Smith has career-high 25, Evansville beats Bowling Green
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Dru Smith had a career-high 25 points, seven assists and four steals to lead Evansville to a 91-76 win over Bowling Green on Tuesday night.
Smith was 11 of 13 from the floor, hitting three from long range, as Evansville (7-2) drilled 12 of 15 from distance, making 61 percent (34-56) of its field-goal attempts.
The Purple Aces (7-2), who have won two straight after dropping two, started the season with five consecutive victories.
Blake Simmons hit 4 of 5 from distance for 16 points and Noah Frederking added 14 for Evansville.
The Purple Aces led 46-40 at the break. Simmons and Frederking had back-to-back layups to start the second half and Dainius Chatkevicius slammed a dunk to start a 10-2 run as Evansville pushed it to 74-58.
Justin Turner had 21 to lead Bowling Green (7-3), which was outrebounded 35-22.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Larry Scirotto
- Donnie Eppley
- Steve McJunkins
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Belmont | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Bradley | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Drake | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Murray State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Northern Iowa | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UIC | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Evansville | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Illinois State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Indiana State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Southern Illinois | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Valparaiso | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Buffalo | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Central Michigan | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Kent State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Miami (OH) | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Akron | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Ball State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Bowling Green | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Eastern Michigan | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Northern Illinois | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Ohio | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Toledo | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Western Michigan | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |