Evansville Purple Aces at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's BasketballAligbe scores 18 in Southern Illinois' 86-60 win against Evansville
Aligbe added seven rebounds for the Salukis (12-14, 6-9 Missouri Valley Conference). Drew Steffe added 14 points while going 5 of 11. Quel'Ron House shot 5 for 11 to finish with 12 points.
Bryce Quinet led the Purple Aces (6-20, 2-13) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. Evansville also got 14 points from Joshua Hughes.
Southern Illinois took the lead with 16:10 left in the first half and did not trail again. Aligbe led his team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 43-32 at the break. Southern Illinois extended its lead to 77-52 during the second half, fueled by a 15-2 scoring run. House scored a team-high 10 points in the second half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Bryce Quinet makes layup | 60 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Bryce Quinet Offensive Rebound. | 58 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Joshua Hughes misses 23-foot three point jumper | 58 - 86 |
Statistics
EVAN |
SIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-59 | FG | 34-65 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 9-31 | 3PT | 9-27 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 3-4 | FT | 9-11 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 8 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 9 | Fouls | 8 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 28 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 8 | Percent Led | 91 |
Game Information
Venue: Banterra Center
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 3,300 | Capacity:
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 3,300 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-12 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-12 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-15 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-12 |
| 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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