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Final · Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · Ford Center, Evansville, IN · attendance 6,322 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Evansville edged Southern Indiana 78-76

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Sat, Nov 7, 2026

Evansville edged Southern Indiana 78-76 at Ford Center.

Bryce Quinet led Evansville with 23 points and 7 assists. Afan Trnka had 22 points for Southern Indiana. Makuei Riek led all players with 10 rebounds for Evansville.

Southern Indiana covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 1.8 points.

Scoring · Evansville: Bryce Quinet 23, AJ Casey 19, Max Langenfeld 14, Caden Symons 9, Makuei Riek 6, James Dyson-Merwe 4, Aaron Gutman 3. Southern Indiana: Afan Trnka 22, Kaden Brown 17, Donovan Hunter 11, Josiah Dunham 7, Fredy-Salam Sylla 6, Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams 5, Ari Gooch 4, Didier Maleng 2, Johann Pautsch 1, Josh Smith 1.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

USI 68, EVAN 72model score

-3.8model spread (home)

139.2model total

1.8points off the final margin

UnderdogUSI +7.53.7 Won Under 143.54.3 Lost

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	-7.5	143.5	-340	270	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +2 (home) ATS USI covered Total 154 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
USI	2	0	1	same
EVAN	non-OVC team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	USI	EVAN
FG	25-66	25-64
FG%	38	39
3PT	12-35	15-39
3P%	34	38
FT	14-30	13-21
FT%	47	62
Rebounds	47	45
Offensive rebounds	13	10
Defensive rebounds	34	35
Assists	18	18
Steals	6	5
Blocks	2	7
Turnovers	8	9
Points off turnovers	6	13
Fast break points	14	13
Points in paint	22	20
Fouls	20	22
Largest lead	8	6
Possessions (est.)	75.2	73.0
Points per 100 possessions	101.0	106.9

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Kaden Brown G	43	17	5-15	5-10	2-4	1	6	1	0	0	0	1
Afan Trnka G	39	22	7-14	2-6	6-9	0	4	4	0	2	0	5
Josiah Dunham G	28	7	2-5	1-4	2-3	2	9	7	3	1	0	2
Fredy-Salam Sylla G	16	6	3-6	0-2	0-2	2	3	0	2	2	0	1
Johann Pautsch F	7	1	0-0	0-0	1-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams	26	5	2-3	0-0	1-2	2	8	1	2	0	2	2
Donovan Hunter	24	11	4-11	3-7	0-0	3	7	2	0	0	0	1
Josh Smith	16	1	0-3	0-0	1-2	0	1	2	0	0	0	4
Didier Maleng	7	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ari Gooch	7	4	1-3	1-2	1-2	1	4	1	0	1	0	3
Yesan Warren	6	0	0-1	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Alem Fejzic	5	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
LA Hayes	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maksym Hryshchuk	DNP
Malachi Knight	DNP

Evansville Purple Aces

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
AJ Casey F	42	19	5-12	4-8	5-8	0	8	4	1	2	2	2
Bryce Quinet G	39	23	7-19	2-9	7-8	1	2	7	1	0	3	5
Makuei Riek G	33	6	2-9	2-5	0-0	1	10	1	2	0	1	2
Max Langenfeld G	31	14	5-11	4-9	0-0	0	7	1	0	0	0	4
James Dyson-Merwe F	11	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	2	0	1	2
Caden Symons	31	9	3-8	3-6	0-1	4	6	5	1	2	0	3
Aaron Gutman	26	3	1-2	0-1	1-4	2	3	0	1	1	0	2
JR Kemm	7	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
Gustav Winther	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bryce Renn	DNP
Jake Genschaw	DNP
Yannick Pinas	DNP
David Nejezchleb	DNP
Luke Ellspermann	DNP
Rafayel Masumyan	DNP