NCAAB

Evansville Purple Aces at Illinois State Redbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Evansville Purple Aces
9-13, 3-6 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 77
Illinois State Redbirds
7-14, 7-4 Home

Hillsman leads Illinois St. past Evansville 77-66

Keith Fisher III had 16 points and nine rebounds for Illinois State (7-14, 2-7 Missouri Valley Conference). Antonio Reeves added 12 points. Zach Copeland had 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

Sam Cunliffe had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Purple Aces (9-13, 0-9), whose losing streak reached nine games. John Hall added 13 points. K.J. Riley had 10 points.

Illinois State plays Valparaiso on the road on Saturday. Evansville plays Northern Iowa at home on Saturday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 77
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 66 - 77
2nd 0:03 Shamar Givance made Layup. 66 - 77
2nd 0:05 Shamar Givance Steal. 64 - 77
2nd 0:05 Keith Fisher III Turnover. 64 - 77

Statistics

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25-53 FG 28-60
47 Field Goal % 47
10-25 3PT 11-26
40 Three Point % 42
6-8 FT 10-13
75 Free Throw % 77
31 Rebounds 31
3 Offensive Rebounds 6
28 Defensive Rebounds 25
16 Assists 18
3 Steals 8
2 Blocks 1
13 Turnovers 6
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 6
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 16
10 Fast Break Points 14
26 Points in Paint 22
13 Fouls 11
8 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Venue: CEFCU Arena

Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 4,022 | 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