Evansville Purple Aces at Saint Louis Billikens
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Jimerson's 18 lead Saint Louis past Evansville 83-65
Jimerson had five rebounds for the Billikens (2-0). Francis Okoro scored 16 points while finishing 8 of 10 from the floor, and added 12 rebounds. Javonte Perkins shot 4 for 10, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points.
The Purple Aces (1-1) were led in scoring by Yacine Toumi, who finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Antoine Smith Jr. added 11 points for Evansville. Preston Phillips also had nine points.
Okoro scored 10 points in the first half and Saint Louis went into the break trailing 39-37. Jimerson led Saint Louis with 12 points in the second half as his team outscored Evansville by 20 points over the final half.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Chris Moncrief made Free Throw. | 65 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Chris Moncrief made Free Throw. | 64 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Foul on Larry Hughes Jr.. | 63 - 83 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 SLU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-66 | FG | 31-61 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 11-22 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 15-18 | FT | 10-10 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Assists | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 7,020 | 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 | 22-12 |
| 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 |
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-11 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |