Evansville Purple Aces at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's BasketballGivance lifts Evansville past Eastern Illinois 70-54
Givance made 10 of 13 shots, including three 3-pointers. He added five rebounds, five assists and five steals.
Jawaun Newton had 13 points, 12 rebounds — his second-straight double-double — along with four blocks for Evansville (3-6). Blaise Beauchamp added 12 points. Antoine Smith Jr. had 10 points.
Sammy Friday IV had 12 points and eight rebounds for the Panthers (1-6). Kejuan Clements added 11 points. Kashawn Charles had 10 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Henry Abraham made Jumper. | 70 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Jermaine Hamlin Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Shamar Givance missed Free Throw. | 70 - 52 |
Statistics
EVAN |
EIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-65 | FG | 19-50 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 11-31 | 3PT | 3-10 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 5-8 | FT | 13-20 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Assists | 8 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Groniger Arena
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,011 | Capacity:
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,011 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-12 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-12 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-15 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-12 |
| 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 |
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-9 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |


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