Avila scores 21, Indiana St. beats Evansville in MVC tourney
AP
Mar 02, 2023
ST. LOUIS (AP) Robbie Avila had 21 points and Indiana State Sycamores beat Evansville Aces 97-58 on Thursday night in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
Avila shot 7 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free throw line for the Sycamores (21-11). Cooper Neese scored 19 points while going 7 of 9 (5 for 6 from distance), and added eight rebounds. Xavier Bledson was 6 of 9 shooting (2 for 4 from distance) to finish with 14 points.
The Purple Aces (5-27) were led by Kenny Strawbridge, who posted 12 points. Evansville also got nine points and four assists from Yacine Toumi. Chris Moncrief also had nine points and three steals.
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1st Half
EVAN
Aces
28
INST
Sycamores
46
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Gabe Spinelli vs. Jaden Schertz (Cameron Henry gains possession)
19:44
+2
Robbie Avila makes two point layup (Courvoisier McCauley assists)
0-2
19:25
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point turnaround jump shot
19:23
Cameron Henry defensive rebound
19:13
+3
Cameron Henry makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists)
0-5
18:49
Yacine Toumi misses three point jump shot
18:47
Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound
18:34
Yacine Toumi shooting foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul)
18:34
+1
Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-6
18:34
+1
Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-7
18:12
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
17:52
Courvoisier McCauley misses three point jump shot
17:50
Preston Phillips defensive rebound
17:34
Courvoisier McCauley shooting foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul)
17:34
+1
Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-7
17:34
Yacine Toumi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:34
Cooper Neese defensive rebound
17:09
+2
Julian Larry makes two point driving layup
1-9
16:52
+2
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Yacine Toumi assists)
3-9
16:36
Cameron Henry misses two point driving layup
16:34
Yacine Toumi defensive rebound
16:28
Gage Bobe misses three point jump shot
16:26
Cameron Henry defensive rebound
16:18
+3
Cooper Neese makes three point jump shot (Julian Larry assists)
3-12
16:00
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Henry steals)
15:59
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. personal foul
15:59
TV timeout
15:43
Cameron Henry misses three point jump shot
15:41
Purple Aces defensive rebound
15:18
+2
Preston Phillips makes two point layup (Gage Bobe assists)
5-12
15:18
Robbie Avila shooting foul (Preston Phillips draws the foul)
15:18
Preston Phillips misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:18
Cooper Neese defensive rebound
14:53
Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
14:51
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. defensive rebound
14:24
Preston Phillips misses two point jump shot
14:22
Preston Phillips offensive rebound
14:19
Marvin Coleman II misses three point jump shot
14:17
Cooper Neese defensive rebound
14:08
+2
Cameron Henry makes two point layup (Julian Larry assists)
5-14
13:58
+2
Marvin Coleman II makes two point hook shot
7-14
13:42
+3
Cameron Henry makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists)
7-17
13:21
Marvin Coleman II misses two point jump shot
13:19
Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound
13:08
+2
Robbie Avila makes two point layup (Cameron Henry assists)
7-19
12:42
Preston Phillips misses two point jump shot
12:40
Julian Larry defensive rebound
12:35
Julian Larry turnover (bad pass) (Yacine Toumi steals)
12:26
+2
Yacine Toumi makes two point jump shot
9-19
12:04
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. blocks Courvoisier McCauley's three point jump shot
12:02
Robbie Avila offensive rebound
11:57
+2
Robbie Avila makes two point layup
9-21
11:49
Julian Larry personal foul
11:49
TV timeout
11:33
Jayson Kent personal foul (Antoine Smith Jr. draws the foul)
11:19
Chris Moncrief misses three point jump shot
11:17
Cooper Neese defensive rebound
11:05
+3
Cooper Neese makes three point jump shot (Trenton Gibson assists)
9-24
10:48
Chris Moncrief misses two point jump shot
10:46
Cade McKnight defensive rebound
10:36
+3
Cooper Neese makes three point jump shot (Trenton Gibson assists)
9-27
10:14
+3
Gage Bobe makes three point jump shot (Preston Phillips assists)
12-27
10:01
Cooper Neese misses three point jump shot
9:59
Chris Moncrief defensive rebound
9:54
Chris Moncrief turnover (Trenton Gibson steals)
9:49
+2
Jayson Kent makes two point layup (Trenton Gibson assists)
12-29
9:33
Marvin Coleman II misses two point pullup jump shot
9:31
Jayson Kent defensive rebound
9:25
Gage Bobe blocks Trenton Gibson's two point layup
9:23
Chris Moncrief defensive rebound
9:19
Jayson Kent personal foul
9:01
Antoine Smith Jr. offensive foul
9:01
Antoine Smith Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
8:50
Cade McKnight misses three point jump shot
8:48
Marvin Coleman II defensive rebound
8:29
Xavier Bledson personal foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul)
8:24
+3
Antoine Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Chris Moncrief assists)
15-29
8:09
+2
Xavier Bledson makes two point layup (Cade McKnight assists)
15-31
7:37
Marvin Coleman II misses two point jump shot
7:35
Marvin Coleman II offensive rebound
7:32
Marvin Coleman II misses two point layup
7:28
Cade McKnight defensive rebound
7:26
Xavier Bledson misses three point jump shot
7:24
Trenton Gibson personal foul (Chris Moncrief draws the foul)
7:24
TV timeout
7:24
Chris Moncrief misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:24
Xavier Bledson defensive rebound
7:11
+2
Cade McKnight makes two point layup (Julian Larry assists)
15-33
7:01
Chris Moncrief misses two point running jump shot
6:59
Chris Moncrief offensive rebound
6:49
+2
Chris Moncrief makes two point putback layup
17-33
6:43
Courvoisier McCauley misses three point jump shot
6:41
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. defensive rebound
6:35
Cameron Henry shooting foul (Gabe Spinelli draws the foul)
6:35
Gabe Spinelli misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:35
+1
Gabe Spinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-33
6:11
+2
Julian Larry makes two point floating jump shot
18-35
5:48
+2
Chris Moncrief makes two point driving layup
20-35
5:34
Yacine Toumi blocks Robbie Avila's three point jump shot
5:32
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. defensive rebound
5:24
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Henry steals)
5:17
Cameron Henry turnover (Gabe Spinelli steals)
5:14
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:12
Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound
5:12
Antoine Smith Jr. personal foul
4:56
Cameron Henry misses two point layup
4:53
Preston Phillips personal foul
4:53
Preston Phillips personal foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul)
4:53
+1
Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-36
4:53
+1
Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-37
4:29
Preston Phillips misses three point jump shot
4:27
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. offensive rebound
4:19
+2
Gabe Spinelli makes two point hook shot (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. assists)
22-37
4:02
Julian Larry misses two point layup
4:00
Robbie Avila offensive rebound
3:59
TV timeout
3:44
+2
Robbie Avila makes two point turnaround jump shot (Cameron Henry assists)
22-39
3:30
Yacine Toumi misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:28
Cameron Henry defensive rebound
3:13
Cameron Henry misses two point driving layup
3:11
Yacine Toumi defensive rebound
3:02
+3
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes three point jump shot (Yacine Toumi assists)
25-39
2:48
Yacine Toumi personal foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul)
2:48
+1
Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-40
2:48
+1
Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-41
2:48
Sycamores 30 second timeout
2:30
Chris Moncrief misses two point turnaround jump shot
2:28
Xavier Bledson defensive rebound
2:04
+3
Cooper Neese makes three point stepback jump shot
25-44
1:37
+3
Chris Moncrief makes three point jump shot (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. assists)
28-44
1:15
+2
Robbie Avila makes two point layup (Julian Larry assists)
28-46
1:03
Chris Moncrief misses three point jump shot
1:01
Julian Larry defensive rebound
0:57
Julian Larry turnover (bad pass) (Chris Moncrief steals)
0:52
Marvin Coleman II turnover (bad pass)
0:45
Courvoisier McCauley misses three point jump shot
0:43
Gabe Spinelli defensive rebound
0:36
Purple Aces 30 second timeout
0:15
Preston Phillips misses two point jump shot
0:13
Preston Phillips offensive rebound
0:09
Preston Phillips misses two point jump shot
0:07
Sycamores defensive rebound
0:04
Julian Larry turnover (traveling)
0:02
Julian Larry blocks Marvin Coleman II's two point jump shot
0:00
Julian Larry defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
EVAN
Aces
30
INST
Sycamores
51
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:45
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot
19:43
Robbie Avila personal foul
19:27
Preston Phillips misses three point jump shot
19:25
Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound
19:06
Courvoisier McCauley misses three point jump shot
19:04
Yacine Toumi defensive rebound
18:53
Marvin Coleman II misses three point jump shot
18:51
Cameron Henry defensive rebound
18:39
+2
Cooper Neese makes two point jump shot (Cameron Henry assists)
28-48
18:18
+3
Gage Bobe makes three point jump shot (Yacine Toumi assists)
31-48
18:03
Courvoisier McCauley misses two point layup
18:01
Preston Phillips defensive rebound
17:43
Yacine Toumi misses two point pullup jump shot
17:41
Cameron Henry defensive rebound
17:35
+2
Cameron Henry makes two point driving layup
31-50
17:11
+2
Yacine Toumi makes two point jump shot
33-50
16:44
Cameron Henry turnover (bad pass) (Gage Bobe steals)
16:30
Chris Moncrief turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Henry steals)
16:19
+3
Cooper Neese makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists)
33-53
16:05
+3
Preston Phillips makes three point jump shot (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. assists)
36-53
15:38
+3
Robbie Avila makes three point jump shot
36-56
15:29
Marvin Coleman II misses two point layup
15:27
Cooper Neese defensive rebound
15:17
Julian Larry turnover (traveling)
15:17
TV timeout
15:00
+2
Gabe Spinelli makes two point jump shot (Preston Phillips assists)
38-56
14:39
Cooper Neese misses two point jump shot
14:37
Gabe Spinelli defensive rebound
14:19
Chris Moncrief misses three point jump shot
14:17
Julian Larry defensive rebound
14:05
+2
Xavier Bledson makes two point layup (Trenton Gibson assists)
38-58
13:51
Zach Hobbs shooting foul (Gabe Spinelli draws the foul)
13:51
+1
Gabe Spinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2
39-58
13:51
+1
Gabe Spinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-58
13:38
Zach Hobbs misses three point jump shot
13:36
Trenton Gibson offensive rebound
13:28
+2
Xavier Bledson makes two point driving layup (Robbie Avila assists)
40-60
13:16
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:14
Cooper Neese defensive rebound
13:04
Xavier Bledson misses two point reverse layup
13:02
Robbie Avila offensive rebound
12:48
+2
Robbie Avila makes two point jump shot
40-62
12:42
Gabe Spinelli misses two point jump shot
12:40
Cooper Neese defensive rebound
12:37
Zach Hobbs misses three point jump shot
12:35
Gage Bobe defensive rebound
12:24
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:22
Robbie Avila defensive rebound
12:06
+2
Cooper Neese makes two point driving layup (Xavier Bledson assists)
40-64
11:57
Purple Aces 30 second timeout
11:57
TV timeout
11:46
Xavier Bledson shooting foul (Antoine Smith Jr. draws the foul)
11:46
TV timeout
11:46
+1
Antoine Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3
41-64
11:46
+1
Antoine Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3
42-64
11:46
+1
Antoine Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3
43-64
11:34
+2
Cade McKnight makes two point reverse layup (Xavier Bledson assists)
43-66
11:14
Trenton Gibson shooting foul (Antoine Smith Jr. draws the foul)
11:14
Antoine Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:14
Antoine Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:14
Xavier Bledson defensive rebound
10:53
+3
Zach Hobbs makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bledson assists)
43-69
10:33
Gabe Spinelli misses two point jump shot
10:31
Cooper Neese defensive rebound
10:22
Xavier Bledson misses three point jump shot
10:20
Antoine Smith Jr. defensive rebound
10:10
Marvin Coleman II turnover
9:54
Zach Hobbs misses three point jump shot
9:52
Marvin Coleman II defensive rebound
9:44
Marvin Coleman II misses two point fadeaway jump shot
9:42
Jayson Kent defensive rebound
9:18
Jayson Kent misses two point layup
9:16
Purple Aces defensive rebound
8:57
Antoine Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass)
8:48
+2
Xavier Bledson makes two point jump shot (Trenton Gibson assists)
43-71
8:24
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:22
Zach Hobbs defensive rebound
8:02
+3
Xavier Bledson makes three point jump shot (Cade McKnight assists)
43-74
7:49
Cade McKnight blocks Kenny Strawbridge Jr.'s two point layup
7:47
Trenton Gibson defensive rebound
7:36
+3
Xavier Bledson makes three point jump shot (Trenton Gibson assists)
43-77
7:27
Jayson Kent personal foul
7:27
TV timeout
7:20
+3
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes three point jump shot (Gabe Spinelli assists)
46-77
6:59
+3
Zach Hobbs makes three point jump shot (Trenton Gibson assists)
