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Illinois State 80, at Evansville 88

Monday, February 9, 2026 · Final · Missouri Valley

Missouri Valley 1 2 PTS

Illinois State Redbirds

23-13 · L1 · #93 (1498 ELO -36)

32 48 80

Evansville Purple Aces

7-25 · L2 · #273 (1093 ELO +36)

45 43 88

Ford Center · Evansville, IN

Attendance: 3,059

Officials: KB Burdett., Jeff Campbell, Marques Pettigrew

Evansville Upsets Illinois State in Missouri Valley Conference Matchup

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (Interstat) — In a stunning reversal of fortune and a dramatic departure from their season-long struggles, the Evansville Purple Aces delivered their most impressive performance of the year, upsetting the Illinois State Redbirds 88-80 in a Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball game Monday night at Ford Center. The victory, fueled by a career-high 28 points from sophomore forward AJ Casey, snapped a five-game losing streak for Evansville and handed Illinois State a costly defeat in its conference campaign. The Purple Aces, who entered the game with a 5-19 record and had lost 15 of their last 16 games,… Read more...

Top Statlines

AJ Casey EVAN 33m 28p 5r 3a 2b
Leif Moeller EVAN 40m 16p 10r 8a 2b
Landon Wolf ILST 32m 11p 9r 1a

Forecasting

ELO Probability ILST 82.6%

Spread ILST -9.5

Money Line EVAN +400/ILST -550

Over/Under 138 (Over)