Evansville Purple Aces vs. Illinois State Redbirds

Jan 1, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
EVAN	28	19	47
ILST	46	27	73

Game Recap

Evansville Purple Aces vs Illinois State Redbirds game highlights

Illinois State wins 73-47 over Evansville. Chase Walker scored 22 points as Illinois State beat Evansville 73-47 on Thursday.

Player Stats

EVANSVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Joshua Hughes	20	1-4	0-3	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	3	3
22Connor Turnbull	17	1-7	0-1	1-2	6	1	0	1	3	3	3
6Leif Moeller	21	1-8	0-3	2-2	6	0	0	2	2	1	4
0Bryce Quinet	29	5-8	3-3	0-0	4	2	1	0	4	0	13
12Alex Hemenway	25	1-5	1-4	4-4	1	0	1	0	1	1	7
2James Dyson-Merwe	22	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	0	3	3	2
45Trent Hundley	18	1-4	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	3	1	3
23AJ Casey	21	3-6	1-1	1-2	7	1	0	1	5	3	8
9Kaia Berridge	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Keishon Porter	18	2-7	0-0	0-1	1	2	0	0	1	2	4
TOTAL	-	16-5131.4%	6-2030.0%	9-1369.2%	33	7	3	4	23	17	47

ILLINOIS STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
35Chase Walker	28	9-16	0-1	4-7	8	0	0	0	2	3	22
10Ty'Reek Coleman	33	4-5	1-2	3-5	6	4	1	0	1	1	12
11Johnny Kinziger	30	2-5	0-3	0-0	3	4	1	1	0	1	4
22Ty Pence	23	1-6	0-4	2-2	5	2	1	1	2	0	4
14Boden Skunberg	19	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	0	2	0	2	3	3
0Jack Daugherty	24	2-7	2-6	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	6
12Brandon Lieb	12	2-6	0-0	1-3	6	1	3	0	1	1	5
13Ty Blake	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1Landon Moore	15	1-5	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3
4Landon Wolf	15	4-4	2-2	2-2	3	0	1	0	0	1	12
TOTAL	-	27-5846.6%	7-2231.8%	12-1963.2%	34	12	10	2	9	10	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfEVANILST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Evansville.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Illinois State.
(19:46) Connor Turnbull bad pass turnover.
(19:46) Boden Skunberg Steal.
+3 (19:38) Boden Skunberg makes 26-foot three point jumper (Johnny Kinziger assists).
03
(19:15) Connor Turnbull bad pass turnover.
(19:04) Boden Skunberg misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:58) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
(18:43) Bryce Quinet misses layup.
(18:38) Chase Walker Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Foul on Joshua Hughes.
+1 (18:19) Chase Walker makes free throw 1 of 2.
04
+1 (18:19) Chase Walker makes free throw 2 of 2.
05
(18:09) Alex Hemenway misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:03) Ty Pence Defensive Rebound.
(18:01) Foul on Joshua Hughes.
+1 (18:01) Ty Pence makes free throw 1 of 2.
06
+1 (18:01) Ty Pence makes free throw 2 of 2.
07
(17:44) Leif Moeller misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(17:40) AJ Casey Offensive Rebound.
(17:38) Leif Moeller misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:34) AJ Casey Offensive Rebound.
(17:19) Foul on AJ Casey.
(17:19) AJ Casey turnover.
(17:06) Ty Pence misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:01) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
(16:51) Foul on Chase Walker.
(16:51) AJ Casey misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:51) Evansville Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:51) AJ Casey makes free throw 2 of 2.
17
(16:37) Foul on Connor Turnbull.
(16:37) Brandon Lieb misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:37) Illinois State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:37) Brandon Lieb makes free throw 2 of 2.
18
+3 (16:12) Bryce Quinet makes 26-foot three point jumper (AJ Casey assists).
48
(15:49) Brandon Lieb misses 4-foot jumper.
(15:49) Connor Turnbull Block.
(15:42) Brandon Lieb Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:42) Brandon Lieb makes layup.
410
(15:30) Foul on Boden Skunberg.
+1 (15:30) Connor Turnbull makes free throw 1 of 2.
510
(15:29) Connor Turnbull misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:28) Brandon Lieb Defensive Rebound.
(15:14) Foul on Brandon Lieb.
(15:14) Brandon Lieb turnover.
+3 (15:00) Alex Hemenway makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bryce Quinet assists).
810
(14:38) Boden Skunberg bad pass turnover.
(14:38) Alex Hemenway Steal.
(14:36) Foul on Ty'Reek Coleman.
(14:28) Foul on Landon Wolf.
+1 (14:28) Leif Moeller makes free throw 1 of 2.
910
+1 (14:28) Leif Moeller makes free throw 2 of 2.
1010
(14:16) Landon Moore misses 9-foot jumper.
(14:13) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
(14:03) Bryce Quinet bad pass turnover.
(14:03) Boden Skunberg Steal.
(13:54) Foul on James Dyson-Merwe.
(13:53) Landon Moore out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(13:44) Foul on James Dyson-Merwe.
(13:44) James Dyson-Merwe turnover.
(13:20) Chase Walker misses 16-foot jumper.
(13:14) Landon Wolf Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:14) Landon Wolf makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1012
+2 (13:04) Leif Moeller makes 19-foot jumper.
1212
(12:46) Chase Walker misses 17-foot jumper.
(12:40) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:26) AJ Casey makes 15-foot step back jumpshot.
1412
(12:09) Landon Moore misses 6-foot jumper.
(12:09) Leif Moeller Block.
(12:02) Bryce Quinet Defensive Rebound.
(11:59) Bryce Quinet out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(11:47) Ty Pence bad pass turnover.
(11:47) James Dyson-Merwe Steal.
+2 (11:30) Keishon Porter makes 8-foot jumper.
1612
(11:30) Foul on Boden Skunberg.
(11:29) Keishon Porter misses free throw 1 of 1.
(11:28) Chase Walker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:13) Chase Walker makes layup.
1614
+3 (10:54) AJ Casey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Keishon Porter assists).
1914
(10:39) Chase Walker turnover.
(10:27) Trent Hundley bad pass turnover.
(10:27) Landon Wolf Steal.
+2 (10:11) Chase Walker makes layup.
1916
(9:47) Connor Turnbull traveling turnover.
(9:33) Johnny Kinziger misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:27) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
(9:08) Connor Turnbull misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:02) AJ Casey Offensive Rebound.
(9:01) AJ Casey misses layup.
(8:57) Johnny Kinziger Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:47) Chase Walker makes layup.
1918
(8:47) Foul on Connor Turnbull.
+1 (8:47) Chase Walker makes free throw 1 of 1.
1919
(8:31) Connor Turnbull misses 17-foot jumper.
(8:27) Brandon Lieb Defensive Rebound.
(8:21) Foul on Keishon Porter.
+1 (8:21) Ty'Reek Coleman makes free throw 1 of 2.
1920
+1 (8:21) Ty'Reek Coleman makes free throw 2 of 2.
1921
(8:08) Leif Moeller bad pass turnover.
(8:08) Brandon Lieb Steal.
(7:59) Ty'Reek Coleman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:54) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
(7:50) Keishon Porter misses 4-foot jumper.
(7:48) Landon Wolf Defensive Rebound.
(7:48) Foul on Keishon Porter.
+1 (7:48) Landon Wolf makes free throw 1 of 2.
1922
+1 (7:48) Landon Wolf makes free throw 2 of 2.
1923
(7:31) Leif Moeller misses 4-foot jumper.
(7:26) James Dyson-Merwe Offensive Rebound.
(7:24) Trent Hundley bad pass turnover.
(7:24) Brandon Lieb Steal.
+3 (7:11) Jack Daugherty makes 25-foot three point jumper (Johnny Kinziger assists).
1926
(6:59) Joshua Hughes misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:54) Brandon Lieb Defensive Rebound.
(6:42) Foul on Leif Moeller.
(6:42) Brandon Lieb misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:42) Illinois State Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:42) Ty'Reek Coleman misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:40) James Dyson-Merwe Defensive Rebound.
(6:32) Foul on Johnny Kinziger.
+1 (6:32) Alex Hemenway makes free throw 1 of 2.
2026
+1 (6:32) Alex Hemenway makes free throw 2 of 2.
2126
(6:20) Johnny Kinziger misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:15) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
(6:00) Keishon Porter misses 10-foot jumper.
(5:52) James Dyson-Merwe Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:52) James Dyson-Merwe makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2326
+3 (5:44) Jack Daugherty makes 26-foot three point jumper (Johnny Kinziger assists).
2329
(5:24) Alex Hemenway bad pass turnover.
(5:24) Jack Daugherty Steal.
(5:10) Chase Walker misses layup.
(5:05) Chase Walker Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:05) Chase Walker makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2331
(4:49) AJ Casey misses 11-foot step back jumpshot.
(4:42) Chase Walker Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:39) Ty'Reek Coleman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Johnny Kinziger assists).
2334
(4:28) Foul on James Dyson-Merwe.
(4:28) James Dyson-Merwe turnover.
(4:20) Jack Daugherty misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:16) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:11) Bryce Quinet makes 26-foot three point jumper (Keishon Porter assists).
2634
+2 (3:42) Landon Wolf makes layup.
2636
(3:28) Keishon Porter misses 9-foot jumper.
(3:23) Ty'Reek Coleman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:19) Landon Wolf makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty'Reek Coleman assists).
2639
(3:04) Alex Hemenway misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(3:00) Ty Pence Defensive Rebound.
(2:42) Foul on Alex Hemenway.
+1 (2:42) Chase Walker makes free throw 1 of 2.
2640
(2:42) Chase Walker misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:40) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
(2:27) Connor Turnbull misses 11-foot jumper.
(2:23) Ty'Reek Coleman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:11) Chase Walker makes layup (Ty'Reek Coleman assists).
2642
+2 (1:46) AJ Casey makes layup (Connor Turnbull assists).
2842
(1:23) Chase Walker misses layup.
(1:20) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
(1:16) Illinois State Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Illinois State charged with a timeout.
(1:16) AJ Casey bad pass turnover.
+2 (0:49) Chase Walker makes layup (Ty Pence assists).
2844
(0:29) Bryce Quinet bad pass turnover.
+2 (0:00) Johnny Kinziger makes 12-foot jumper (Ty'Reek Coleman assists).
2846

2nd half

Team Stats

EVAN

ILST

47Points73

16-51(31.4%)Field Goal(%)27-58(46.6%)

6-20(30.0%)3-Point(%)7-22(31.8%)

9-13(69.2%)Free Throw(%)12-19(63.2%)

37(8)Rebounds(Offensive)34(5)

7Assists12

3Steals10

4Blocks2

23Turnovers9

17(0)Fouls(Technical)10(0)

5Largest Lead32

Game Details

Thursday, January 1, 2026 · 3:00 PM

Redbird Arena · Normal, IL

attendance: 5,216 (51.1%)

spread: ILST -12.5

over/under: 144.5