Valparaiso Beacons at Youngstown State Penguins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 71
74 - 71
Valparaiso beats Youngstown State 74-71
Jubril Adekoya scored 13 for the Crusaders (12-9, 4-2 Horizon) and Moussa Gueye 11.
Ryan Weber put Youngstown State (12-9, 3-3) up 11-8 with a trey and the Penguins pulled away to a 36-27 half-time lead.
Adekoya tied it at 40 in the second half with a layup and Valparaiso pulled ahead by five on a free throw by Dority, but Youngstown came back to lead 49-47 on a jumper by DJ Cole. Keith Carter's jumper put Valparaiso up 66-65 with 1:37 left and the lead flip-flopped until Dority hit a pair of free throws for a 72-68 lead. Youngstown State's Kendrick Perry made it 72-71 with a 3-pointer, but the Penguins got no closer.
Bobby Hain led Youngstown with 16 points, Perry had 15, Weber 14 and Cole 12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Valparaiso Deadball Team Rebound. | 74 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | DJ Cole missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Keith Carter made Free Throw. | 74 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Keith Carter made Free Throw. | 73 - 71 |
Statistics
 VAL |
 YSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-52 | FG | 20-46 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 22-25 | FT | 25-32 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 20 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 7 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 25 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Zidian Family Arena at Beeghly Center
Location: Youngstown, OH
Attendance: 1,938 | Capacity:
Location: Youngstown, OH
Attendance: 1,938 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |