Evansville Purple Aces at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
73 - 78
73 - 78
Pippen, Cook carry S. Illinois over Evansville 78-73
Aaron Cook added 15 points for the Salukis. Sean Lloyd Jr. chipped in 14, Armon Fletcher scored 13 and Eric McGill had 12. Cook also had seven assists for the Salukis, while Lloyd posted eight rebounds.
Marty Hill had 20 points for the Purple Aces (10-15, 4-8 Missouri Valley Conference). Dainius Chatkevicius added 13 points and 10 rebounds. K.J. Riley had 11 points.
Southern Illinois (13-12, 6-6) plays Drake at home on Tuesday. Evansville plays Missouri State at home on Wednesday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Armon Fletcher Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:03 | K.J. Riley missed Three Point Jumper. | 73 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Armon Fletcher made Free Throw. | 73 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Armon Fletcher made Free Throw. | 73 - 77 |
Statistics
EVAN |
SIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-55 | FG | 26-55 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 7-20 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 12-19 | FT | 19-25 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 23 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Banterra Center
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,923 | Capacity:
Location: Carbondale, IL
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 |


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