Illinois State Redbirds vs. Evansville Purple Aces

FINAL

Feb 9, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
ILST	32	48	80
EVAN	45	43	88

Game Recap

AJ Casey scores 28 to help Evansville beat Illinois State 88-80, ending 6-game skid. AJ Casey had 28 points to help Evansville end a six-game losing streak with an 88-80 victory over Illinois State on Monday night.

Player Stats

ILLINOIS STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
35Chase Walker	16	3-6	0-0	0-0	3	4	0	3	3	6
3Mason Klabo	17	1-4	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	1	1	2
11Johnny Kinziger	33	2-6	2-5	2-2	1	8	1	1	2	8
4Landon Wolf	33	4-9	3-7	0-0	9	1	1	1	0	11
14Boden Skunberg	25	4-6	1-1	2-3	2	1	1	0	5	11
0Jack Daugherty	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Cameron Barnes	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
12Brandon Lieb	6	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	4
10Ty'Reek Coleman	20	5-10	2-5	2-4	3	1	0	0	2	14
22Ty Pence	19	3-7	1-4	1-2	3	4	0	0	2	8
1Landon Moore	23	5-6	3-4	3-3	1	1	1	0	0	16
TOTAL	-	29-5949.2%	12-2941.4%	10-1471.4%	26	21	5	7	15	80

EVANSVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Joshua Hughes	26	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	4	0	3	2
23AJ Casey	33	10-15	3-5	5-7	5	3	2	2	0	2	28
6Leif Moeller	40	6-12	4-5	0-0	10	8	0	2	3	1	16
0Bryce Quinet	38	6-11	1-1	4-5	2	2	0	0	2	1	17
12Alex Hemenway	27	2-5	2-4	3-3	0	2	0	0	1	0	9
45Trent Hundley	17	0-2	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	4	2
9Kaia Berridge	19	4-5	4-5	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	14




TOTAL	-	29-5156.9%	14-2166.7%	16-1984.2%	25	15	4	8	7	12	88

Play-by-Play

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1st halfILSTEVAN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Illinois State.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Evansville.
+3 (19:42) Johnny Kinziger makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chase Walker assists).
30
+2 (19:19) AJ Casey makes driving layup.
32
+2 (19:06) Boden Skunberg makes driving layup (Chase Walker assists).
52
(18:54) Leif Moeller bad pass turnover.
(18:54) Boden Skunberg Steal.
(18:49) Chase Walker bad pass turnover.
(18:49) Joshua Hughes Steal.
(18:35) Leif Moeller misses layup.
(18:31) Landon Wolf Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:26) Landon Wolf makes 24-foot three point jumper (Johnny Kinziger assists).
82
+2 (18:06) AJ Casey makes 10-foot jumper.
84
+3 (17:58) Landon Wolf makes 23-foot three point jumper (Johnny Kinziger assists).
114
+2 (17:41) Bryce Quinet makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
116
(17:22) Mason Klabo misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:17) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
(17:00) Bryce Quinet misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(16:55) Johnny Kinziger Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:39) Boden Skunberg makes layup (Johnny Kinziger assists).
136
(16:21) Bryce Quinet misses driving layup.
(16:17) Brandon Lieb Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:10) Brandon Lieb makes driving layup (Johnny Kinziger assists).
156
+3 (16:01) Alex Hemenway makes 25-foot three pointer (Bryce Quinet assists).
159
(15:39) Johnny Kinziger misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:34) Landon Wolf Offensive Rebound.
(15:21) Mason Klabo misses layup.
(15:21) Joshua Hughes Block.
(15:16) Brandon Lieb Offensive Rebound.
(15:15) Brandon Lieb bad pass turnover.
(15:15) AJ Casey Steal.
(15:11) Leif Moeller misses layup.
(15:09) Leif Moeller Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:06) AJ Casey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bryce Quinet assists).
1512
+2 (14:47) Mason Klabo makes layup (Brandon Lieb assists).
1712
+3 (14:23) Leif Moeller makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1715
(13:54) Brandon Lieb misses 4-foot jumper.
(13:51) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:43) Bryce Quinet makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
1717
(13:13) Landon Wolf misses 5-foot jumper.
(13:11) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:09) AJ Casey makes layup (Leif Moeller assists).
1719
(12:56) Boden Skunberg misses 22-foot jumper.
(12:52) Boden Skunberg Offensive Rebound.
(12:43) Johnny Kinziger out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(12:21) Bryce Quinet bad pass turnover.
(12:21) Johnny Kinziger Steal.
+2 (12:06) Brandon Lieb makes layup (Johnny Kinziger assists).
1919
+2 (11:51) AJ Casey makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Leif Moeller assists).
1921
(11:29) Ty Pence misses 8-foot jumper.
(11:25) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:13) AJ Casey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leif Moeller assists).
1924
(10:53) Chase Walker traveling turnover.
(10:24) Trent Hundley misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:20) Chase Walker Defensive Rebound.
(10:07) Ty'Reek Coleman misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:03) Bryce Quinet Defensive Rebound.
(9:53) Kaia Berridge misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:47) Ty'Reek Coleman Defensive Rebound.
(9:29) Foul on Trent Hundley.
(9:29) Ty Pence misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:29) Illinois State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:29) Ty Pence makes free throw 2 of 2.
2024
(9:18) Leif Moeller misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:12) Mason Klabo Defensive Rebound.
(9:04) Foul on Trent Hundley.
(8:58) Ty'Reek Coleman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:54) Landon Wolf Offensive Rebound.
(8:34) Ty'Reek Coleman misses 6-foot jumper.
(8:34) Leif Moeller Block.
(8:24) Trent Hundley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:21) Leif Moeller makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2027
(8:03) Chase Walker misses 3-foot jumper.
(8:03) Joshua Hughes Block.
(7:59) Kaia Berridge Defensive Rebound.
(7:58) Leif Moeller misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:57) Illinois State Defensive Rebound.
(7:28) Foul on Kaia Berridge.
(7:28) Boden Skunberg misses free throw 1 of 3.
(7:28) Illinois State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:28) Boden Skunberg makes free throw 2 of 3.
2127
+1 (7:28) Boden Skunberg makes free throw 3 of 3.
2227
(7:16) Foul on Boden Skunberg.
(7:10) Foul on Boden Skunberg.
(7:02) Bryce Quinet bad pass turnover.
(7:02) Landon Wolf Steal.
(6:42) Jack Daugherty misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(6:39) Bryce Quinet Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:24) Kaia Berridge makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leif Moeller assists).
2230
(5:57) Jack Daugherty misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:55) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
(5:37) Leif Moeller bad pass turnover.
(5:37) Mason Klabo Steal.
(5:16) Chase Walker misses layup.
(5:16) AJ Casey Block.
(5:11) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:01) Bryce Quinet makes driving layup.
2232
(4:46) Chase Walker bad pass turnover.
(4:46) Kaia Berridge Steal.
+3 (4:18) Kaia Berridge makes 29-foot three point jumper.
2235
(3:58) Chase Walker misses layup.
(3:58) AJ Casey Block.
(3:53) Chase Walker Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:52) Chase Walker makes layup.
2435
(3:39) Foul on Chase Walker.
+1 (3:39) Bryce Quinet makes free throw 1 of 2.
2436
+1 (3:39) Bryce Quinet makes free throw 2 of 2.
2437
+3 (3:23) Landon Wolf makes 24-foot three point jumper (Johnny Kinziger assists).
2737
+2 (2:53) Bryce Quinet makes driving layup (Leif Moeller assists).
2739
(2:53) Foul on Mason Klabo.
+1 (2:53) Bryce Quinet makes free throw 1 of 1.
2740
(2:33) Ty Pence misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:30) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
(2:18) Alex Hemenway misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
(2:15) Cameron Barnes Defensive Rebound.
(2:09) Landon Wolf bad pass turnover.
+2 (1:50) Leif Moeller makes 20-foot step back jumpshot.
2742
+1 (1:23) Landon Moore makes free throw 1 of 2.
2842
(1:23) Foul on Joshua Hughes.
+1 (1:23) Landon Moore makes free throw 2 of 2.
2942
(1:05) Bryce Quinet misses layup.
(1:03) Landon Wolf Defensive Rebound.
(0:53) Landon Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:48) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:38) Leif Moeller makes 26-foot three point jumper (AJ Casey assists).
2945
+3 (0:01) Landon Moore makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ty Pence assists).
3245

2nd half

Team Stats

ILST

EVAN

80Points88

29-59(49.2%)Field Goal(%)29-51(56.9%)

12-29(41.4%)3-Point(%)14-21(66.7%)

10-14(71.4%)Free Throw(%)16-19(84.2%)

27(5)Rebounds(Offensive)28(2)

21Assists15

5Steals4

0Blocks8

7Turnovers7

15(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

9Largest Lead19

Game Details

Monday, February 9, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Ford Center · Evansville, IN

attendance: 3,059 (30.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: ILST -10.5

over/under: 137.5