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Moeller scores 17, Evansville defeats Indiana State 72-69

AP
Jan 10, 2026

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) Leif Moeller and AJ Casey scored 17 points each to help Evansville Aces defeat Indiana State Sycamores 72-69 on Saturday.

Moeller also contributed eight rebounds and eight assists for the Purple Aces (5-13, 1-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Casey scored shot 7 of 12 from the field. Joshua Hughes had 14 points and went 6 of 13 from the field (2 for 7 from 3-point range). The Purple Aces broke an eight-game slide.

Ian Scott finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Sycamores (8-9, 1-5). Indiana State also got 16 points and three steals from Camp Wagner. Derek Vorst had 10 points and nine rebounds.

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1st Half
EVAN
Aces
35
INST
Sycamores
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Sycamores gains possession)
19:33		Derek Vorst misses three point jump shot
19:31		Bryce Quinet defensive rebound
19:05		AJ Casey misses two point jump shot
19:03		Ian Scott defensive rebound
18:43		Jo Van Buggenhout turnover (lost ball) (Bryce Quinet steals)
18:24	+3	Leif Moeller makes three point jump shot (Joshua Hughes assists)	3-0
18:01		Camp Wagner misses three point jump shot
17:59		Leif Moeller defensive rebound
17:51		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
17:49		Ian Scott defensive rebound
17:30	+2	Ian Scott makes two point layup (Derek Vorst assists)	3-2
17:08		AJ Casey misses two point layup
17:06		Derek Vorst defensive rebound
16:50		Ian Scott misses two point layup
16:48		Ian Scott offensive rebound
16:44	+2	Ian Scott makes two point layup	3-4
16:32		Bryce Quinet misses two point jump shot
16:30		Ian Scott defensive rebound
16:23		Jo Van Buggenhout misses two point jump shot
16:21		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
16:08	+2	AJ Casey makes two point dunk (Leif Moeller assists)	5-4
15:56	+2	Jo Van Buggenhout makes two point jump shot	5-6
15:41		Derek Vorst blocks Bryce Quinet's two point layup
15:39		Joshua Hughes offensive rebound
15:31	+2	Joshua Hughes makes two point layup	7-6
15:13		Derek Vorst misses three point jump shot
15:11		Alex Hemenway defensive rebound
14:53	+2	AJ Casey makes two point layup	9-6
14:39	+2	Camp Wagner makes two point layup	9-8
14:20		Leif Moeller misses two point jump shot
14:18		Ian Scott defensive rebound
14:08		Xavier Hall misses three point jump shot
14:06		Sycamores offensive rebound
14:03		TV timeout
13:54	+2	Ian Scott makes two point layup	9-10
13:35		Kaia Berridge turnover (lost ball)
13:19	+2	Ian Scott makes two point layup	9-12
13:06	+2	Leif Moeller makes two point layup	11-12
12:53		Joshua Hughes blocks Ian Scott's two point layup
12:51		Sycamores offensive rebound
12:40		Sterling Young misses two point layup
12:38		Enel St. Bernard offensive rebound
12:34		Leif Moeller shooting foul (Xavier Hall draws the foul)
12:34	+1	Xavier Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-13
12:34		Xavier Hall misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:29		James Dyson-Merwe defensive rebound
12:12		Trent Hundley misses three point jump shot
12:10		Enel St. Bernard defensive rebound
11:55	+3	Sterling Young makes three point jump shot (Enel St. Bernard assists)	11-16
11:37	+3	Joshua Hughes makes three point jump shot (Leif Moeller assists)	14-16
11:22		Bruno Alocen misses two point jump shot
11:20		Bruno Alocen offensive rebound
11:16		Bruno Alocen misses three point jump shot
11:14		Kaia Berridge defensive rebound
10:59		Enel St. Bernard personal foul (James Dyson-Merwe draws the foul)
10:59		TV timeout
10:54		Trent Hundley misses two point jump shot
10:52		Jo Van Buggenhout defensive rebound
10:38		Jo Van Buggenhout misses three point jump shot
10:36		Trent Hundley defensive rebound
10:14	+2	James Dyson-Merwe makes two point layup (Kaia Berridge assists)	16-16
9:57		James Dyson-Merwe blocks Derek Vorst's two point dunk
9:55		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
9:43		Kaia Berridge turnover (bad pass)
9:35		Sterling Young misses three point jump shot
9:33		AJ Casey defensive rebound
9:13		Bryce Quinet turnover (traveling)
8:47		Camp Wagner turnover (traveling)
8:18		AJ Casey misses two point jump shot
8:16		Camp Wagner defensive rebound
8:04		James Dyson-Merwe blocks Derek Vorst's two point layup
8:02		Kaia Berridge defensive rebound
7:56	+2	AJ Casey makes two point jump shot	18-16
7:32	+2	Jo Van Buggenhout makes two point layup	18-18
7:16		Bryce Quinet misses two point jump shot
7:14		Camp Wagner defensive rebound
7:08	+2	Ian Scott makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jo Van Buggenhout assists)	18-20
6:52	+2	Bryce Quinet makes two point layup (James Dyson-Merwe assists)	20-20
6:52		Camp Wagner shooting foul (Bryce Quinet draws the foul)
6:52		TV timeout
6:52	+1	Bryce Quinet makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-20
6:40		Ian Scott misses two point layup
6:38		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
6:25		Leif Moeller misses two point jump shot
6:23		Ian Scott defensive rebound
6:07	+2	Camp Wagner makes two point layup (Derek Vorst assists)	21-22
5:44		AJ Casey turnover (bad pass) (Camp Wagner steals)
5:39	+2	Camp Wagner makes two point layup	21-24
5:24	+3	AJ Casey makes three point jump shot (Alex Hemenway assists)	24-24
5:01		AJ Casey shooting foul (Derek Vorst draws the foul)
5:01	+1	Derek Vorst makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-25
5:01	+1	Derek Vorst makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-26
4:48	+3	Leif Moeller makes three point jump shot	27-26
4:27		Leif Moeller personal foul (Camp Wagner draws the foul)
4:23	+2	Xavier Hall makes two point layup	27-28
4:04		Leif Moeller misses three point jump shot
4:02		Ian Scott defensive rebound
3:56		Bryce Quinet shooting foul (Derek Vorst draws the foul)
3:56		TV timeout
3:56	+1	Derek Vorst makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-29
3:56		Derek Vorst misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:56		Leif Moeller defensive rebound
3:42	+3	Alex Hemenway makes three point jump shot (Leif Moeller assists)	30-29
3:27		Alex Hemenway blocks Camp Wagner's three point jump shot
3:25		Sycamores offensive rebound
3:19		Ian Scott misses three point jump shot
3:17		Derek Vorst offensive rebound
3:13	+2	Derek Vorst makes two point hook shot	30-31
2:59		Alex Hemenway misses three point jump shot
2:57		Ian Scott defensive rebound
2:46	+3	Camp Wagner makes three point jump shot (Bruno Alocen assists)	30-34
2:33		Alex Hemenway misses three point jump shot
2:31		Derek Vorst defensive rebound
2:25		Bruno Alocen turnover (double dribble)
2:09		Kaia Berridge misses two point layup
2:07		Bruno Alocen defensive rebound
1:54		Bruno Alocen turnover (bad pass) (Kaia Berridge steals)
1:44	+2	Alex Hemenway makes two point jump shot	32-34
1:44		Xavier Hall shooting foul (Alex Hemenway draws the foul)
1:44	+1	Alex Hemenway makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-34
1:29		Xavier Hall misses two point jump shot
1:27		James Dyson-Merwe defensive rebound
1:19		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
1:17		Camp Wagner defensive rebound
1:06		James Dyson-Merwe shooting foul (Camp Wagner draws the foul)
1:06	+1	Camp Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-35
1:06	+1	Camp Wagner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-36
0:42		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
0:40		Sycamores defensive rebound
0:39		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
0:27	+2	Sterling Young makes two point layup	33-38
0:24		Sycamores 30 second timeout
0:01	+2	Joshua Hughes makes two point layup (Leif Moeller assists)	35-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
EVAN
Aces
37
INST
Sycamores
31

Time		Play	Score
19:32		Bryce Quinet turnover (lost ball) (Camp Wagner steals)
19:29		Camp Wagner turnover (lost ball) (Alex Hemenway steals)
19:15	+3	Joshua Hughes makes three point jump shot	38-38
18:45		Jo Van Buggenhout misses three point jump shot
18:43		Alex Hemenway defensive rebound
18:28		Jo Van Buggenhout personal foul (Leif Moeller draws the foul)
18:11		AJ Casey misses two point hook shot
18:09		Xavier Hall defensive rebound
18:07		AJ Casey personal foul (Xavier Hall draws the foul)
17:58		Jo Van Buggenhout turnover (out of bounds)
17:41		Alex Hemenway misses three point jump shot
17:39		Jo Van Buggenhout defensive rebound
17:33		Jo Van Buggenhout misses two point jump shot
17:31		Leif Moeller defensive rebound
17:20		James Dyson-Merwe turnover (lost ball) (Camp Wagner steals)
17:07	+2	Ian Scott makes two point dunk (Camp Wagner assists)	38-40
16:50		Ian Scott blocks AJ Casey's two point jump shot
16:48		Camp Wagner defensive rebound
16:37		Sivert Waerstad Nordheim misses three point jump shot
16:35		Leif Moeller defensive rebound
16:16		Alex Hemenway misses two point layup
16:14		Camp Wagner defensive rebound
16:08	+2	Ian Scott makes two point layup (Xavier Hall assists)	38-42
15:42	+3	Alex Hemenway makes three point jump shot (Joshua Hughes assists)	41-42
15:23		Leif Moeller personal foul (Xavier Hall draws the foul)
15:23		TV timeout
15:09		Sivert Waerstad Nordheim misses two point jump shot
15:07		Leif Moeller defensive rebound
14:42		Kaia Berridge turnover (lost ball) (Sterling Young steals)
14:35		Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Sterling Young draws the foul)
14:35		Sterling Young misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:35	+1	Sterling Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-43
14:15	+2	James Dyson-Merwe makes two point layup	43-43
14:00		Sivert Waerstad Nordheim misses three point jump shot
13:58		Trent Hundley defensive rebound
13:47	+3	Trent Hundley makes three point jump shot (Leif Moeller assists)	46-43
13:31		Camp Wagner misses two point jump shot
13:29		Leif Moeller defensive rebound
13:23	+2	Joshua Hughes makes two point layup (Leif Moeller assists)	48-43
13:22		Sycamores 30 second timeout
13:22		TV timeout
12:59		Xavier Hall misses three point jump shot
12:57		Kaia Berridge defensive rebound
12:40		Kaia Berridge turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Hall steals)
12:30	+2	Ian Scott makes two point layup (Sterling Young assists)	48-45
12:09	+2	Trent Hundley makes two point jump shot	50-45
11:54		Sterling Young misses three point jump shot
11:52		Trent Hundley defensive rebound
11:37		Kaia Berridge turnover (lost ball) (Sterling Young steals)
11:33		Trent Hundley shooting foul (Sterling Young draws the foul)
11:33		TV timeout
11:33		Sterling Young misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:33	+1	Sterling Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-46
11:13		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
11:11		Derek Vorst defensive rebound
10:49	+2	Sterling Young makes two point jump shot (Ian Scott assists)	50-48
10:32		Bryce Quinet misses two point jump shot
10:30		Ian Scott defensive rebound
10:24	+3	Bruno Alocen makes three point jump shot (Ian Scott assists)	50-51
10:05		Bryce Quinet turnover (bad pass) (Bruno Alocen steals)
9:59		Sterling Young misses two point layup
9:57		Purple Aces defensive rebound
9:40	+2	Leif Moeller makes two point jump shot	52-51
9:22		Xavier Hall misses three point jump shot
9:20		Ian Scott offensive rebound
9:14		Derek Vorst turnover (out of bounds)
9:06		James Dyson-Merwe offensive foul (Bruno Alocen draws the foul)
9:06		James Dyson-Merwe turnover (offensive foul)
8:55		Camp Wagner turnover (lost ball) (Alex Hemenway steals)
8:40		Joshua Hughes misses two point hook shot
8:38		Ian Scott defensive rebound
8:34		Ian Scott turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Hughes steals)
8:26	+2	Joshua Hughes makes two point dunk (Alex Hemenway assists)	54-51
8:22		Ian Scott misses three point jump shot
8:20		Leif Moeller defensive rebound
8:18		Camp Wagner personal foul (Leif Moeller draws the foul)
8:01		James Dyson-Merwe turnover (traveling)
7:51	+2	Ian Scott makes two point layup (Camp Wagner assists)	54-53
7:38	+3	Alex Hemenway makes three point jump shot (Leif Moeller assists)	57-53
7:22		Xavier Hall misses three point jump shot
7:20		Derek Vorst offensive rebound
7:16	+2	Derek Vorst makes two point layup	57-55
7:04		Leif Moeller turnover (lost ball) (Derek Vorst steals)
6:59		Camp Wagner turnover (bad pass) (Alex Hemenway steals)
6:44		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
6:42		Sterling Young defensive rebound
6:34		James Dyson-Merwe blocks Sterling Young's two point layup
6:32		Sterling Young offensive rebound
6:24		Xavier Hall misses three point jump shot
6:22		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
6:15		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
6:15		TV timeout
6:06		Leif Moeller misses two point layup
6:04		AJ Casey offensive rebound
6:00	+2	AJ Casey makes two point layup	59-55
5:42		Leif Moeller blocks Jo Van Buggenhout's two point layup
5:40		Sycamores offensive rebound
5:35		Jo Van Buggenhout misses three point jump shot
5:33		Trent Hundley defensive rebound
5:20		Alex Hemenway misses three point jump shot
5:18		Derek Vorst defensive rebound
5:00	+2	Camp Wagner makes two point jump shot	59-57
4:36		Derek Vorst shooting foul (AJ Casey draws the foul)
4:36	+1	AJ Casey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-57
4:36	+1	AJ Casey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-57
4:23	+2	Ian Scott makes two point layup (Jo Van Buggenhout assists)	61-59
4:23		Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Ian Scott draws the foul)
4:23	+1	Ian Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-60
4:09	+2	Leif Moeller makes two point jump shot	63-60
3:51		Camp Wagner misses two point layup
3:49		Alex Hemenway defensive rebound
3:35		Trent Hundley misses three point jump shot
3:33		Derek Vorst defensive rebound
3:30		AJ Casey personal foul (Derek Vorst draws the foul)
3:30		TV timeout
3:30	+1	Derek Vorst makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-61
3:30		Derek Vorst misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:30		AJ Casey defensive rebound
3:12	+2	Leif Moeller makes two point jump shot	65-61
2:52	+3	Ian Scott makes three point jump shot (Jo Van Buggenhout assists)	65-64
2:20		Joshua Hughes misses two point layup
2:18		Derek Vorst defensive rebound
2:06		Jo Van Buggenhout misses three point jump shot
2:04		Derek Vorst offensive rebound
2:02		AJ Casey personal foul (Derek Vorst draws the foul)
2:02	+1	Derek Vorst makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-65
2:02	+1	Derek Vorst makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-66
2:02		Sycamores 30 second timeout
1:46	+3	Leif Moeller makes three point jump shot	68-66
1:16		Camp Wagner misses two point layup
1:14		Sycamores offensive rebound
1:07		Bruno Alocen misses three point jump shot
1:05		Leif Moeller defensive rebound
0:47	+2	AJ Casey makes two point jump shot	70-66
0:28		Camp Wagner misses three point jump shot
0:26		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
0:24		Ian Scott personal foul (Joshua Hughes draws the foul)
0:21		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
0:20		Trent Hundley turnover (traveling)
0:19		Xavier Hall turnover (bad pass) (Leif Moeller steals)
0:17		Xavier Hall personal foul (Leif Moeller draws the foul)
0:12	+2	AJ Casey makes two point dunk (Leif Moeller assists)	72-66
0:09		Camp Wagner misses three point jump shot
0:07		Xavier Hall offensive rebound
0:01	+3	Camp Wagner makes three point jump shot (Ian Scott assists)	72-69
0:01		Sycamores 60 second timeout
0:01		Enel St. Bernard personal foul (AJ Casey draws the foul)
0:01		Trent Hundley turnover (out of bounds)
0:00		End of period

Trent Hundley turnover (out of bounds)