Balentine has 22 points to lead Evansville to a dominating 89-62 victory over IUPUI
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}D.J. Balentine scored 22 points to lead Evansville to a dominating 89-62 victory over IUPUI on Saturday night.
Balentine was 8 of 16 from the field, including 3 of 5 from long range. David Howard scored a career-high 16 points, Mislav Brzoja added 10 and Egidiju Mockevicius had nine points, 10 rebounds and four blocks for Evansville (6-1).
The Purple Aces trailed early, but quickly reversed that, running off 19 unanswered points to lead 27-9 at the midway point of the first half, and built a 40-16 advantage at the break. Evansville eased up in the second period to coast to the victory.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Aces shot 56.6 percent from the floor (30 of 53) and scored 48 points in the paint. Evansville limited IUPUI to 22-of-54 shooting (40.7 percent).
Leo Svete had 17 points and Mason Archie chipped in 11 for IUPUI (2-5).