Ball State Cardinals at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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62 - 65
62 - 65
Valparaiso holds off Ball State 65-62
Ball State ran out to a 14-2 lead en route to a 39-33 advantage at the break. Valpo erased that quickly in the second half, tying it at 43 on Darien Walker's 3-pointer with 12:50 to go, and used a 19-7 run to go up 52-46 with 8:45 remaining.
The Cardinals tied it at 54 on Franko House's jumper with 4:25 left but Valpo responded by scoring the next nine points and the Crusaders held on down the stretch.
Walker finished with 14 points, including four 3-pointers, for Valparaiso (10-2).
Sean Sellers led Ball State (3-4) with 14 points. Zavier Turner added 13 points with five assists. The Cardinals were 9 of 19 from beyond the arc.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jeremie Tyler Offensive Rebound. | 62 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Zavier Turner missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jeremie Tyler Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jubril Adekoya missed Free Throw. | 62 - 65 |
Statistics
 BALL |
 VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-57 | FG | 21-58 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 7-9 | FT | 16-26 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 21 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 3,188 | Capacity:
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 3,188 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
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| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
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