The No. 7 seed Illinois State Redbirds (15-16, 9-11 MVC) are taking on the No. 10 seed Evansville Purple Aces (15-16, 6-14 MVC) in the MVC tournament on Thursday at Enterprise Center, at 7:00 PM ET airing on ESPN+.
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Illinois State vs. Evansville Game Time and Odds
- Game Day: Thursday, March 7, 2024
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Arena: Enterprise Center
- Moneyline favorite: Illinois State (-151)
- Spread: Illinois State (-3)
- Total: 135.5
Illinois State vs. Evansville Statistics and Rankings
| Illinois State Rank | Illinois State Stat | Evansville Stat | Evansville Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327th | 66.9 | Points Scored | 72.4 | 219th |
| 70th | 67.9 | Points Allowed | 74.1 | 247th |
| 243rd | 12.4 | Assists | 13.3 | 157th |
| 144th | 10.9 | Turnovers | 11.1 | 162nd |
| 290th | 42.5% | Field Goal % | 45.3% | 137th |
| 234th | 44.6% | Field Goal % Allowed | 44.4% | 222nd |
Illinois State Leaders
- Myles Foster: 12.2 PTS, 8.1 REB, 1.6 AST, 0.6 STL, 0.7 BLK
- Dalton Banks: 8.6 PTS, 3.2 REB, 3.7 AST, 1.0 STL, 0.2 BLK
- Kendall Lewis: 8.7 PTS, 6.6 REB, 0.9 AST, 0.7 STL, 0.3 BLK
- Johnny Kinziger: 8.6 PTS, 2.2 REB, 1.8 AST, 0.8 STL, 0.2 BLK
- Malachi Poindexter: 8.5 PTS, 2.5 REB, 1.6 AST, 0.5 STL, 0.0 BLK
Evansville Leaders
- Yacine Toumi: 10.8 PTS, 6.3 REB, 1.5 AST, 0.7 STL, 0.5 BLK
- Kenny Strawbridge: 10.0 PTS, 3.9 REB, 2.6 AST, 1.7 STL, 0.1 BLK
- Ben Humrichous: 15.2 PTS, 4.5 REB, 1.8 AST, 0.7 STL, 1.0 BLK
- Tanner Cuff: 7.5 PTS, 4.0 REB, 2.3 AST, 0.9 STL, 0.2 BLK
- Joshua Hughes: 7.0 PTS, 4.3 REB, 1.1 AST, 0.4 STL, 1.2 BLK
Illinois State vs. Evansville Recent Trends
Illinois State
- Illinois State has a 5-5 record straight-up in its last 10 contests, while covering the spread six times in those games.
- Illinois State and its opponents have hit the over in six of those 10 games.
- The last 10 Illinois State games averaged 135.1 total points, 0.4 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
- Illinois State’s per-game scoring average over its past 10 games is 1.3 points higher than its season-long average.
Evansville
- Evansville has a 3-7 record straight-up in its past 10 matchups, while covering the spread five times in those games.
- The final scores of the past 10 Evansville games have surpassed the set total four times.
- Evansville’s past 10 outings have ended with an average of 145.0 points scored. That’s 9.5 more points than this contest’s over/under.
- Evansville’s per-game scoring average across its last 10 games is 70.2, 2.2 points lower than its season-long per-game average.
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