen Edwards were teammates at Kentucky.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Shamar Givance made Free Throw. | 78 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Shamar Givance made Free Throw. | 78 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Foul on Tariq Johnson. | 78 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Nyaires Redding made Layup. | 78 - 84 |
Statistics
 WYO |
 EVAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-58 | FG | 28-62 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 4-19 | 3PT | 8-28 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 22-27 | FT | 22-31 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 37 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Assists | 16 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 28 | Fouls | 23 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 15 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 4,709 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |
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 |