Evansville Purple Aces @ Missouri State Bears
8-9, 3-4 MVC
87
8-9, 3-4 MVC
Final/OT
| 1 | 2 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EVAN | 38 | 37 | 12 | 87 |
MOST | 42 | 33 | 7 | 82 |
11-8, 4-3 MVC
82
11-8, 4-3 MVC
Evansville Purple Aces
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 15 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 37 | 22 | 7-17 | 2-7 | 6-6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 25 | 16 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 35 | 14 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 18 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 34 | 24 | 9-14 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | 4 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
87 | 29-64 | 4-17 | 25-29 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 26 | |
45% | 24% | 86% |
Missouri State Bears
starters |
bench |
Corey CopelandC. Copeland |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 21 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | 11 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 34 | 17 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 8-8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 30 | 10 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 44 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 13 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | 16 | 5-13 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
82 | 25-57 | 7-22 | 25-32 | 39 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 23 | |
44% | 32% | 78% |
Game Information
Springfield, MO
Referee:Mark Whitehead
Referee:Kelly Self
Referee:Hal Lusk
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 |
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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