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Ball State Cardinals at Evansville Purple Aces

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ball State Cardinals
1-1, 0-1 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 79
Evansville Purple Aces
1-0, 1-0 Home

Williams scores 26 to lead Evansville past Ball State 79-75

Williams hit 11 of 14 shots and had nine rebounds. Sam Cunliffe had 17 points off the bench for Evansville (1-0). K.J. Riley added 14 points and five boards.

Tahjai Teague had 20 points and eight rebounds for the Cardinals (1-1). Ishmael El-Amin added 15 points and four rebounds. Kyle Mallers had 11 points and four rebounds.

K.J. Walton, the Cardinals' second leading scorer heading into the contest at 11 points per game, shot only 17 percent for the game (1 of 6).

Evansville faces Kentucky on the road on Tuesday. Ball State matches up against Illinois-Chicago on the road on Wednesday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 74 - 77
2nd 0:00 Evan Kuhlman made Free Throw. 75 - 79
2nd 0:00 Evan Kuhlman made Free Throw. 75 - 78
2nd 0:00 Foul on Tahjai Teague. 75 - 77
2nd 0:00 Evan Kuhlman Defensive Rebound. 75 - 77

Statistics

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30-65 FG 29-61
46 Field Goal % 48
9-23 3PT 9-19
39 Three Point % 47
6-15 FT 12-14
40 Free Throw % 86
37 Rebounds 35
12 Offensive Rebounds 7
25 Defensive Rebounds 28
10 Assists 13
10 Steals 7
1 Blocks 3
10 Turnovers 17
0 Team Turnovers 1
10 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 10
11 Fast Break Points 10
32 Points in Paint 36
19 Fouls 13
0 Largest Lead 25

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 5,372 | Capacity:

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

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