Missouri State Bears @ Evansville Purple Aces
7-6, 0-2 MVC
40
7-6, 0-2 MVC
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
MOST | 20 | 20 | 40 |
EVAN | 23 | 34 | 57 |
4-9, 1-1 MVC
57
4-9, 1-1 MVC
Missouri State Bears
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 30 | 10 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 29 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 37 | 12 | 3-13 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | 5 | 1-12 | 0-7 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
40 | 14-54 | 5-25 | 7-13 | 40 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 18 | |
26% | 20% | 54% |
Evansville Purple Aces
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 28 | 11 | 4-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 20 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | 10 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4-7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 40 | 13 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 40 | 11 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 9-12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 13 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
57 | 18-47 | 8-22 | 13-20 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 12 | |
38% | 36% | 65% |
Game Information
Evansville, IN
Referee:Gary Maxwell
Referee:Ervin Wilson
Referee:Chance Moore
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 10-0 | - | 18-3 |
| Jacksonville State | 6-3 | 3.5 | 11-9 |
| Sam Houston | 6-4 | 4 | 14-7 |
| Missouri State | 6-4 | 4 | 12-9 |
| Louisiana Tech | 5-4 | 4.5 | 12-8 |
| Middle Tennessee | 5-4 | 4.5 | 11-9 |
| Kennesaw State | 5-5 | 5 | 13-8 |
| Western Kentucky | 4-6 | 6 | 11-10 |
| New Mexico State | 3-7 | 7 | 10-10 |
| Florida International | 3-7 | 7 | 10-11 |
| UTEP | 3-7 | 7 | 7-14 |
| Delaware | 2-7 | 7.5 | 6-14 |
| Missouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 9-2 | - | 19-3 |
| Murray State | 8-3 | 1 | 16-6 |
| Illinois State | 7-4 | 2 | 15-7 |
| Bradley | 7-4 | 2 | 14-8 |
| UIC | 7-4 | 2 | 12-10 |
| Drake | 6-5 | 3 | 12-10 |
| Northern Iowa | 5-6 | 4 | 13-9 |
| Valparaiso | 4-6 | 4.5 | 10-11 |
| Southern Illinois | 3-7 | 5.5 | 9-12 |
| Indiana State | 2-9 | 7 | 9-13 |
| Evansville | 1-9 | 7.5 | 5-16 |
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