Charleston Cougars vs. Evansville Purple Aces

FINAL

Nov 24, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
COFC	40	38	78
EVAN	29	30	59

Game Recap

Kalu scores 21 as Charleston beats Evansville 78-59. Martin Kalu had 21 points in Charleston's 78-59 victory over Evansville on Monday.

Player Stats

CHARLESTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Chol Machot	21	4-5	1-1	5-5	7	0	2	2	0	4	14
5Martin Kalu	36	5-13	5-10	6-8	7	0	1	0	2	0	21
1Chadlyn Traylor	26	2-7	1-4	1-2	1	5	0	0	1	2	6
0Jaxon Prunty	31	2-5	1-1	1-2	1	1	2	0	0	0	6
10Connor Hickman	30	6-13	2-4	2-2	8	3	1	0	3	0	16
15Will Mortimore	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2	0
32Christian Reeves	16	4-4	0-0	1-2	5	1	0	2	1	3	9
23Kendall Taylor	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Chris Davis Jr.	5	2-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4
33Joey Scarpitti	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Djordje Curcic	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
55Bryce Baker	23	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	3	2	2
TOTAL	-	26-5547.3%	10-2441.7%	16-2176.2%	36	11	7	4	11	14	78

EVANSVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Joshua Hughes	15	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
22Connor Turnbull	23	7-17	1-3	3-6	8	2	0	3	2	1	18
6Leif Moeller	29	2-6	1-3	0-0	2	1	2	0	2	0	5
1Keishon Porter	35	6-13	0-4	2-4	3	1	0	1	0	1	14
12Alex Hemenway	31	3-7	1-3	6-6	1	2	1	0	1	3	13
2James Dyson-Merwe	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
45Trent Hundley	25	2-5	1-3	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	5
23AJ Casey	22	0-1	0-1	2-2	3	1	0	0	1	2	2
0Bryce Quinet	14	0-4	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
9Kaia Berridge	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40Weston Aigner	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	21-5538.2%	4-1921.1%	13-1872.2%	20	10	3	4	10	15	59

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCOFCEVAN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Evansville.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Charleston.
(19:37) Connor Turnbull missed Jumper.
(19:35) Connor Hickman Defensive Rebound.
(19:29) Connor Hickman Turnover.
(19:29) Leif Moeller Steal.
(19:19) Keishon Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:16) Connor Hickman Defensive Rebound.
(18:49) Martin Kalu missed Layup.
(18:48) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
(18:47) Foul on Chol Machot.
+2 (18:30) Alex Hemenway made Layup. Assisted by Connor Turnbull.
02
(18:18) Jaxon Prunty missed Jumper.
(18:16) Keishon Porter Defensive Rebound.
(17:50) Leif Moeller Turnover.
(17:50) Martin Kalu Steal.
(17:44) Connor Hickman missed Layup.
(17:44) Keishon Porter Block.
(17:37) Chol Machot Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:37) Chol Machot made Two Point Tip Shot.
22
(17:20) Connor Turnbull missed Layup.
(17:17) Chol Machot Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:09) Jaxon Prunty made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chadlyn Traylor.
52
(16:43) Leif Moeller Turnover.
(16:43) Chol Machot Steal.
+3 (16:36) Martin Kalu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chadlyn Traylor.
82
(16:17) Foul on Chadlyn Traylor.
+1 (16:17) Alex Hemenway made Free Throw.
83
+1 (16:17) Alex Hemenway made Free Throw.
84
+1 (16:17) Alex Hemenway made Free Throw.
85
(16:03) Foul on Joshua Hughes.
(16:03) Bryce Baker Turnover.
(15:46) Leif Moeller missed Layup.
(15:46) Christian Reeves Block.
(15:43) Martin Kalu Defensive Rebound.
(15:39) Martin Kalu missed Layup.
(15:34) Christian Reeves Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:34) Christian Reeves made Two Point Tip Shot.
105
(15:06) Keishon Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:04) Jaxon Prunty Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:46) Christian Reeves made Layup.
125
(14:30) Keishon Porter missed Layup.
(14:30) Charleston Defensive Rebound.
(14:26) Connor Hickman missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:26) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
(14:26) James Dyson-Merwe Turnover.
(14:26) Jaxon Prunty Steal.
(13:43) Foul on Bryce Quinet.
(13:43) Jaxon Prunty missed Free Throw.
(13:43) Charleston Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:43) Jaxon Prunty made Free Throw.
135
(13:32) Foul on James Dyson-Merwe.
(13:32) James Dyson-Merwe Turnover.
+3 (13:12) Martin Kalu made Three Point Jumper.
165
(12:48) Bryce Quinet missed Jumper.
(12:46) Christian Reeves Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:37) Martin Kalu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaxon Prunty.
195
(12:22) Bryce Quinet missed Layup.
(12:22) Evansville Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:18) Trent Hundley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Quinet.
198
+2 (12:00) Connor Hickman made Jumper.
218
(11:39) Connor Turnbull Turnover.
(11:39) Chol Machot Steal.
(11:35) Martin Kalu missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:33) Bryce Baker Offensive Rebound.
(11:25) Connor Hickman missed Layup.
(11:25) Connor Turnbull Block.
(11:24) Charleston Offensive Rebound.
(11:15) Connor Hickman missed Jumper.
(11:13) Connor Hickman Offensive Rebound.
(11:12) Charleston Turnover.
(10:54) Connor Turnbull missed Layup.
(10:54) Chol Machot Block.
(10:51) Will Mortimore Defensive Rebound.
(10:45) Bryce Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:42) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:30) Connor Turnbull made Layup.
2110
+3 (10:12) Chadlyn Traylor made Three Point Jumper.
2410
(9:41) AJ Casey missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:38) Will Mortimore Defensive Rebound.
(9:22) Martin Kalu missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:16) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
(9:15) AJ Casey Turnover.
(9:15) Will Mortimore Steal.
+2 (9:12) Christian Reeves made Jumper.
2610
(8:42) Foul on Christian Reeves.
+1 (8:42) AJ Casey made Free Throw.
2611
+1 (8:42) AJ Casey made Free Throw.
2612
(8:20) Bryce Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:17) Trent Hundley Defensive Rebound.
(8:12) Foul on Chadlyn Traylor.
+2 (7:51) Joshua Hughes made Layup. Assisted by AJ Casey.
2614
(7:44) Chris Davis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:41) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:31) Alex Hemenway made Three Point Jumper.
2617
+2 (7:07) Chris Davis Jr. made Layup.
2817
(6:50) Trent Hundley missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:48) Connor Hickman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:39) Chris Davis Jr. made Layup.
3017
(6:15) Leif Moeller missed Layup.
(6:15) Christian Reeves Block.
(6:11) Christian Reeves Defensive Rebound.
(6:10) Bryce Baker Turnover.
(5:45) Alex Hemenway missed Layup.
(5:42) Christian Reeves Defensive Rebound.
(5:37) Foul on Alex Hemenway.
(5:22) Martin Kalu missed Layup.
(5:19) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
(5:15) Foul on Christian Reeves.
+1 (5:15) Keishon Porter made Free Throw.
3018
(5:15) Keishon Porter missed Free Throw.
(5:15) Chol Machot Defensive Rebound.
(4:52) Chris Davis Jr. Turnover.
(4:34) Connor Turnbull missed Layup.
(4:31) Chol Machot Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:24) Chol Machot made Layup. Assisted by Connor Hickman.
3218
+2 (4:00) Trent Hundley made Dunk. Assisted by Connor Turnbull.
3220
(3:52) Connor Hickman missed Layup.
(3:52) Connor Turnbull Block.
(3:50) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:37) Keishon Porter made Dunk. Assisted by Trent Hundley.
3222
(3:17) Foul on Joshua Hughes.
+1 (3:17) Chol Machot made Free Throw.
3322
+1 (3:17) Chol Machot made Free Throw.
3422
(3:01) Keishon Porter missed Jumper.
(2:58) Chol Machot Defensive Rebound.
(2:50) Djordje Curcic missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:48) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
(2:41) Trent Hundley missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:38) Chol Machot Defensive Rebound.
(2:27) Martin Kalu Turnover.
(2:27) Alex Hemenway Steal.
+2 (2:24) Alex Hemenway made Layup. Assisted by Trent Hundley.
3424
(2:24) Foul on Djordje Curcic.
+1 (2:24) Alex Hemenway made Free Throw.
3425
(2:03) Chol Machot missed Jumper.
(2:01) Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.
(1:46) Connor Turnbull missed Jumper.
(1:46) Chol Machot Block.
(1:42) Chadlyn Traylor Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:35) Connor Hickman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chadlyn Traylor.
3725
(1:12) Alex Hemenway missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:10) Martin Kalu Defensive Rebound.
(0:52) Foul on Chol Machot.
+1 (0:52) Connor Turnbull made Free Throw.
3726
+1 (0:52) Connor Turnbull made Free Throw.
3727
(0:35) Connor Hickman missed Layup.
(0:35) Evansville Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:34) Foul on Will Mortimore.
+1 (0:34) Alex Hemenway made Free Throw.
3728
+1 (0:34) Alex Hemenway made Free Throw.
3729
+3 (0:07) Connor Hickman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Reeves.
4029
(0:00) Keishon Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Evansville Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

COFC

EVAN

78Points59

26-55(47.3%)Field Goal(%)21-55(38.2%)

10-24(41.7%)3-Point(%)4-19(21.1%)

16-21(76.2%)Free Throw(%)13-18(72.2%)

42(8)Rebounds(Offensive)24(2)

11Assists10

7Steals3

4Blocks4

12Turnovers10

14(0)Fouls(Technical)15(1)

22Largest Lead2

Game Details

Monday, November 24, 2025 · 5:30 PM

Ford Center · Evansville, IN

capacity: 10,000