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Humrichous leads Evansville to 1st-round upset of Illinois State, 59-53

AP
Mar 07, 2024

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) Ben Humrichous scored 15 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and his personal 8-2 run in the final eight minutes secured Evansville Aces's wire-to-wire, 59-53 upset win over Illinois State Redbirds in the first-round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Thursday night.

Evansville came into the tournament having lost its final seven games of the regular season and is the 10th tournament seed. The Purple Aces advance to face second-seeded Drake (25-6) in a second-round game Friday.

Evansville scored the first five points of the game and held a 25-21 lead at the break. Illinois State got within three points on a 3 by Johnny Kinziger with 11:10 left that made it 37-34. Chuck Bailey III scored at the basket to make it 39-34 and Humrichous hit two 3-pointers sandwiched around a pair of free throws during an 8-2 run that put the put the Purple Aces up by 11, 47-36 with 6:44 left.

Humrichous hit 4 of 16 from the field, including 3 of 12 from long range, and was 4-for-4 from the free throw line to lead Evansville (16-16). Yacine Toumi added 10 points and eight boards.

Myles Foster scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Illinois State (15-17). Kinziger added 12 points and nine rebounds and Malachi Poindexter added 10 points.

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1st Half
EVAN
Aces
25
ILST
Redbirds
21

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ben Humrichous vs. Johnny Kinziger (Gage Bobe gains possession)
19:41		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
19:39		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
19:23		Johnny Kinziger turnover (bad pass) (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. steals)
19:05		Myles Foster blocks Antonio Thomas's two point layup
19:03		Antonio Thomas offensive rebound
18:58	+3	Gage Bobe makes three point jump shot (Yacine Toumi assists)	3-0
18:26		Kendall Lewis misses three point jump shot
18:24		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. defensive rebound
18:09	+2	Yacine Toumi makes two point jump shot	5-0
17:40		Myles Foster misses two point jump shot
17:38		Myles Foster offensive rebound
17:38		Myles Foster misses two point layup
17:36		Myles Foster offensive rebound
17:34		Myles Foster misses two point layup
17:32		Myles Foster offensive rebound
17:30	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Kendall Lewis assists)	5-2
17:13		Gage Bobe misses three point jump shot
17:11		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
17:00		Yacine Toumi shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
17:00	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-3
17:00		Myles Foster misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:00		Yacine Toumi defensive rebound
16:37		Myles Foster blocks Antonio Thomas's two point layup
16:35		Antonio Thomas offensive rebound
16:30		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
16:28		Ben Humrichous offensive rebound
16:24	+2	Antonio Thomas makes two point layup (Ben Humrichous assists)	7-3
16:04		Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass)
15:54		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:52		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
15:40	+2	Myles Foster makes two point hook shot (Kendall Lewis assists)	7-5
15:20		Yacine Toumi misses three point jump shot
15:18		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
15:05		Antonio Thomas blocks Dalton Banks's two point layup
15:03		Yacine Toumi defensive rebound
14:54		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
14:52		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
14:43		Myles Foster turnover (carrying)
14:43		TV timeout
14:21		Myles Foster blocks Yacine Toumi's two point jump shot
14:19		Myles Foster defensive rebound
13:58		Kendall Lewis misses three point jump shot
13:56		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
13:29		Luke Kasubke shooting foul (Joshua Hughes draws the foul)
13:29		Joshua Hughes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:29	+1	Joshua Hughes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-5
13:17		Malachi Poindexter misses two point jump shot
13:15		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
12:58		Malachi Poindexter personal foul (Cam Haffner draws the foul)
12:53		Luke Kasubke blocks Joshua Hughes's three point jump shot
12:51		Chase Walker defensive rebound
12:45		Chase Walker offensive foul (Cam Haffner draws the foul)
12:45		Chase Walker turnover (offensive foul)
12:33		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
12:31		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
12:21		Johnny Kinziger misses two point layup
12:19		Yacine Toumi defensive rebound
12:05	+2	Yacine Toumi makes two point jump shot	10-5
12:05		Chase Walker shooting foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul)
12:05	+1	Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-5
11:46	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup	11-7
11:16		Tanner Cuff misses three point jump shot
11:14		Joshua Hughes offensive rebound
11:12		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
11:12		TV timeout
10:55		Chuck Bailey III turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Lieb steals)
10:29	+2	Darius Burford makes two point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)	11-9
10:06		Chuck Bailey III misses two point layup
10:04		Tanner Cuff offensive rebound
10:02	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point layup	13-9
9:36		Tanner Cuff shooting foul (Brandon Lieb draws the foul)
9:36	+1	Brandon Lieb makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-10
9:36	+1	Brandon Lieb makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-11
9:25		Myles Foster personal foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul)
9:14		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
9:12		Brandon Lieb defensive rebound
8:53		Darius Burford misses two point jump shot
8:51		Antonio Thomas defensive rebound
8:36		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
8:34		Ben Humrichous offensive rebound
8:34		Luke Kasubke shooting foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul)
8:34	+1	Ben Humrichous makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-11
8:34	+1	Ben Humrichous makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-11
8:05		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
8:03		Gage Bobe defensive rebound
7:53		Ben Humrichous misses two point layup
7:51		Redbirds defensive rebound
7:50		TV timeout
7:25		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
7:23		Yacine Toumi defensive rebound
7:04		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:02		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
6:44		Kendall Lewis misses two point hook shot
6:42		Yacine Toumi defensive rebound
6:33	+3	Gage Bobe makes three point jump shot (Ben Humrichous assists)	18-11
6:04		Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass) (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. steals)
5:34		Antonio Thomas misses two point layup
5:32		Myles Foster defensive rebound
5:24	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Malachi Poindexter assists)	18-13
5:00		Antonio Thomas misses three point jump shot
4:58		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
4:51		Dalton Banks offensive foul (Antonio Thomas draws the foul)
4:51		Dalton Banks turnover (offensive foul)
4:41		Ben Humrichous turnover (traveling)
4:32		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
4:30		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
4:18		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point layup
4:16		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
4:06		Darius Burford misses three point jump shot
4:04		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
3:41	+2	Yacine Toumi makes two point layup (Ben Humrichous assists)	20-13
3:27		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
3:25		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
3:00		Gage Bobe misses three point jump shot
2:58		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
2:43		Myles Foster turnover (lost ball)
2:42		TV timeout
2:30	+2	Cam Haffner makes two point jump shot (Joshua Hughes assists)	22-13
2:13		Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
2:13	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-14
2:13	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-15
2:00		Cam Haffner turnover (bad pass) (Darius Burford steals)
2:00		Cam Haffner personal foul (Darius Burford draws the foul)
1:42	+3	Malachi Poindexter makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)	22-18
1:09	+3	Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	25-18
0:52	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Malachi Poindexter assists)	25-20
0:42		Johnny Kinziger personal foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
0:42		Tanner Cuff misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:42		Redbirds defensive rebound
0:26		Joshua Hughes personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
0:08		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. shooting foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-21
0:08		Johnny Kinziger misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:08		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
0:04		Brandon Lieb turnover (bad pass) (Gage Bobe steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
EVAN
Aces
34
ILST
Redbirds
32

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Johnny Kinziger turnover (bad pass) (Yacine Toumi steals)
19:27		Antonio Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Dalton Banks steals)
19:00		Malachi Poindexter misses two point jump shot
18:58		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
18:47	+3	Antonio Thomas makes three point jump shot (Gage Bobe assists)	28-21
18:20		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
18:18		Yacine Toumi defensive rebound
18:03		Ben Humrichous misses two point jump shot
18:01		Myles Foster defensive rebound
17:44	+3	Malachi Poindexter makes three point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)	28-24
17:28		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:26		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
17:16		Yacine Toumi personal foul (Malachi Poindexter draws the foul)
17:05	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point jump shot	28-26
16:51		Kendall Lewis shooting foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul)
16:51	+1	Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-26
16:51	+1	Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-26
16:37		Yacine Toumi personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
16:36		Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass) (Gage Bobe steals)
16:29	+3	Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Antonio Thomas assists)	33-26
15:55		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. shooting foul (Dalton Banks draws the foul)
15:55		TV timeout
15:55	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-27
15:55		Dalton Banks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:55		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
15:32		Antonio Thomas misses two point jump shot
15:30		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
15:19		Malachi Poindexter turnover (bad pass) (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. steals)
15:09		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
15:07		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
14:47		Johnny Kinziger turnover (lost ball) (Gage Bobe steals)
14:30		Malachi Poindexter personal foul (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. draws the foul)
14:19	+2	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes two point layup (Ben Humrichous assists)	35-27
14:02		Joshua Hughes personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
13:53		Joshua Hughes personal foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
13:44		Darius Burford misses two point layup
13:42		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
13:31		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
13:29		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. offensive rebound
13:25		Gage Bobe misses three point jump shot
13:23		Ben Humrichous offensive rebound
13:21		Ben Humrichous misses two point layup
13:19		Ben Humrichous offensive rebound
13:16	+2	Ben Humrichous makes two point layup	37-27
12:52	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Kendall Lewis assists)	37-29
12:22		Yacine Toumi misses two point layup
12:22		Yacine Toumi offensive rebound
12:22		Yacine Toumi misses two point layup
12:20		Purple Aces offensive rebound
12:15		Kendall Lewis blocks Kenny Strawbridge Jr.'s two point jump shot
12:13		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
12:01	+2	Darius Burford makes two point jump shot (Myles Foster assists)	37-31
11:39		Yacine Toumi misses three point jump shot
11:37		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
11:16		Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
11:14		Myles Foster offensive rebound
11:10	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Myles Foster assists)	37-34
11:09		Redbirds 30 second timeout
11:09		TV timeout
10:46		Cam Haffner misses two point jump shot
10:44		Chuck Bailey III offensive rebound
10:42	+2	Chuck Bailey III makes two point layup	39-34
10:22		Luke Kasubke misses two point jump shot
10:20		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
10:18		TV timeout
9:50		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
9:48		Cam Haffner offensive rebound
9:41		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
9:39		Redbirds defensive rebound
9:14		Myles Foster misses two point jump shot
9:12		Johnny Kinziger offensive rebound
9:08		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
9:06		Purple Aces defensive rebound
8:53		Cam Haffner misses two point jump shot
8:51		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
8:51		Cam Haffner personal foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
8:28		Darius Burford misses two point jump shot
8:26		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
8:01	+3	Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Chuck Bailey III assists)	42-34
7:41		Kendall Lewis misses three point jump shot
7:39		Chuck Bailey III defensive rebound
7:31		Darius Burford shooting foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul)
7:31		TV timeout
7:31	+1	Ben Humrichous makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-34
7:31	+1	Ben Humrichous makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-34
7:20		Yacine Toumi personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
7:20		Myles Foster misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:20		Purple Aces defensive rebound
7:04		Malachi Poindexter personal foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul)
7:03		Chuck Bailey III turnover (bad pass) (Myles Foster steals)
7:00	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup	44-36
7:00		Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
7:00		Myles Foster misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:00		Sekou Kalle defensive rebound
6:44	+3	Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Chuck Bailey III assists)	47-36
6:25		Cam Haffner personal foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul)
6:25	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-37
6:25	+1	Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-38
6:13		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
6:11		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
6:01	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Myles Foster assists)	47-41
5:33		Chuck Bailey III misses three point jump shot
5:31		Tanner Cuff offensive rebound
5:19		Tanner Cuff misses three point jump shot
5:17		Brandon Lieb defensive rebound
4:58		Sekou Kalle personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
4:58	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-42
4:58		Myles Foster misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:58		Myles Foster offensive rebound
4:37	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point layup (Malachi Poindexter assists)	47-44
4:18	+2	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes two point jump shot	49-44
4:17		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
4:17		TV timeout
3:54		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
3:52		Redbirds offensive rebound
3:35		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
3:33		Malachi Poindexter offensive rebound
3:28		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
3:26		Purple Aces defensive rebound
3:26		Brandon Lieb personal foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul)
3:11		Myles Foster personal foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul)
3:02	+2	Antonio Thomas makes two point layup	51-44
2:44		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. personal foul (Malachi Poindexter draws the foul)
2:44	+1	Malachi Poindexter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-45
2:44	+1	Malachi Poindexter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-46
2:13		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
2:11		Redbirds defensive rebound
2:07		Purple Aces turnover
2:04	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot	51-49
1:30	+2	Gage Bobe makes two point layup (Ben Humrichous assists)	53-49
1:03		Myles Foster misses two point hook shot
1:01		Redbirds offensive rebound
0:51	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Johnny Kinziger assists)	53-51
0:37		Myles Foster personal foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-51
0:37	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-51
0:36		Kendall Lewis personal foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-51
0:36		Tanner Cuff misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:36		Myles Foster defensive rebound
0:25		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
0:23		Purple Aces defensive rebound
0:20		Kendall Lewis personal foul (Antonio Thomas draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Antonio Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-51
0:20	+1	Antonio Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-51
0:12		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
0:10		Yacine Toumi defensive rebound
0:08		Luke Kasubke personal foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul)
0:08		Yacine Toumi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:08	+1	Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-51
0:02	+2	Malachi Poindexter makes two point layup	59-53
0:00		End of period

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Malachi Poindexter makes two point layup