ST. LOUIS – A season that saw the University of Evansville men's basketball team make one of the top turnarounds in Missouri Valley Conference history came to an end on Friday as Indiana State finished on a 7-0 run to defeat the Purple Aces by a 53-43 final in their Arch Madness meeting inside the Enterprise Center.
Evansville (9-16) saw a 7-game turnaround in its MVC record this season while finishing in the top five in the league for the first time since 2016. Friday's game was a one-possession game for most of the day before Indiana State (15-9) held the Aces scoreless over the final 5:54 of the contest before pulling away for the win.