Evansville (22-7, 11-5 Missouri Valley Conference) outplayed SIU men's basketball (21-8, 10-6 MVC) in almost every aspect in its 83-71 victory Saturday afternoon.
Evansville's Lute Olson Award candidate senior guard D.J. Balentine put on a show for the Aces fans, scoring 25 points on 16 shots.
He outscored SIU senior guard Anthony Beane (22 points) in the last regular-season matchup of their careers.
Balentine was helped with big-time contributions from senior center Egidijus Mockevicius and junior guard Jaylon Brown.
Mockevicius scored 11 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his NCAA-leading 24th double-double for the year.