I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Indiana State Sycamores
97 – 58
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Evansville Purple Aces
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 2, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread INST -16.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money INST -2500 / EVAN +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +39 155 Won
Massey INST -18.6 (+20.4) — —
Massey Totals — 144.4 (+10.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Plus ML INST -15.9 (+23.1) 145.8 (+9.2) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -15.6 (+23.4) 144.7 (+10.3) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML INST -16.1 (+22.9) 144.7 (+10.3) 89% ✓
Baseline ML INST -16.6 (+22.4) 144.8 (+10.2) 89% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 4, 2026 INST 84 – 63 EVAN
Jan 10, 2026 EVAN 72 – 69 INST
Feb 20, 2025 EVAN 79 – 74 INST
Jan 4, 2025 INST 66 – 62 EVAN
Feb 29, 2024 INST 85 – 67 EVAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST EVAN
Overall 23-13 5-27
Conference 13-7 1-19
Home 11-4 3-10
Away 7-6 1-14
Neutral 5-3 1-3
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L6
Avg Pts For 78.6 62.4
Avg Pts Against 69.7 76.0
Massey 5.7 (#93) -12.9 (#349)
Bradley-Terry 0.30 (#144) -2.04 (#342)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.41 (#140) -2.49 (#343)
RPI 0.519 (#140) 0.406 (#343)
Shooting & Four Factors INST EVAN
FG% 47.7% 39.9%
3PT% 34.6% 32.1%
REB / G 34.0 31.5
OREB / G 6.9 7.9
AST / TO 1.27 0.82
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.8% 45.3%
TOV% 17.0% 17.7%
ORB% 22.0% 21.0%
FT Rate 24.8% 18.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 55.3%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 19.1%
DRB% 76.8% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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