Indiana State Sycamores at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's BasketballNeese scores 19 as Indiana State beats Evansville 83-65
Neese added five rebounds for the Sycamores (15-9, 8-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Courvoisier McCauley scored 18 points and added 11 rebounds. Julian Larry recorded 14 points and was 5 of 7 shooting and 4 of 4 from the free throw line.
Yacine Toumi led the Purple Aces (4-20, 0-13) in scoring, finishing with 19 points. Kenny Strawbridge added 17 points and two steals for Evansville. The loss was the Purple Aces' 11th straight.
An 18-2 run in the first half gave Indiana State a six-point lead. The teams entered the break with Indiana State ahead 37-36, while Neese led his club in scoring with 11 points. Indiana State took the lead with 18:17 remaining in the second half and never looked back. McCauley helped his team pull away for the victory with 15 second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Courvoisier McCauley Defensive Rebound. | 83 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Yacine Toumi missed Jumper. | 83 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Courvoisier McCauley made Three Point Jumper. | 83 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Cooper Neese Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 65 |
Statistics
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EVAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-52 | FG | 23-55 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 13-26 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 14-18 | FT | 14-19 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 19 | Assists | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 4,699 | 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 |


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