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Illinois State Redbirds at Evansville Purple Aces

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois State Redbirds
10-10, 1-6 Away
Final
53 - 56
Evansville Purple Aces
5-13, 4-4 Home

Defense shines as Evansville defeats Illinois St. 56-53

Shamar Givance made a layup for a 54-52 lead with 15 seconds left and the Purple Aces held on after Illinois State's Kendall Lewis made the first but missed the second free throw with 3 seconds left.

Noah Frederking added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Purple Aces, who forced a season-high 21 turnovers.

Evan Kuhlman had 12 points for Evansville (5-13, 1-6 Missouri Valley Conference), which ended its six-game losing streak.

Antonio Reeves had 23 points for the Redbirds (10-10, 3-4). Mark Freeman added 11 points.

The Purple Aces evened the season series against the Redbirds. Illinois State defeated Evansville 94-56 last Friday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 53 - 56
2nd 0:00 Evansville Deadball Team Rebound. 53 - 56
2nd 0:01 Josiah Strong missed Three Point Jumper. 53 - 56
2nd 0:01 Illinois State Timeout 53 - 56
2nd 0:01 Preston Phillips made Free Throw. 53 - 56

Statistics

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22-55 FG 19-50
40 Field Goal % 38
3-16 3PT 6-24
19 Three Point % 25
6-10 FT 12-15
60 Free Throw % 80
36 Rebounds 32
9 Offensive Rebounds 7
27 Defensive Rebounds 25
7 Assists 10
6 Steals 7
1 Blocks 2
21 Turnovers 20
0 Team Turnovers 1
21 Total Turnovers 20
2 Technical Fouls 0
2 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Off Turnovers 9
9 Fast Break Points 6
30 Points in Paint 24
20 Fouls 12
8 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 3,354 | Capacity:

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Belmont 1-0 - 10-1
Northern Iowa 0-0 0.5 8-2
Illinois State 0-0 0.5 8-3
Murray State 0-0 0.5 8-3
Bradley 0-0 0.5 6-4
Indiana State 0-0 0.5 6-4
Valparaiso 0-0 0.5 6-4
Drake 0-0 0.5 6-5
Southern Illinois 0-0 0.5 6-5
Evansville 0-0 0.5 4-7
UIC 0-1 1 4-6
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