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Givance scores 22 as Evansville sweeps N. Iowa 70-64

AP
Jan 03, 2021

Evansville Aces, Ind. (AP) Shamar Givance scored a career-high 22 points, including key free throws with 23 seconds left, and Evansville defeated Northern Iowa Panthers 70-64 on Sunday, completing a weekend sweep of the Missouri Valley Conference preseason favorites.

Evan Kuhlman had 14 points for Evansville (5-5, 3-1). Jawaun Newton added 11 points and six rebounds. Samari Curtis had six rebounds.

Austin Phyfe had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Panthers (2-7, 1-3). Trae Berhow added 11 points and seven rebounds.

Berthow helped close a 12-point gap, scoring eight in a 16-11 run that brought Northern Iowa to within five, 67-62 with 1:21 left.

Evansville defeated Northern Iowa 65-61 on Saturday.

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1st Half
UNI
Panthers
25
EVAN
Aces
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Austin Phyfe vs. Jax Levitch (Panthers gains possession)
20:00	+2	Tywhon Pickford makes two point layup	2-0
19:17		Noah Frederking misses three point jump shot
19:15		Austin Phyfe defensive rebound
19:04		Austin Phyfe misses two point hook shot
19:02		Purple Aces defensive rebound
18:35		Jax Levitch misses three point jump shot
18:33		Austin Phyfe defensive rebound
18:21		Nate Heise misses two point driving layup
18:19		Jax Levitch defensive rebound
18:08	+2	Jawaun Newton makes two point driving layup	2-2
17:43		Bowen Born misses two point floating jump shot
17:41		Jawaun Newton defensive rebound
17:30		Trae Berhow shooting foul (Shamar Givance draws the foul)
17:30	+1	Shamar Givance makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-3
17:30	+1	Shamar Givance makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-4
17:12		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
17:10		Bowen Born offensive rebound
16:58	+3	Bowen Born makes three point jump shot (Nate Heise assists)	5-4
16:31		Austin Phyfe blocks Jax Levitch's two point reverse layup
16:29		Jax Levitch offensive rebound
16:25		Official timeout
16:25		TV timeout
16:12		Shamar Givance misses two point pullup jump shot
16:10		Bowen Born defensive rebound
16:01		Trae Berhow turnover (bad pass) (Evan Kuhlman steals)
15:46		Evan Kuhlman misses two point jump shot
15:44		Noah Carter defensive rebound
15:33		Trae Berhow misses two point driving layup
15:31		Evan Kuhlman defensive rebound
15:19		Jax Levitch misses three point jump shot
15:17		Cole Henry defensive rebound
15:10		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
15:08		Jawaun Newton defensive rebound
14:39		Shamar Givance turnover (lost ball) (Bowen Born steals)
14:25		Jawaun Newton personal foul (Noah Carter draws the foul)
14:19		Noah Carter misses two point layup
14:17		Iyen Enaruna defensive rebound
14:03	+3	Shamar Givance makes three point jump shot (Jawaun Newton assists)	5-7
13:48		Trae Berhow turnover (double dribble)
13:28	+3	Samari Curtis makes three point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)	5-10
13:17		Trae Berhow misses three point jump shot
13:15		Purple Aces defensive rebound
12:50		Jawaun Newton misses three point step back jump shot
12:48		Noah Carter defensive rebound
12:31		Goanar Mar misses two point turnaround jump shot
12:29		Samari Curtis defensive rebound
12:15		Samari Curtis turnover (bad pass)
12:02		James Betz misses two point jump shot
12:00		Goanar Mar offensive rebound
11:49		Trae Berhow misses two point pullup jump shot
11:47		Samari Curtis defensive rebound
11:32	+3	Noah Frederking makes three point jump shot (Jawaun Newton assists)	5-13
11:29		Panthers 30 second timeout
11:29		TV timeout
11:13	+2	Austin Phyfe makes two point driving layup	7-13
10:46		Samari Curtis misses three point step back jump shot
10:44		Bowen Born defensive rebound
10:35	+2	Noah Carter makes two point driving layup	9-13
10:22		Shamar Givance misses three point jump shot
10:20		Tywhon Pickford defensive rebound
10:07		Samari Curtis shooting foul (Austin Phyfe draws the foul)
10:07	+1	Austin Phyfe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-13
10:07		Austin Phyfe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:07		Samari Curtis defensive rebound
9:41		Evan Kuhlman misses two point layup
9:39		Iyen Enaruna offensive rebound
9:36		Purple Aces turnover (shot clock violation)
9:27	+3	Noah Carter makes three point jump shot (Bowen Born assists)	13-13
9:12		Samari Curtis turnover (lost ball) (Tywhon Pickford steals)
9:03		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
9:01		Austin Phyfe offensive rebound
8:56		Austin Phyfe misses two point putback layup
8:54		Shamar Givance defensive rebound
8:56		Austin Phyfe personal foul (Shamar Givance draws the foul)
8:39	+2	Evan Kuhlman makes two point jump shot	13-15
8:26	+2	Nate Heise makes two point turnaround hook shot	15-15
8:11	+3	Evan Kuhlman makes three point jump shot (Noah Frederking assists)	15-18
7:58		Shamar Givance shooting foul (Bowen Born draws the foul)
7:58		TV timeout
7:56		Noah Carter misses three point jump shot
7:54		Panthers offensive rebound
7:47	+2	Austin Phyfe makes two point layup	17-18
7:24		Jax Levitch misses three point jump shot
7:22		Austin Phyfe defensive rebound
6:56	+3	Bowen Born makes three point jump shot (Tywhon Pickford assists)	20-18
6:31	+3	Shamar Givance makes three point jump shot (Samari Curtis assists)	20-21
6:12		Nate Heise turnover (bad pass) (Jawaun Newton steals)
6:06	+2	Jawaun Newton makes two point driving layup	20-23
5:36		James Betz misses three point jump shot
5:34		Samari Curtis defensive rebound
5:15		Tywhon Pickford blocks Shamar Givance's two point driving layup
5:13		Jawaun Newton offensive rebound
5:07	+2	Shamar Givance makes two point layup	20-25
4:48		Nate Heise turnover (out of bounds)
4:24		Shamar Givance turnover (traveling)
4:15		Bowen Born misses three point pullup jump shot
4:13		Samari Curtis defensive rebound
4:00	+3	Jax Levitch makes three point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)	20-28
3:56		Panthers 30 second timeout
3:56		TV timeout
3:36		Noah Carter misses two point pullup jump shot
3:34		Jawaun Newton defensive rebound
3:05	+2	Samari Curtis makes two point layup (Iyen Enaruna assists)	20-30
2:54		Panthers turnover (5-second violation)
2:30		Noah Frederking misses two point pullup jump shot
2:28		Iyen Enaruna offensive rebound
2:24	+2	Iyen Enaruna makes two point tip shot	20-32
2:24		Panthers 30 second timeout
2:15		Trae Berhow misses two point jump shot
2:13		Evan Kuhlman defensive rebound
2:01		Noah Frederking misses three point jump shot
1:59		Trae Berhow defensive rebound
1:45	+3	Trae Berhow makes three point jump shot (Austin Phyfe assists)	23-32
1:16		Noah Frederking misses three point jump shot
1:14		Jawaun Newton offensive rebound
1:09	+2	Jawaun Newton makes two point putback layup	23-34
0:58		Trae Berhow misses two point jump shot
0:56		Samari Curtis defensive rebound
0:48		Nate Heise shooting foul (Shamar Givance draws the foul)
0:48	+1	Shamar Givance makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-35
0:48		Shamar Givance misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:48		Austin Phyfe defensive rebound
0:36		Trae Berhow misses two point floating jump shot
0:34		Goanar Mar offensive rebound
0:29	+2	Goanar Mar makes two point putback layup	25-35
0:01		Samari Curtis misses three point jump shot
0:00		Panthers defensive rebound

2nd Half
UNI
Panthers
39
EVAN
Aces
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Austin Phyfe turnover (lost ball) (Jax Levitch steals)
20:00		Jawaun Newton misses three point pullup jump shot
19:58		Bowen Born defensive rebound
20:00		Bowen Born misses two point layup
19:58		Evan Kuhlman defensive rebound
18:42		Noah Frederking misses three point jump shot
18:40		Tywhon Pickford defensive rebound
18:27	+2	Austin Phyfe makes two point layup (Tywhon Pickford assists)	27-35
18:07	+3	Noah Frederking makes three point jump shot (Jax Levitch assists)	27-38
17:49		Shamar Givance personal foul (Trae Berhow draws the foul)
17:45		Nate Heise turnover (bad pass) (Noah Frederking steals)
17:14		Official timeout
17:14		Purple Aces turnover (shot clock violation)
17:07		Trae Berhow turnover (bad pass)
16:59	+2	Shamar Givance makes two point driving layup	27-40
16:44		Bowen Born misses three point jump shot
16:42		Noah Frederking defensive rebound
16:16		Jax Levitch misses three point jump shot
16:14		Trae Berhow defensive rebound
16:02		Trae Berhow offensive foul (Jawaun Newton draws the foul)
16:02		Trae Berhow turnover
15:57		Shamar Givance turnover (bad pass) (Trae Berhow steals)
15:57		Jawaun Newton personal foul (Trae Berhow draws the foul)
15:57		TV timeout
15:42		Austin Phyfe misses two point layup
15:40		Evan Kuhlman defensive rebound
15:21		Evan Kuhlman misses three point jump shot
15:19		Nate Heise defensive rebound
15:06		Tywhon Pickford misses two point driving layup
15:04		Austin Phyfe offensive rebound
14:58	+2	Austin Phyfe makes two point tip shot	29-40
14:46		Noah Frederking misses three point jump shot
14:44		Nate Heise defensive rebound
14:35		Noah Carter misses three point jump shot
14:33		Jawaun Newton defensive rebound
14:07		Evan Kuhlman misses three point jump shot
14:05		Trae Berhow defensive rebound
13:49		Austin Phyfe offensive foul (Evan Kuhlman draws the foul)
13:49		Austin Phyfe turnover
13:49		Ben Jacobson technical foul
13:49	+1	Shamar Givance makes technical free throw 1 of 2	29-41
13:49	+1	Shamar Givance makes technical free throw 2 of 2	29-42
13:37	+3	Shamar Givance makes three point jump shot	29-45
13:17		Jax Levitch shooting foul (Tywhon Pickford draws the foul)
13:17	+1	Tywhon Pickford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-45
13:17	+1	Tywhon Pickford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-45
12:52	+2	Iyen Enaruna makes two point layup	31-47
12:38		Shamar Givance shooting foul (Bowen Born draws the foul)
12:38		Bowen Born misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:38	+1	Bowen Born makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-47
12:14		Iyen Enaruna misses two point step back jump shot
12:12		Nate Heise defensive rebound
11:55	+3	Nate Heise makes three point jump shot (Austin Phyfe assists)	35-47
11:29		Tywhon Pickford shooting foul (Samari Curtis draws the foul)
11:29		TV timeout
11:29		Samari Curtis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:29	+1	Samari Curtis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-48
11:18	+2	Nate Heise makes two point driving layup	37-48
10:48		Samari Curtis misses three point jump shot
10:46		Austin Phyfe defensive rebound
10:29		Austin Phyfe misses two point hook shot
10:27		Tywhon Pickford offensive rebound
10:26		Iyen Enaruna shooting foul (Tywhon Pickford draws the foul)
10:26	+1	Tywhon Pickford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-48
10:26	+1	Tywhon Pickford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-48
10:08		Samari Curtis misses two point driving layup
10:06		Tywhon Pickford defensive rebound
9:57		Evan Kuhlman blocks Tywhon Pickford's two point layup
9:55		Shamar Givance defensive rebound
9:42		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
9:27		Jax Levitch misses three point step back jump shot
9:25		Noah Frederking offensive rebound
9:08	+2	Shamar Givance makes two point driving layup	39-50
8:48	+2	Austin Phyfe makes two point hook shot	41-50
8:20		Austin Phyfe shooting foul (Samari Curtis draws the foul)
8:20	+1	Samari Curtis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-51
8:20		Samari Curtis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:20		Austin Phyfe defensive rebound
8:01	+2	Tywhon Pickford makes two point layup	43-51
8:01		Shamar Givance shooting foul (Tywhon Pickford draws the foul)
7:35	+1	Tywhon Pickford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-51
7:35	+2	Samari Curtis makes two point pullup jump shot	44-53
7:16	+2	Austin Phyfe makes two point layup	46-53
6:54		Tywhon Pickford personal foul (Samari Curtis draws the foul)
6:54		TV timeout
6:47	+3	Evan Kuhlman makes three point jump shot (Jawaun Newton assists)	46-56
6:31		Evan Kuhlman personal foul (Austin Phyfe draws the foul)
6:31		Austin Phyfe misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:31		Evan Kuhlman defensive rebound
6:02	+2	Jawaun Newton makes two point finger roll layup	46-58
5:44	+2	Noah Carter makes two point layup	48-58
5:07		Purple Aces turnover (shot clock violation)
4:52	+2	Nate Heise makes two point layup	50-58
4:31		Samari Curtis misses three point jump shot
4:29		Trae Berhow defensive rebound
4:16	+2	Austin Phyfe makes two point layup	52-58
3:44		Noah Frederking misses three point jump shot
3:42		Trae Berhow defensive rebound
3:27		Austin Phyfe misses two point layup
3:25		Trae Berhow offensive rebound
3:21	+3	Trae Berhow makes three point jump shot	55-58
3:04	+3	Evan Kuhlman makes three point jump shot (Jawaun Newton assists)	55-61
2:46	+3	Trae Berhow makes three point jump shot (Austin Phyfe assists)	58-61
2:26	+3	Evan Kuhlman makes three point jump shot (Jawaun Newton assists)	58-64
2:04	+2	Austin Phyfe makes two point turnaround hook shot	60-64
1:59		Panthers 60 second timeout
1:39	+3	Jawaun Newton makes three point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)	60-67
1:21	+2	Trae Berhow makes two point finger roll layup	62-67
0:48		Nate Heise shooting foul (Noah Frederking draws the foul)
0:48	+1	Noah Frederking makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-68
0:48		Noah Frederking misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:48		Austin Phyfe defensive rebound
0:39		Tywhon Pickford misses two point layup
0:37		Noah Frederking defensive rebound
0:24		Trae Berhow personal foul (Shamar Givance draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Shamar Givance makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-69
0:24	+1	Shamar Givance makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-70
0:17		Trae Berhow misses three point jump shot
0:15		Noah Carter offensive rebound
0:12		Noah Carter misses three point jump shot
0:10		Trae Berhow offensive rebound
0:08		Trae Berhow misses two point putback layup
0:06		Austin Phyfe offensive rebound
0:06	+2	Austin Phyfe makes two point putback layup	64-70
0:00		End of period

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Austin Phyfe makes two point putback layup