Antonio Thomas scores 27, Evansville earns 91-89 OT win against Northern Iowa

Dec 2, 2023, 05:20 pm

EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- — Antonio Thomas had 27 points in Evansville's 91-89 overtime win against Northern Iowa on Saturday.

Thomas added five rebounds and five assists for the Purple Aces (7-1, 1-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Ben Humrichous added 18 points while going 6 of 9 from the floor, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and 3 for 4 from the line, and they also had six rebounds. Joshua Hughes shot 4 of 4 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 11 points.

There were several lead changes in overtime before Tanner Cuff hit a 3-pointer to give Evansville a four-point lead with seven seconds remaining. UNI's Tytan Anderson made a layup with seven seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score and sent the game to overtime.

Anderson led the Panthers (2-6, 0-2) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. Nate Heise added 19 points, six rebounds and five assists for Northern Iowa. Jacob Hutson also had 17 points, six rebounds and four assists.

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