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>
53 - 70
53 - 70
Southern Illinois stymie Evansville in 2nd half, win 70-53
Evansville scored a season-low 16 points in the second half.
K.J. Riley had 10 points for the Purple Aces (9-19, 0-15 Missouri Valley Conference), who have now lost 15 straight games. DeAndre Williams added seven rebounds.
The Salukis (16-12, 10-5) improve to 2-0 against the Purple Aces for the season. Southern Illinois defeated Evansville 64-60 on Feb. 5. Southern Illinois matches up against Northern Iowa on the road on Sunday. Evansville faces Indiana State at home on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 53 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Karrington Davis Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Jawaun Newton missed Three Point Jumper. | 53 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:51 | Marcus Domask made Dunk. Assisted by Lance Jones. | 53 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:54 | Trent Brown Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 68 |
Statistics
EVAN |
SIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-55 | FG | 25-38 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 66 |
| 5-22 | 3PT | 5-12 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 6-8 | FT | 15-22 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 0 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 12 | Assists | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Banterra Center
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 5,466 | Capacity:
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 5,466 | 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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