1 | 2 | T | |
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ILST | 25 | 28 | 53 |
EVAN | 19 | 37 | 56 |
Defense shines as Evansville defeats Illinois St. 56-53
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- — Shamar Givance recorded 18 points as Evansville edged past Illinois State 56-53 on Sunday.
Shamar Givance made a layup for a 54-52 lead with 15 seconds left and the Purple Aces held on after Illinois State's Kendall Lewis made the first but missed the second free throw with 3 seconds left.
Noah Frederking added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Purple Aces, who forced a season-high 21 turnovers.
Evan Kuhlman had 12 points for Evansville (5-13, 1-6 Missouri Valley Conference), which ended its six-game losing streak.
Antonio Reeves had 23 points for the Redbirds (10-10, 3-4). Mark Freeman added 11 points.
The Purple Aces evened the season series against the Redbirds. Illinois State defeated Evansville 94-56 last Friday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Rick Crawford
- Kelly Self
- Gary Maxwell
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Drake | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Belmont | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Bradley | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Illinois State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Murray State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
UIC | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Northern Iowa | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Indiana State | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Southern Illinois | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Valparaiso | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Evansville | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |