Evansville Purple Aces @ Illinois State Redbirds
15-12, 6-10 MVC
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15-12, 6-10 MVC
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
EVAN | 36 | 43 | 79 |
ILST | 44 | 42 | 86 |
13-14, 7-9 MVC
86
13-14, 7-9 MVC
Evansville Purple Aces
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 27 | 21 | 8-15 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | 13 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | 7 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | 13 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 18 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 11 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
79 | 29-58 | 13-28 | 8-11 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 15 | |
50% | 46% | 73% |
Illinois State Redbirds
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 37 | 20 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 35 | 7 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 37 | 18 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | 27 | 7-11 | 6-10 | 7-8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | 12 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
86 | 29-54 | 13-24 | 15-18 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 11 | |
54% | 54% | 83% |
EVAN @ ILST Videos
Malachi Poindexter shows off the swagger with deep 3
Yacine Toumi finishes through contact for Evansville
Game Information
Normal, IL
Referee:Jeff Campbell
Referee:Tyler Kumpf
Referee:Edward Crenshaw
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Missouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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