Missouri Valley Men's Basketball Tracker
Since the 2017–18 season, Evansville and Illinois State have met 20 times, and Illinois State has the better of it at 14–6.
Most recently Evansville won 88–80 on February 9, 2026.
Right now Evansville is 0–0 and Illinois State is 0–0, with Evansville at 228 days since a win against Illinois State's 203.
| Date | Site | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Feb 9 2026 | Evansville home | Evansville | 88–80 |
| Thu, Jan 1 2026 | Illinois State home | Illinois State | 73–47 |
| Sun, Mar 2 2025 | Illinois State home | Illinois State | 62–53 |
| Wed, Jan 8 2025 | Evansville home | Evansville | 69–51 |
| Thu, Mar 7 2024 | Neutral site | Evansville | 59–53 |
| Sun, Feb 18 2024 | Illinois State home | Illinois State | 86–79 |
| Sat, Jan 27 2024 | Evansville home | Evansville | 58–54 |
| Sun, Feb 26 2023 | Illinois State home | Illinois State | 72–53 |
| Sat, Jan 7 2023 | Evansville home | Illinois State | 69–61 |
| Sun, Jan 23 2022 | Evansville home | Evansville | 56–53 |
| Fri, Jan 21 2022 | Illinois State home | Illinois State | 94–56 |
| Sun, Jan 10 2021 | Evansville home | Illinois State | 73–68 |
| Sat, Jan 9 2021 | Evansville home | Evansville | 57–48 |
| Sat, Feb 29 2020 | Evansville home | Illinois State | 71–60 |
| Wed, Jan 29 2020 | Illinois State home | Illinois State | 77–66 |
| Thu, Mar 7 2019 | Neutral site | Illinois State | 65–60 |
| Sat, Jan 19 2019 | Evansville home | Illinois State | 78–70 |
| Sat, Jan 5 2019 | Illinois State home | Illinois State | 58–46 |
| Sat, Feb 3 2018 | Illinois State home | Illinois State | 75–71 |
| Sat, Dec 23 2017 | Evansville home | Illinois State | 72–66 |
Full schedules and drought counters: Evansville Purple Aces and Illinois State Redbirds.
Evansville vs Belmont, Evansville vs Bradley, Evansville vs Drake, Evansville vs Indiana State, Evansville vs Murray State, Evansville vs Northern Iowa, Evansville vs Southern Illinois, Evansville vs UIC, Evansville vs Valparaiso.
Illinois State vs Belmont, Illinois State vs Bradley, Illinois State vs Drake, Illinois State vs Indiana State, Illinois State vs Murray State, Illinois State vs Northern Iowa, Illinois State vs Southern Illinois, Illinois State vs UIC, Illinois State vs Valparaiso.