Detroit Mercy Titans at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 57
59 - 57
Howard's late 3 lifts Detroit over Valpo 59-57
Detroit (11-14, 4-6 Horizon League) trailed 57-56 and was inbounding from under its own basket with 8 seconds left when Valparaiso's Keith Carter appeared to have a beat on the pass. He leaped and nearly intercepted it in the Detroit backcourt, but Howard jumped in front of him to grab the ball out of the air.
With Carter out of position, Howard took one quick dribble to the 3-point line and launched the game winner.
Valparaiso (14-11, 6-4) had just gone ahead 57-56 with 34 seconds left when LaVonte Dority collapsed the defense and found on open Alec Peters on the left baseline for the basket.
Howard finished with 19 points and Evan Bruinsma added 12 for the Titans.
Peters scored 16 and Dority added 13 for the Crusaders.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Detroit Deadball Team Rebound. | 59 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Alec Peters missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Juwan Howard Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Evan Bruinsma. | 59 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Detroit Timeout | 56 - 57 |
Statistics
 DETM |
 VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-50 | FG | 19-47 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 10-20 | 3PT | 5-18 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 11-19 | FT | 14-23 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 12 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 24 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 3,661 | Capacity:
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 3,661 | Capacity:
2025-26 Horizon League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Green Bay | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Youngstown State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Milwaukee | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Cleveland State | 6-14 | 9 | 11-22 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-17 | 12 | 7-25 |
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |