Valparaiso Beacons @ Evansville Purple Aces
17-14, 11-9 MVC
79
17-14, 11-9 MVC
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
VAL | 42 | 37 | 79 |
EVAN | 34 | 46 | 80 |
7-23, 3-16 MVC
80
7-23, 3-16 MVC
Valparaiso Beacons
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 24 | 17 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 31 | 17 | 7-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | 12 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | 13 | 4-11 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 8 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | 3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
79 | 23-53 | 9-21 | 24-28 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 20 | |
43% | 43% | 86% |
Evansville Purple Aces
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 19 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | 10 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 35 | 37 | 12-16 | 3-3 | 10-11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| 40 | 10 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 36 | 18 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
80 | 25-53 | 9-18 | 21-22 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | |
47% | 50% | 95% |
VAL @ EVAN Videos
AJ Casey nails the trey vs. Valparaiso Beacons
Brody Whitaker drops in the smooth bucket
AJ Casey shows off the range on triple
Game Information
Evansville, IN
Referee:Randy Heimerman
Referee:John St. Clair
Referee:Brad Gaston
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Missouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |
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