Evansville Purple Aces at Northern Iowa Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Anderson's 15 help Northern Iowa defeat Evansville 70-63
Anderson had 10 rebounds for the Panthers (12-8, 6-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Nate Heise added 15 points while shooting 6 for 12, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arc, and he also had six rebounds. Bowen Born shot 5 for 13, including 2 for 7 from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points.
Yacine Toumi led the Purple Aces (11-9, 2-7) in scoring, finishing with 20 points, six rebounds and two steals. Chuck Bailey III added 14 points for Evansville. In addition, Tanner Cuff had 13 points.
Heise scored nine points in the first half and Northern Iowa went into the break trailing 31-28. Northern Iowa used a 10-0 second-half run to erase a three-point deficit and take the lead at 38-31 with 17:09 left in the game.
Northern Iowa visits Drake and Evansville hosts Illinois State both on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kyle Pock Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Tanner Cuff missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Tytan Anderson made Free Throw. | 63 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Tytan Anderson made Free Throw. | 63 - 69 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 UNI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-56 | FG | 22-53 |
| 44.6 | Field Goal % | 41.5 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 31.8 | Three Point % | 30.4 |
| 6-11 | FT | 19-23 |
| 54.5 | Free Throw % | 82.6 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 3,257 | Capacity:
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 17-3 | - | 31-4 |
| Bradley | 15-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
| Northern Iowa | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
| Belmont | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
| Illinois State | 10-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| UIC | 10-10 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Murray State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
| Indiana State | 8-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Southern Illinois | 8-12 | 9 | 14-19 |
| Evansville | 8-12 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Valparaiso | 6-14 | 11 | 15-19 |
| Missouri State | 2-18 | 12 | 9-23 |