The Red Wolves improved to 2-0 at home and brought their overall record to 3-5 on the year. Evansville entered the game winners in four of their last five contests, but saw their record move to 4-4 with the setback.
Cockfield scored at least 20 points for the fourth consecutive outing and was joined in double figures by senior forward Tristin Walley, who finished with a season-high 14 points. The Red Wolves also got 24 points from its bench, and eight of their nine players who saw action contributed at least six points.
The majority of the first half was a back-and-forth battle as neither team led by more than six points over the initial 16 minutes, which featured eight lead changes and five ties.