Evansville Purple Aces at Missouri State Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Moore scores 19, Missouri State downs Evansville 85-62
Moore had five 3-pointers for the Bears (8-7, 4-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Donovan Clay scored 17 points while shooting 7 of 16 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line, and added nine rebounds and six assists. Jonathan Mogbo shot 6 of 10 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line to finish with 14 points. Dalen Ridgnal also had 14.
The Purple Aces (4-12, 0-5) were led in scoring by Marvin Coleman, who finished with 22 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals. Evansville also got 18 points from Kenny Strawbridge. In addition, Yacine Toumi finished with six points, six rebounds and four steals.
Missouri State took the lead with 18:17 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 40-25 at halftime, with Mogbo racking up 11 points. Missouri State extended its lead to 80-54 during the second half, fueled by a 7-0 scoring run. Moore scored a team-high 14 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.
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Both teams next play Saturday. Missouri State visits Belmont while Evansville hosts Illinois State.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Alston Mason made Jumper. | 62 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Yacine Toumi made Dunk. | 62 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:40 | Yacine Toumi Steal. | 60 - 83 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-47 | FG | 32-65 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 6-10 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 60 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 10-18 | FT | 12-18 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 26 |
Game Information
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 2,567 | 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 | 23-12 |
| 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 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |