NCAAB

Illinois State Redbirds at Evansville Purple Aces

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois State Redbirds
4-6, 1-6 Away
Final
73 - 68
Evansville Purple Aces
6-6, 5-2 Home

Reeves carries hot-shooting Redbirds past Evansville 73-68

Reeves hit 9 of 11 shots and added six rebounds as the Redbirds shot a scorching 74% from the floor in the second half (61.5% overall) to claim their first Missouri Valley Conference win.

Dusan Mahorcic had 13 points for Illinois State (4-6, 1-3), which snapped its six-game road losing streak. DJ Horne and Josiah Strong had 10 points each.

Noah Frederking had 15 points for the Purple Aces (6-6, 4-2), Evan Kuhlman added 13 points. Shamar Givance had 12 points, eight assists and six rebounds.

Evansville defeated Illinois State 57-48 on Saturday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 73 - 68
2nd 0:04 DJ Horne Defensive Rebound. 73 - 68
2nd 0:07 Jawaun Newton missed Three Point Jumper. 73 - 68
2nd 0:18 Antonio Reeves made Free Throw. 73 - 68
2nd 0:18 Illinois State Timeout 72 - 68

Statistics

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30-48 FG 27-60
63 Field Goal % 45
7-11 3PT 13-31
64 Three Point % 42
6-15 FT 1-1
40 Free Throw % 100
28 Rebounds 29
1 Offensive Rebounds 6
27 Defensive Rebounds 23
7 Assists 20
3 Steals 4
0 Blocks 0
7 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 1
7 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 9
4 Fast Break Points 3
28 Points in Paint 22
10 Fouls 12
10 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
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