EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Clemisha Prackett scored a career-high 20 points Sunday evening, leading Indiana State to a 78-75 win over Evansville inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
 
Tierney Kelsey and Amerie Flowers added 14 points apiece, while Jayci Allen also finished in double-figures with 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Prackett tacked on seven rebounds for the Trees, while Da'Naria Washington dished out five assists in the win.
 
Indiana State led for nearly the entirety of the contest, as the Sycamores got 11 first quarter points between Flowers and Prackett to lead by six after the opening frame. Flowers had all 14 of her points in the first half as the Trees took a three-point lead at the break. Prackett came alive for 13 points in the third quarter to keep the Sycamores in control despite a push from the home side. Evansville rallied to tie the game late in the fourth, but a 6-0 Sycamore run ignited by Kennedy Claybrooks assured the Blue and White of its second straight road win.
 
First Half
Evansville took its only lead of the game at 2-0, before four early points from Flowers and a layup from Washington put the Blue and White in front. Washington and Allen tacked on baskets midway through, but a pair of treys from the home side saw the teams deadlocked just past the midway point. Prackett and Kelsey put the Trees back in front with layups, with the latter adding a three-ball to make it 20-14 with just over two minutes left in the period. A three -point play from Prackett and two free throws inside the final minute from Samiyah Briggs had the Sycamores ahead 25-19 after one.
 
Allen extended the Indiana State lead to nine with an early trey, before a 5-0 run from the home side cut into the lead. Two more baskets from Flowers, including a three-point play, pushed the lead back out to 33-26 midway through the frame, and Briggs put the Trees up by double-digits with a pair of free throws. Evansville once again cut into the Sycamores' lead, only for Kelsey to knock down a three to put the Trees ahead 39-32. Flowers hit another late jumper for the Trees with just over a minute remaining, as the Sycamores took a 41-38 lead to the intermission,
 
Second Half 
After a back and forth start to the third quarter, Prackett went to work with three straight baskets to give Indiana State a 50-43 lead. Kelsey and Washington added buckets to keep the Blue and White in front, before an 8-1 Purple Ace run leveled the score at 53-all. Prackett put the Sycamores back ahead with a three-point play, while the Sycamores made a habit of getting to the free throw line down the stretch in the third. Indiana State's persistent work at the charity stripe had the Blue and White ahead 62-59 entering the fourth.
 
Claybrooks and Allen converted layups as Indiana State increased its lead to 67-61 early in the fourth, with two more free throws from Prackett extending the advantage to seven. Evansville countered with a 7-0 run to tie the score at 70 with less than three minutes remaining, but the home side never pulled ahead. Two free throws and a layup from Claybrooks put the Trees ahead for good, with Kelsey adding four free throws in the final minute to keep the Trees in front. Evansville had a chance to tie the game at the end, but a 3-point attempt at the buzzer missed the mark to seal a 78-75 victory for the Sycamores.
 
News and Notes

• Indiana State won its eighth game of the season Sunday, doubling the Sycamores' 2024-25 win total. The Sycamores' four conference wins also doubled last year's total.
• Indiana State completed its first 2-0 conference road trip since January 5-7, 2023 with Sunday's win over Evansville. The Sycamores trailed for 53 seconds out of the 80 minutes played during their 2-0 road trip.
• Indiana State completed a perfect 4-0 record against the in-state MVC schools for the second time in the last three seasons, as the Trees also accomplished the feat in the 2023-24 campaign.
• Clemisha Prackett became the third different Sycamore to record a 20-point game this season, joining Tierney Kelsey and Jayci Allen.
• Indiana State had three double-digit scorers off the bench and outscored Evansville 44-9 in bench points in Sunday's game.
• Indiana State was 29-for-39 from the free throw line in Sunday's game, with the Sycamores' 29 free throws made and 39 free throws attempted representing season-high marks.
• Amerie Flowers scored all of her 14 points in the first half and scored in double-figures for the second straight game.
• Indiana State held its third straight opponent below 40 percent from the field, with Evansville shooting just 38.1 percent from the floor and 25.0 percent from behind the arc.
• The Sycamores had a 42-40 advantage on the boards, including 14 offensive rebounds. Indiana State finished with 14 second chance points in Sunday's win.
• The Sycamores took full advantage of 17 Evansville turnovers, capitalizing those into 20 points on the other end.

 
Up Next
Indiana State begins a two-game homestand Thursday night when it faces league-leading Murray State for a 7 p.m. tip inside Hulman Center.

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