Humrichous leads Evansville to 1st-round upset of Illinois State, 59-53
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) Ben Humrichous scored 15 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and his personal 8-2 run in the final eight minutes secured Evansville's wire-to-wire, 59-53 upset win over Illinois State in the first-round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Thursday night.
Evansville came into the tournament having lost its final seven games of the regular season and is the 10th tournament seed. The Purple Aces advance to face second-seeded Drake (25-6) in a second-round game Friday.
Evansville scored the first five points of the game and held a 25-21 lead at the break. Illinois State got within three points on a 3 by Johnny Kinziger with 11:10 left that made it 37-34. Chuck Bailey III scored at the basket to make it 39-34 and Humrichous hit two 3-pointers sandwiched around a pair of free throws during an 8-2 run that put the put the Purple Aces up by 11, 47-36 with 6:44 left.
Humrichous hit 4 of 16 from the field, including 3 of 12 from long range, and was 4-for-4 from the free throw line to lead Evansville (16-16). Yacine Toumi added 10 points and eight boards.
Myles Foster scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Illinois State (15-17). Kinziger added 12 points and nine rebounds and Malachi Poindexter added 10 points.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Ben Humrichous vs. Johnny Kinziger (Gage Bobe gains possession) | Â | |
19:41 | Â | Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:39 | Â | Dalton Banks defensive rebound | Â | |
19:23 | Â | Johnny Kinziger turnover (bad pass) (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. steals) | Â | |
19:05 | Â | Myles Foster blocks Antonio Thomas's two point layup | Â | |
19:03 | Â | Antonio Thomas offensive rebound | Â | |
18:58 | +3 | Gage Bobe makes three point jump shot (Yacine Toumi assists) | 3-0 | |
18:26 | Â | Kendall Lewis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:24 | Â | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
18:09 | +2 | Yacine Toumi makes two point jump shot | 5-0 | |
17:40 | Â | Myles Foster misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:38 | Â | Myles Foster offensive rebound | Â | |
17:38 | Â | Myles Foster misses two point layup | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Myles Foster offensive rebound | Â | |
17:34 | Â | Myles Foster misses two point layup | Â | |
17:32 | Â | Myles Foster offensive rebound | Â | |
17:30 | +2 | Myles Foster makes two point layup (Kendall Lewis assists) | 5-2 | |
17:13 | Â | Gage Bobe misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:11 | Â | Dalton Banks defensive rebound | Â | |
17:00 | Â | Yacine Toumi shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul) | Â | |
17:00 | +1 | Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-3 | |
17:00 | Â | Myles Foster misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
17:00 | Â | Yacine Toumi defensive rebound | Â | |
16:37 | Â | Myles Foster blocks Antonio Thomas's two point layup | Â | |
16:35 | Â | Antonio Thomas offensive rebound | Â | |
16:30 | Â | Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:28 | Â | Ben Humrichous offensive rebound | Â | |
16:24 | +2 | Antonio Thomas makes two point layup (Ben Humrichous assists) | 7-3 | |
16:04 | Â | Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:54 | Â | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:52 | Â | Kendall Lewis defensive rebound | Â | |
15:40 | +2 | Myles Foster makes two point hook shot (Kendall Lewis assists) | 7-5 | |
15:20 | Â | Yacine Toumi misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:18 | Â | Kendall Lewis defensive rebound | Â | |
15:05 | Â | Antonio Thomas blocks Dalton Banks's two point layup | Â | |
15:03 | Â | Yacine Toumi defensive rebound | Â | |
14:54 | Â | Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:52 | Â | Kendall Lewis defensive rebound | Â | |
14:43 | Â | Myles Foster turnover (carrying) | Â | |
14:43 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:21 | Â | Myles Foster blocks Yacine Toumi's two point jump shot | Â | |
14:19 | Â | Myles Foster defensive rebound | Â | |
13:58 | Â | Kendall Lewis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:56 | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â | |
13:29 | Â | Luke Kasubke shooting foul (Joshua Hughes draws the foul) | Â | |
13:29 | Â | Joshua Hughes misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
13:29 | +1 | Joshua Hughes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-5 | |
13:17 | Â | Malachi Poindexter misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:15 | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â | |
12:58 | Â | Malachi Poindexter personal foul (Cam Haffner draws the foul) | Â | |
12:53 | Â | Luke Kasubke blocks Joshua Hughes's three point jump shot | Â | |
12:51 | Â | Chase Walker defensive rebound | Â | |
12:45 | Â | Chase Walker offensive foul (Cam Haffner draws the foul) | Â | |
12:45 | Â | Chase Walker turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
12:33 | Â | Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:31 | Â | Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound | Â | |
12:21 | Â | Johnny Kinziger misses two point layup | Â | |
12:19 | Â | Yacine Toumi defensive rebound | Â | |
12:05 | +2 | Yacine Toumi makes two point jump shot | 10-5 | |
12:05 | Â | Chase Walker shooting foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul) | Â | |
12:05 | +1 | Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-5 | |
11:46 | +2 | Myles Foster makes two point layup | 11-7 | |
11:16 | Â | Tanner Cuff misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:14 | Â | Joshua Hughes offensive rebound | Â | |
11:12 | Â | Purple Aces 30 second timeout | Â | |
11:12 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:55 | Â | Chuck Bailey III turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Lieb steals) | Â | |
10:29 | +2 | Darius Burford makes two point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists) | 11-9 | |
10:06 | Â | Chuck Bailey III misses two point layup | Â | |
10:04 | Â | Tanner Cuff offensive rebound | Â | |
10:02 | +2 | Tanner Cuff makes two point layup | 13-9 | |
9:36 | Â | Tanner Cuff shooting foul (Brandon Lieb draws the foul) | Â | |
9:36 | +1 | Brandon Lieb makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-10 | |
9:36 | +1 | Brandon Lieb makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-11 | |
9:25 | Â | Myles Foster personal foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul) | Â | |
9:14 | Â | Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:12 | Â | Brandon Lieb defensive rebound | Â | |
8:53 | Â | Darius Burford misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Antonio Thomas defensive rebound | Â | |
8:36 | Â | Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:34 | Â | Ben Humrichous offensive rebound | Â | |
8:34 | Â | Luke Kasubke shooting foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul) | Â | |
8:34 | +1 | Ben Humrichous makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-11 | |
8:34 | +1 | Ben Humrichous makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-11 | |
8:05 | Â | Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:03 | Â | Gage Bobe defensive rebound | Â | |
7:53 | Â | Ben Humrichous misses two point layup | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Redbirds defensive rebound | Â | |
7:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:25 | Â | Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:23 | Â | Yacine Toumi defensive rebound | Â | |
7:04 | Â | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:02 | Â | Kendall Lewis defensive rebound | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Kendall Lewis misses two point hook shot | Â | |
6:42 | Â | Yacine Toumi defensive rebound | Â | |
6:33 | +3 | Gage Bobe makes three point jump shot (Ben Humrichous assists) | 18-11 | |
6:04 | Â | Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass) (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. steals) | Â | |
5:34 | Â | Antonio Thomas misses two point layup | Â | |
5:32 | Â | Myles Foster defensive rebound | Â | |
5:24 | +2 | Myles Foster makes two point layup (Malachi Poindexter assists) | 18-13 | |
5:00 | Â | Antonio Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:58 | Â | Dalton Banks defensive rebound | Â | |
4:51 | Â | Dalton Banks offensive foul (Antonio Thomas draws the foul) | Â | |
4:51 | Â | Dalton Banks turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
4:41 | Â | Ben Humrichous turnover (traveling) | Â | |
4:32 | Â | Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:30 | Â | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | Â | |
4:18 | Â | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
4:16 | Â | Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound | Â | |
4:06 | Â | Darius Burford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:04 | Â | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | Â | |
3:41 | +2 | Yacine Toumi makes two point layup (Ben Humrichous assists) | 20-13 | |
3:27 | Â | Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:25 | Â | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | Â | |
3:00 | Â | Gage Bobe misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:58 | Â | Kendall Lewis defensive rebound | Â | |
2:43 | Â | Myles Foster turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
2:42 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:30 | +2 | Cam Haffner makes two point jump shot (Joshua Hughes assists) | 22-13 | |
2:13 | Â | Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul) | Â | |
2:13 | +1 | Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-14 | |
2:13 | +1 | Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-15 | |
2:00 | Â | Cam Haffner turnover (bad pass) (Darius Burford steals) | Â | |
2:00 | Â | Cam Haffner personal foul (Darius Burford draws the foul) | Â | |
1:42 | +3 | Malachi Poindexter makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists) | 22-18 | |
1:09 | +3 | Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists) | 25-18 | |
0:52 | +2 | Myles Foster makes two point layup (Malachi Poindexter assists) | 25-20 | |
0:42 | Â | Johnny Kinziger personal foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul) | Â | |
0:42 | Â | Tanner Cuff misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
0:42 | Â | Redbirds defensive rebound | Â | |
0:26 | Â | Joshua Hughes personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul) | Â | |
0:08 | Â | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. shooting foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul) | Â | |
0:08 | +1 | Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-21 | |
0:08 | Â | Johnny Kinziger misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
0:08 | Â | Kendall Lewis offensive rebound | Â | |
0:04 | Â | Brandon Lieb turnover (bad pass) (Gage Bobe steals) | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |