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The Birds competed much better against Evansville than they had in the past few games. They played the Aces evenly for the first 15 minutes but took their final lead, 32-30, with less than 5 minutes to go before the Aces went on a 13-4 run to end the half and took a 43-36 halftime lead. Late in the second half ISU cut the lead to 2, 64-62, but Evansville answered with a 3 pointer after a timeout and were never threatened again.
ISU led the game in field goal %, 53%, and rebounding, 28-24, and committed only 15 turnovers, but the stat that won the game for Evansville was free throws where they hit 24 of 28 attempts to ISU's 9-14. Tarise Bryson led the Birds again with 18 points, Rich Beyers added 10 to go with a team high 6 rebounds. Shawn Jeppson had team highs of 5 assists and 3 steals while adding 7 points and 2 rebounds.
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Evansville 76, ILLINOIS STATE 69 |
