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Cameron Haffner helps Evansville end five-game skid with 57-40 victory over Missouri State

AP
Dec 29, 2024

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Cameron Haffner scored 13 points as Evansville beat Missouri State 57-40 on Sunday to snap a five-game losing streak.

Haffner went 5 of 12 from the field (3 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Purple Aces (4-9, 1-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Joshua Hughes added 11 points, nine rebounds and four steals. Tayshawn Comer scored 11.

Dez White finished with 12 points, four assists and six steals for the Bears (7-6, 0-2). Missouri State also got 10 points, 12 rebounds and two steals from Michael Osei-Bonsu. Zaxton King had eight points.

Evansville carried a slim three-point lead into halftime, as Haffner led the way with seven points. Evansville took the lead for what would be the final time on Haffner's 3-pointer with 18:44 remaining in the second half. His team would outscore Missouri State by 14 points in the second half.

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1st Half
MOSU
Bears
20
EVAN
Aces
23

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jalen Hampton vs. Connor Turnbull (Cam Haffner gains possession)
19:33		Zaxton King shooting foul (Tayshawn Comer draws the foul)
19:33		Tayshawn Comer misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:33		Tayshawn Comer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:33		Vincent Brady II defensive rebound
19:21		Dez White misses three point jump shot
19:19		Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive rebound
19:15		Dez White misses three point jump shot
19:13		Jalen Hampton offensive rebound
18:57		Michael Osei-Bonsu misses two point layup
18:55		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
18:21		Purple Aces turnover (shot clock violation)
18:12		Zaxton King misses two point layup
18:10		Purple Aces defensive rebound
17:49		Joshua Hughes turnover (bad pass) (Dez White steals)
17:40		Vincent Brady II turnover (out of bounds)
17:28		Connor Turnbull misses two point layup
17:26		Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
17:16	+2	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup (Dez White assists)	2-0
17:02	+3	Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists)	2-3
16:45	+3	Dez White makes three point jump shot (Jalen Hampton assists)	5-3
16:24		Connor Turnbull turnover (bad pass) (Michael Osei-Bonsu steals)
16:14		Dez White misses two point jump shot
16:12		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
15:59	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point layup	5-5
15:40		Jalen Hampton misses three point jump shot
15:38		Cam Haffner defensive rebound
15:21		Cam Haffner turnover (lost ball) (Dez White steals)
15:14		Cam Haffner shooting foul (Dez White draws the foul)
15:14		TV timeout
15:14	+1	Dez White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-5
15:14	+1	Dez White makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-5
14:44		Kaia Berridge misses three point jump shot
14:42		Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
14:19		Vincent Brady II misses three point jump shot
14:17		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
14:11		Chase Martin shooting foul (Tayshawn Comer draws the foul)
14:11	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-6
14:11	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-7
13:41		Dez White misses two point jump shot
13:39		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
13:29		Tayshawn Comer turnover (traveling)
13:13		Mozae Downing-Rivers misses three point jump shot
13:11		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
13:09		Wesley Oba personal foul (Michael Day draws the foul)
12:51		Michael Day turnover (bad pass)
12:35		Wesley Oba turnover (lost ball)
12:20		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
12:18		Jalen Hampton defensive rebound
11:57		Jalen Hampton misses two point jump shot
11:55		Purple Aces defensive rebound
11:55		TV timeout
11:33		Tanner Cuff misses three point jump shot
11:31		Mozae Downing-Rivers defensive rebound
11:05		Mozae Downing-Rivers misses two point layup
11:03		Purple Aces defensive rebound
10:46		Cam Haffner turnover (bad pass) (Michael Osei-Bonsu steals)
10:37		Zaxton King turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Hughes steals)
10:22		Michael Osei-Bonsu personal foul (Joshua Hughes draws the foul)
10:05	+2	Joshua Hughes makes two point layup (Tayshawn Comer assists)	7-9
9:47	+2	Vincent Brady II makes two point layup	9-9
9:37	+2	Cam Haffner makes two point jump shot	9-11
9:14		Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Michael Osei-Bonsu draws the foul)
9:14		Michael Osei-Bonsu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:14		Michael Osei-Bonsu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:14		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
9:00		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
8:58		Tanner Cuff offensive rebound
8:54		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
8:53		Dez White defensive rebound
8:53		Tanner Cuff personal foul
8:47		Chase Martin turnover (lost ball) (Tayshawn Comer steals)
8:32		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
8:30		Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
8:21		Vincent Brady II misses three point jump shot
8:19		Cam Haffner defensive rebound
8:00		Tayshawn Comer misses two point layup
7:58		Joshua Hughes offensive rebound
7:55		Joshua Hughes misses two point layup
7:53		Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
7:44		Vincent Brady II misses two point layup
7:42		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
7:31	+2	Cam Haffner makes two point layup	9-13
7:10	+3	Dez White makes three point jump shot (Chase Martin assists)	12-13
6:38		Joshua Hughes misses two point layup
6:36		Vincent Brady II defensive rebound
6:27	+2	Jalen Hampton makes two point jump shot (Chase Martin assists)	14-13
6:16	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point layup	14-15
6:16		Jalen Hampton shooting foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
6:16		TV timeout
6:16		Tanner Cuff misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:16		Dez White defensive rebound
6:06	+3	Zaxton King makes three point jump shot (Chase Martin assists)	17-15
5:35		Connor Turnbull turnover (lost ball) (Dez White steals)
5:27		Zaxton King misses three point jump shot
5:25		Purple Aces defensive rebound
5:09		Gui Tesch turnover (lost ball) (Dez White steals)
4:55	+2	Allen Udemadu makes two point layup (Mozae Downing-Rivers assists)	19-15
4:31	+2	Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup	19-17
4:01		Chase Martin misses two point layup
3:59		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
3:46		Connor Turnbull misses two point jump shot
3:44		Connor Turnbull offensive rebound
3:40	+3	Kaia Berridge makes three point jump shot (Connor Turnbull assists)	19-20
3:19		Allen Udemadu turnover (lost ball) (Gui Tesch steals)
2:57		Cam Haffner misses two point jump shot
2:55		Zaxton King defensive rebound
2:51		Dez White misses three point jump shot
2:49		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
2:27	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point layup (Tayshawn Comer assists)	19-22
2:07		Gui Tesch blocks Allen Udemadu's two point layup
2:05		Bears offensive rebound
2:05		TV timeout
2:04		Vincent Brady II turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Hughes steals)
1:42		Joshua Hughes misses two point jump shot
1:40		Jalen Hampton defensive rebound
1:16		Michael Osei-Bonsu turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Hughes steals)
1:10		Dez White shooting foul (Tayshawn Comer draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-23
1:10		Tayshawn Comer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:10		Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
0:53		Joshua Hughes personal foul (Michael Osei-Bonsu draws the foul)
0:50		Michael Osei-Bonsu misses two point layup
0:48		Dez White offensive rebound
0:42		Connor Turnbull shooting foul (Jalen Hampton draws the foul)
0:42		Jalen Hampton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:42	+1	Jalen Hampton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-23
0:42		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
0:21		Tanner Cuff misses two point jump shot
0:19		Vincent Brady II defensive rebound
0:13		Bears 30 second timeout
0:02		Dez White misses three point jump shot
0:00		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MOSU
Bears
20
EVAN
Aces
34

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Vincent Brady II misses three point jump shot
19:43		Dez White offensive rebound
19:37	+3	Zaxton King makes three point jump shot (Dez White assists)	23-23
19:02		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
19:00		Joshua Hughes offensive rebound
18:58		Jump ball. Joshua Hughes vs. Michael Osei-Bonsu (Purple Aces gains possession)
18:44	+3	Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists)	23-26
18:19		Dez White misses two point layup
18:17		Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive rebound
18:11	+2	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup	25-26
17:59		Jalen Hampton shooting foul (Tayshawn Comer draws the foul)
17:59	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-27
17:59	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-28
17:35		Jump ball. Dez White vs. Connor Turnbull (Bears gains possession)
17:29		Vincent Brady II misses two point jump shot
17:27		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
17:25		Jump ball. Joshua Hughes vs. Michael Osei-Bonsu (Purple Aces gains possession)
17:12		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
17:10		Zaxton King defensive rebound
16:57		Zaxton King turnover (lost ball) (Connor Turnbull steals)
16:45	+3	Joshua Hughes makes three point jump shot	25-31
16:17		Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive foul (Joshua Hughes draws the foul)
16:17		Michael Osei-Bonsu turnover (offensive foul)
16:03	+3	Joshua Hughes makes three point jump shot (Connor Turnbull assists)	25-34
15:46	+2	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup (Dez White assists)	27-34
15:27		Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot
15:25		Vincent Brady II defensive rebound
15:18		Chase Martin misses three point jump shot
15:16		Bears offensive rebound
15:14		TV timeout
15:00		Jump ball. Logan Epes vs. Tayshawn Comer (Bears gains possession)
14:59	+3	Dez White makes three point jump shot (Logan Epes assists)	30-34
14:33		Cam Haffner misses two point layup
14:31		Chase Martin defensive rebound
14:23		Chase Martin turnover (lost ball)
14:09		Michael Osei-Bonsu personal foul (Connor Turnbull draws the foul)
14:02		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
14:00		Wesley Oba defensive rebound
13:52		Logan Epes misses two point layup
13:50		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
13:45		Dez White personal foul (Connor Turnbull draws the foul)
13:45		Dez White technical foul
13:45		Cam Haffner technical foul
13:45		Cam Haffner turnover
13:37	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point dunk (Cam Haffner assists)	30-36
13:18		Chase Martin misses two point jump shot
13:16		Connor Turnbull defensive rebound
12:54	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point layup	30-38
12:35		Vincent Brady II misses three point jump shot
12:33		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
12:07	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point layup	30-40
12:06		Bears 30 second timeout
12:06		TV timeout
11:51	+2	Zaxton King makes two point layup (Michael Osei-Bonsu assists)	32-40
11:28		Dez White blocks Tanner Cuff's two point layup
11:26		Vincent Brady II defensive rebound
11:25		Connor Turnbull personal foul
11:25		TV timeout
11:05		Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Vincent Brady II draws the foul)
11:05		Vincent Brady II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:05	+1	Vincent Brady II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-40
11:00		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
10:41		Tanner Cuff misses two point layup
10:39		Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
10:25		Dez White misses two point jump shot
10:23		Connor Turnbull defensive rebound
10:07		Tayshawn Comer misses two point layup
10:05		Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
10:01		Dez White misses three point jump shot
9:59		Zaxton King offensive rebound
9:57		Kaia Berridge shooting foul (Dez White draws the foul)
9:57		Dez White misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:57	+1	Dez White makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-40
9:39		Zaxton King personal foul (Michael Day draws the foul)
9:29		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
9:27		Wesley Oba defensive rebound
9:04		Vincent Brady II misses three point jump shot
9:02		Jalen Hampton offensive rebound
8:49		Jalen Hampton misses two point jump shot
8:47		Vincent Brady II offensive rebound
8:40		Michael Day shooting foul (Vincent Brady II draws the foul)
8:40	+1	Vincent Brady II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-40
8:40	+1	Vincent Brady II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-40
8:23		Jalen Hampton personal foul (Michael Day draws the foul)
8:23		Michael Day misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:23		Michael Day offensive rebound
8:20	+3	Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists)	36-43
7:55		Michael Day blocks Michael Osei-Bonsu's two point jump shot
7:53		Michael Day defensive rebound
7:53		Jump ball. Michael Day vs. Michael Osei-Bonsu (Purple Aces gains possession)
7:53		TV timeout
7:40		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
7:38		Jalen Hampton defensive rebound
7:38		Jalen Hampton turnover (lost ball) (Tanner Cuff steals)
7:35		Jalen Hampton shooting foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
7:35	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-44
7:35	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-45
7:12	+2	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup (Dez White assists)	38-45
6:52		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
6:50		Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
6:30		Dez White misses three point jump shot
6:28		Cam Haffner defensive rebound
6:14		Cam Haffner turnover (lost ball) (Dez White steals)
6:00		Dez White turnover (traveling)
6:00		Bears technical foul
6:00	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes technical free throw 1 of 2	38-46
6:00	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes technical free throw 2 of 2	38-47
5:45		Tanner Cuff misses two point layup
5:43		Vincent Brady II defensive rebound
5:39		Joshua Hughes blocks Vincent Brady II's two point layup
5:37		Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive rebound
5:30		Tanner Cuff blocks Vincent Brady II's two point layup
5:28		Michael Day defensive rebound
5:03		Cam Haffner misses two point jump shot
5:01		Purple Aces offensive rebound
4:51		Michael Day turnover (bad pass) (Dez White steals)
4:43		Zaxton King misses three point jump shot
4:41		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
4:22	+3	Michael Day makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	38-50
4:05		Chase Martin misses three point jump shot
4:03		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
4:01		Chase Martin personal foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
4:01		Tanner Cuff misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:01	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-51
3:49		Michael Day personal foul
3:49		TV timeout
3:40		Zaxton King misses two point layup
3:38		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
3:10		Vincent Brady II shooting foul (Tayshawn Comer draws the foul)
3:10	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-52
3:10	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-53
3:02		Vincent Brady II misses three point jump shot
3:00		Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive rebound
2:55		Joshua Hughes personal foul (Michael Osei-Bonsu draws the foul)
2:55		Michael Osei-Bonsu misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:55		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
2:37		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
2:35		Zaxton King defensive rebound
2:24		Zaxton King misses three point jump shot
2:22		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
1:56	+3	Joshua Hughes makes three point jump shot (Michael Day assists)	38-56
1:39	+2	Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup	40-56
1:38		Bears 30 second timeout
1:14		Vincent Brady II personal foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
1:14	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-57
1:14		Tanner Cuff misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:14		Vincent Brady II defensive rebound
0:59		Vincent Brady II misses three point jump shot
0:57		Michael Day defensive rebound
0:37		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
0:35		Chase Martin defensive rebound
0:21		Dez White turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Hughes steals)
0:00		End of period

Dez White turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Hughes steals)