Illinois State Redbirds vs Evansville Purple Aces
MVC Tournament - 1st Round
4-28, 2-18 MVC
64
4-28, 2-18 MVC
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EVAN | 11 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 64 |
ILST | 23 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 85 |
21-10, 13-7 MVC
85
21-10, 13-7 MVC
Evansville Purple Aces
starters |
bench |
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team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 31 | 16 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 28 | 23 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 9-9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 21 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | 7 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | 8 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 30 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
64 | 21-56 | 5-18 | 17-20 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | |
38% | 28% | 85% |
Illinois State Redbirds
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 21 | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | 11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | 14 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | 6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 16 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | 10 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 18 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 11 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
85 | 31-51 | 5-13 | 18-21 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 18 | |
61% | 38% | 86% |
Game Information
Moline, IL
Referee:Felicia Grinter
Referee:Doug Knight
Referee:Jamie Broderick
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Missouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State | 17-1 | - | 26-3 |
| Belmont | 13-4 | 3.5 | 17-11 |
| Bradley | 12-6 | 5 | 19-10 |
| Illinois State | 12-6 | 5 | 18-11 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-7 | 6 | 15-13 |
| UIC | 9-9 | 8 | 14-15 |
| Drake | 9-9 | 8 | 10-18 |
| Southern Illinois | 6-12 | 11 | 9-18 |
| Evansville | 5-13 | 12 | 7-22 |
| Indiana State | 5-14 | 12.5 | 9-20 |
| Valparaiso | 0-18 | 17 | 0-29 |
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