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Illinois State Redbirds at Evansville Purple Aces

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois State Redbirds
10-6, 3-2 Away
Final
51 - 69
Evansville Purple Aces
6-10, 5-4 Home

Comer scores 19 in Evansville's 69-51 win over Illinois State

Comer also added five assists for the Purple Aces (6-10, 3-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Tanner Cuff scored 14 points and added five rebounds. Cameron Haffner had 14 points and shot 5 for 12, including 4 for 9 from beyond the arc.

The Redbirds (10-6, 2-3) were led by Malachi Poindexter, who recorded 14 points.

Evansville led 34-30 at halftime, with Haffner racking up nine points. Evansville pulled away with a 10-0 run in the second half. Comer led the way with a team-high 13 second-half points.

Both teams play on Saturday. Evansville visits Drake and Illinois State hosts Northern Iowa.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 51 - 69
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 51 - 69
2nd 0:00 Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound. 51 - 69
2nd 0:01 Jordan Davis missed Three Point Jumper. 51 - 69
2nd 0:11 Tayshawn Comer made Jumper. 51 - 69

Statistics

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18-52 FG 26-52
35 Field Goal % 50
9-31 3PT 8-24
29 Three Point % 33
6-12 FT 9-10
50 Free Throw % 90
33 Rebounds 30
10 Offensive Rebounds 4
23 Defensive Rebounds 26
9 Assists 15
6 Steals 5
1 Blocks 5
14 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 15
4 Fast Break Points 7
10 Points in Paint 36
18 Fouls 15
2 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 4,036 | 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
Full Standings