Northern Iowa Panthers at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Antonio Thomas scores 27, Evansville earns 91-89 OT win against Northern Iowa
Thomas added five rebounds and five assists for the Purple Aces (7-1, 1-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Ben Humrichous added 18 points while going 6 of 9 from the floor, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and 3 for 4 from the line, and they also had six rebounds. Joshua Hughes shot 4 of 4 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 11 points.
There were several lead changes in overtime before Tanner Cuff hit a 3-pointer to give Evansville a four-point lead with seven seconds remaining. UNI's Tytan Anderson made a layup with seven seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score and sent the game to overtime.
Anderson led the Panthers (2-6, 0-2) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. Nate Heise added 19 points, six rebounds and five assists for Northern Iowa. Jacob Hutson also had 17 points, six rebounds and four assists.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 91 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 89 - 91 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Bowen Born made Three Point Jumper. | 89 - 91 |
| 3rd 0:06 | Antonio Thomas made Free Throw. | 86 - 91 |
| 3rd 0:06 | Antonio Thomas made Free Throw. | 86 - 90 |
Statistics
 UNI |
 EVAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-64 | FG | 30-55 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 10-22 | 3PT | 9-18 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 15-21 | FT | 22-28 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 20 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fouls | 18 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 5,014 | 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 | 23-13 |
| 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 |