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Northern Iowa Panthers vs Evansville Purple Aces

College Basketball
62-48
Final
Ford Center

Lead tracker

UNI leadsBiggest lead UNI 20, EVAN 0
H1H2
EVAN leads
Team1H2HT
UNI342862
EVAN183048

Who won: Northern Iowa 62-48

The Northern Iowa Panthers beat the Evansville Purple Aces 62-48 on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at Ford Center. The Northern Iowa outscored the Evansville 34-18 in the 1st half. Ben Schwieger led the Northern Iowa in points (14). AJ Casey led the Evansville in points (17).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.5AJ CaseyF
  2. 27.1Ben SchwiegerF
  3. 37.0Leif MoellerG
  4. 46.3Max WeisbrodG
  5. 56.1Ismael DioufF
  6. 66.0Leon Bond IIIG
  7. 76.0Kyle PockF
  8. 85.9Will HornsethF
  9. 95.7Connor TurnbullF
  10. 105.6Trey CampbellG
  11. 115.2Geon HutchinsG
  12. 125.2Alex HemenwayG

Team stats

UNIEVAN
22-48FG19-45
46Field Goal %42
11-243PT1-14
46Three Point %7
7-11FT9-13
64Free Throw %69
33Rebounds25
6Offensive Rebounds2
27Defensive Rebounds23
15Assists12
10Steals8
3Blocks2
16Turnovers15
1Team Turnovers0
16Total Turnovers15
0Technical Fouls0
0Total Technical Fouls0
0Flagrant Fouls0
13Points Off Turnovers9
2Fast Break Points2
20Points in Paint30
16Fouls12
20Largest Lead0
0Lead Changes0
91Percent Led0

Player of the game

AJ Casey

EVAN · 17 PTS, 5 REB

7.5

Win probability

100%UNI final
UNIEVAN

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:09Ben Schwieger

    Steal

    Ben Schwieger Steal.

    B. Schwieger · 14 PTS

  4. H2 0:09Joshua Hughes
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Joshua Hughes bad pass turnover

    J. Hughes · 4 PTS

  5. H2 0:25Leif Moeller

    Defensive rebound

    Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.

  6. H2 0:26Ben Schwieger

    Misses free throw 1 of 1

    Ben Schwieger misses free throw 1 of 1

    B. Schwieger · 14 PTS

  7. H2 0:26Alex Hemenway

    Foul on Alex Hemenway

    Foul on Alex Hemenway.

    A. Hemenway · 3 PTS

  8. H2 0:47EVA

    Shorttimeout

    Evansville Timeout

  9. H2 0:47Joshua Hughes
    +2

    Layup

    Joshua Hughes makes layup (Leif Moeller assists)

    J. Hughes · 4 PTS · ast L. Moeller

    UNI 62 - 48 EVAN
  10. H2 0:56Trey Campbell
    TO

    Out of bounds bad pass turnover

    Trey Campbell out of bounds bad pass turnover

    T. Campbell · 7 PTS

  11. H2 1:28Joshua Hughes
    +2

    Layup

    Joshua Hughes makes layup (Leif Moeller assists)

    J. Hughes · 4 PTS · ast L. Moeller

    UNI 62 - 46 EVAN
  12. SLAMH2 1:39
    Ben Schwieger

    Dunk, 2 ft

    B. Schwieger · 14 PTS · ast M. Weisbrod

    Ben Schwieger makes 2-foot dunk (Max Weisbrod assists)

    UNI 62 - 44 EVAN
  13. H2 1:44Ben Schwieger

    Steal

    Ben Schwieger Steal.

    B. Schwieger · 14 PTS

  14. H2 1:44Joshua Hughes
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Joshua Hughes bad pass turnover

    J. Hughes · 4 PTS

  15. H2 1:58Bryce Quinet

    Defensive rebound

    Bryce Quinet Defensive Rebound.

  16. H2 1:59Ben Schwieger

    Misses free throw 2 of 2

    Ben Schwieger misses free throw 2 of 2

    B. Schwieger · 14 PTS

  17. H2 1:59Ben Schwieger
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Ben Schwieger makes free throw 1 of 2

    B. Schwieger · 14 PTS

    UNI 60 - 44 EVAN
  18. H2 1:59Leif Moeller

    Foul on Leif Moeller

    Foul on Leif Moeller.

    L. Moeller · 7 PTS

  19. H2 1:59Ben Schwieger

    Defensive rebound

    Ben Schwieger Defensive Rebound.

  20. H2 2:00Leif Moeller

    Misses free throw 2 of 2

    Leif Moeller misses free throw 2 of 2

    L. Moeller · 7 PTS

  21. H2 2:00Leif Moeller
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Leif Moeller makes free throw 1 of 2

    L. Moeller · 7 PTS

    UNI 59 - 44 EVAN
  22. H2 2:00Max Weisbrod

    Foul on Max Weisbrod

    Foul on Max Weisbrod.

    M. Weisbrod · 6 PTS

  23. H2 2:07Joshua Hughes

    Defensive rebound

    Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.

  24. H2 2:10Ben Schwieger

    Misses 24-foot three point jumper

    Ben Schwieger misses 24-foot three point jumper

    B. Schwieger · 14 PTS

  25. H2 2:35Will Hornseth

    Defensive rebound

    Will Hornseth Defensive Rebound.

Leaders

UNIEVAN
Points
Ben Schwieger
14
AJ Casey
17
Assists
Trey Campbell
5
Leif Moeller
8
Rebounds
Ben Schwieger
8
AJ Casey
5