Yarbrough scores 27, Illinois State defeats Evansville 78-70
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Milik Yarbrough scored 27 points and Illinois State held Evansville to three points in the final two minutes for a 78-70 victory on Saturday.
Matt Chastain scored 13 points for the Redbirds (11-8, 4-2 Missouri Valley), Zach Copeland had seven assists and Yarbrough collected eight rebounds.
Evansville (9-10, 3-3) fell to 8-3 at home. K.J. Riley scored 19 points with six assists and John Hall had 18 points with 11 rebounds.
After two free throws by Riley cut the Illinois State lead to 71-67, the Purple Aces went on to miss five 3-pointers and their only points were three free throws by Shea Freehan with 48 seconds remaining. Illinois State, which has won eight straight in the series, made 7-of-10 free throws to close out the victory. The game's last field goal was a 3-pointer by Evansville's John Hall with 2:36 to go.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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0.0 | End of period | |||
19:12 | Marty Hill missed layup, blocked by Phil Fayne | |||
13:20 | K.J. Riley missed layup, blocked by Phil Fayne | |||
10:55 | Shooting foul on Phil Fayne | |||
10:55 | K.J. Riley missed 1st of 2 free throws | |||
9:28 | Personal foul on Matt Hein | |||
9:06 | Offensive foul on Milik Yarbrough | |||
7:59 | Personal foul on Rey Idowu | |||
7:50 | +3 | Marty Hill made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Shamar Givance | 24-23 | |
6:09 | Shooting foul on Dainius Chatkevicius | |||
5:30 | Personal foul on Phil Fayne | |||
5:17 | Personal foul on Zach Copeland | |||
4:27 | Personal foul on Matt Hein | |||
4:13 | Shea Feehan missed 3-pt. jump shot, blocked by Zach Copeland | |||
2:54 | K.J. Riley missed layup | |||
2:52 | Defensive rebound by William Tinsley | |||
2:46 | Defensive rebound by John Hall | |||
2:46 | Personal foul on Zach Copeland | |||
2:46 | John Hall missed free throw | |||
2:03 | Shooting foul on Rey Idowu | |||
1:49 | Personal foul on Marty Hill |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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19:11 | Shooting foul on Matt Chastain | |||
18:16 | Personal foul on Keyshawn Evans | |||
18:01 | Shooting foul on Phil Fayne | |||
17:41 | Shooting foul on Marty Hill | |||
15:45 | Offensive foul on Rey Idowu | |||
15:27 | Offensive foul on Evan Kuhlman | |||
15:14 | Personal foul on K.J. Riley | |||
14:34 | Personal foul on Marty Hill | |||
13:42 | Shooting foul on Zach Copeland |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
Shooting foul on Zach Copeland | 13:42 |
Personal foul on Marty Hill | 14:34 |
Personal foul on K.J. Riley | 15:14 |
Offensive foul on Evan Kuhlman | 15:27 |
Offensive foul on Rey Idowu | 15:45 |
Shooting foul on Marty Hill | 17:41 |
Shooting foul on Phil Fayne | 18:01 |
Personal foul on Keyshawn Evans | 18:16 |
Shooting foul on Matt Chastain | 19:11 |
Personal foul on Marty Hill | 1:49 |
Shooting foul on Rey Idowu | 2:03 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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Illinois State 11-8 | 68.4 PPG | 37.6 RPG | 12.8 APG |
Evansville 9-10 | 69.8 PPG | 36.7 RPG | 12.3 APG |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |