Illinois State Redbirds at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's BasketballToumi has 17, Evansville beats Illinois State 58-54
Toumi added six rebounds for the Purple Aces (12-9, 3-7 Missouri Valley Conference). Joshua Hughes scored 11 points, going 5 of 8 (1 for 3 from 3-point range). Tanner Cuff was 3 of 7 shooting and 4 of 5 from the free throw line to finish with 10 points, while adding six rebounds.
Darius Burford led the way for the Redbirds (10-11, 4-6) with 18 points. Myles Foster added 12 points for Illinois State. Johnny Kinziger also put up 10 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 54 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Antonio Thomas made Free Throw. | 54 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Illinois State Timeout | 54 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Antonio Thomas made Free Throw. | 54 - 57 |
Statistics
ILST |
EVAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 16-50 | FG | 21-48 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 1-21 | 3PT | 3-13 |
| 5 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 21-24 | FT | 13-19 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 5 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fouls | 21 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Ford Center
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 4,010 | Capacity:
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 4,010 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 2-0 | - | 12-1 |
| Illinois State | 2-0 | - | 10-3 |
| Murray State | 2-0 | - | 10-3 |
| Bradley | 2-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Northern Iowa | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-3 |
| Drake | 1-1 | 1 | 7-6 |
| Valparaiso | 0-1 | 1.5 | 6-6 |
| Indiana State | 0-2 | 2 | 7-6 |
| Southern Illinois | 0-2 | 2 | 6-7 |
| UIC | 0-2 | 2 | 4-8 |
| Evansville | 0-2 | 2 | 4-9 |


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