Northern Iowa Panthers vs Evansville Purple Aces
MVC Tournament - 1st Round
7-25, 3-17 MVC
59
7-25, 3-17 MVC
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
EVAN | 36 | 23 | 59 |
| 35 | 33 | 68 |
20-12, 11-9 MVC
68
20-12, 11-9 MVC
Evansville Purple Aces
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 23 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | 23 | 6-15 | 2-5 | 9-10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 39 | 15 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 18 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | 14 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
59 | 19-51 | 9-25 | 12-15 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 18 | |
37% | 36% | 80% |
Northern Iowa Panthers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 30 | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 35 | 13 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | 10 | 3-12 | 0-6 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | 7 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | 23 | 8-19 | 5-12 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 6 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
68 | 23-60 | 6-28 | 16-22 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 17 | |
38% | 21% | 73% |
EVAN vs UNI Videos
Leon Bond III skies for big dunk
Tristan Smith throws down powerful dunk vs. Evansville Purple Aces
Game Information
St. Louis, MO
Referee:Jeff Malham
Referee:Doug Sirmons
Referee:Tyler Kumpf
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 |
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