EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Indiana State's two-game road win streak was snapped Wednesday night, as the Sycamores dropped a 65-54 decision to Evansville inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
 
Chelsea Cain led all scorers with 18 and was one of three Sycamores to grab a team-high five rebounds. Cain also reached the 1,000-point mark for her collegiate career. Del'Janae Williams had 15 points and five boards, while Bella Finnegan finished with eight points.
 
Indiana State got off to a strong start, but Evansville flipped the script after the opening quarter. The Sycamores trailed by double-digits in the third, but Williams and Cain led the Trees on a comeback charge, cutting their deficit to one possession in the fourth. Shots didn't fall for the Blue and White in the final frame, though, as the home side held on in front of a frenzied crowd.
 
First Half
Indiana State had all the momentum early, as the Sycamores jumped out to an 11-1 lead. Finnegan opened the scoring with a 3-pointer from the corner, with Cain adding six early points for the Sycamores. Finnegan added another basket midway through to give the Sycamores their largest lead of the contest at 13-2 before Evansville started cutting into the lead. Adrian Folks ended a scoring run with a layup down low, as the Trees took a 16-10 lead after one.
 
Williams opened the second quarter with a jumper, but baskets were hard to come by in the period for the Trees. Mya Glanton and Cain both scored baskets in the paint midway through, but Evansville closed the quarter on an 11-1 run to take a 29-23 lead into the break.
 
Second Half
Evansville quickly upped its lead in the third quarter, extending its advantage to 38-26 less than three minutes into the frame. Cain and Caitlin Anderson both scored baskets in the paint, the latter coming on the fastbreak, to cut the deficit back into single-digits. Williams caught fire late in the quarter with back-to-back 3-pointers to get Indiana State within two, and Anderson added a layup to keep it a one-possession game inside the final minute. A pair of late free throws gave Evansville a 49-45 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
 
Glanton scored an early fastbreak basket in the fourth to cut the Sycamore deficit to 49-47, but that was the closest the Sycamores got. Finnegan made it a two-point game once again with a 3-pointer from the wing, but Evansville went on a 13-2 run to put the game out of reach. A pair of Cain free throws were the final points, as the Sycamores fell on the road for the first time during MVC play.
 
Inside the Numbers

• Indiana State had an advantage in points off turnovers (20-14), second chance points (7-5), points in the paint (32-28) and fastbreak points (12-9).
• Del'Janae Williams was a plus-13 in 23 minutes, the second-best mark of any player on either team.
• Chelsea Cain and Del'Janae Williams combined to score 16 of Indiana State's 22 points in the third quarter.

 
News & Notes

• Chelsea Cain surpassed 1,000 points in her collegiate career with a layup in the first quarter. Cain scored 857 points in three seasons at Nicholls State and has 159 points this season, giving her 1,016 points for her career.
• Wednesday's loss was Indiana State's first road loss in MVC play. The Sycamores won their first two road conference games against UIC and Valparaiso.
• Indiana State dropped to 3-7 when fewer than three players hit double-figures. The Sycamores also fell to 1-4 when scoring fewer than 60 points.

 
Up Next
Indiana State returns home to face Drake Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
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