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Evansville Purple Aces at Illinois State Redbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Evansville Purple Aces
7-8, 0-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
46 - 58
Illinois State Redbirds
8-7, 6-2 Home

Phil Fayne leads Illinois State over Evansville 58-48

Fayne's layup with 3:51 to play put him over 1,000 points in his career. Milik Yarbrough added 13 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for Illinois State (8-7, 1-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Zach Copeland chipped in with 11 points and Keyshawn Evans added nine points on three 3-pointers.

Marty Hill and Evan Kuhlman scored 14 points apiece to lead Evansville (7-8, 1-1), which shot just 32 percent from the floor and was 7 of 26 (27 percent) from long range.

Evans' 3-pointer with 11 minutes left in the first half gave the Redbirds the lead for good. Kuhlman's 3 pulled the Purple Aces to 35-34 midway through the second half, but the Redbirds answered with a 15-5 run and held a double-digit lead in the last four minutes.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 46 - 58
2nd 0:30 Keyshawn Evans Defensive Rebound. 46 - 58
2nd 0:30 John Hall missed Jumper. 46 - 58
2nd 0:47 Illinois State Timeout 46 - 58
2nd 0:47 Phil Fayne made Layup. Assisted by Zach Copeland. 46 - 58

Statistics

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16-49 FG 23-59
33 Field Goal % 39
7-26 3PT 4-17
27 Three Point % 24
7-7 FT 8-15
100 Free Throw % 53
35 Rebounds 39
2 Offensive Rebounds 8
33 Defensive Rebounds 31
10 Assists 17
1 Steals 3
3 Blocks 1
16 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 17
2 Fast Break Points 6
16 Points in Paint 24
15 Fouls 12
4 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Venue: CEFCU Arena

Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 5,643 | 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
Full Standings