Evansville Purple Aces at Missouri State Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
70 - 64
Evansville pulls away late to beat Missouri State 70-64
Evansville (9-9, 3-2 Missouri Valley Conference) has won eight of the last 10 against Missouri State (8-10, 2-3).
John Hall made a 3-pointer and Dainius Chatkevicius two free throws, and Devan Straub's 3 capped an 8-0 surge to give the Purple Aces a 60-56 lead with 3:32 remaining. Jarred Dixon hit a jumper to pull the Bears to 60-58 before Kuhlman answered with another 3-pointer to make it 63-58 lead with 1:08 left.
Riley made 3 of 4 free throws and Shamar Givance added four more from the line to seal it.
Riley was 5-of-10 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds. Hall added 11 points and Shea Feehan had 10. Kuhlman finished with five points.
Tulio Da Silva and Keandre Cook each scored 14 points to lead Missouri State. Da Silva grabbed 13 rebounds for his second straight double-double.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Shamar Givance made Free Throw. | 70 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Shamar Givance made Free Throw. | 69 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Jarred Dixon. | 68 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Missouri State Timeout | 68 - 64 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-45 | FG | 25-63 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 12-28 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 18-23 | FT | 11-22 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 11 | Assists | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fouls | 18 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 4,923 | 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 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |