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Valparaiso Beacons at UIC Flames

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Valparaiso Beacons
20-4, 9-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
73 - 55
UIC Flames
3-19, 3-8 Home

Valparaiso cruises to 73-55 win over Illinois Chicago

Darien Walker finished with 12 points, and Jubril Adekoya had 11 points and six boards for the Crusaders (20-4, 10-1 Horizon League), who have won four straight and 10 of 11.

Illinois Chicago (3-19, 1-10) has lost 14 consecutive meetings with the Crusaders, and have not beaten them since Feb. 2009.

Dikembe Dixson led the Flames with 18 points and seven rebounds. Michael Kolawole added 16 points.

Keith Carter hit a 3-pointer on the opening possession and added another to bookend a 19-9 Valparaiso run. The Crusaders led 41-21 at the half and never trailed.

Dixson scored a layup to pull the Flames to 52-40 with 12:27 remaining, but six straight points pushed Valparaiso's lead back to 18.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 73 - 55
2nd 0:02 Vashil Fernandez Defensive Rebound. 73 - 55
2nd 0:02 Michael Kolawole missed Three Point Jumper. 73 - 55
2nd 0:09 Valparaiso Turnover. 73 - 55
2nd 0:41 Vashil Fernandez Defensive Rebound. 73 - 55

Statistics

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28-65 FG 19-58
43 Field Goal % 33
7-23 3PT 2-15
30 Three Point % 13
10-17 FT 15-32
59 Free Throw % 47
48 Rebounds 41
20 Offensive Rebounds 20
28 Defensive Rebounds 21
20 Assists 8
8 Steals 5
6 Blocks 3
11 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 7
10 Fast Break Points 4
32 Points in Paint 28
24 Fouls 20
23 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Venue: Credit Union 1 Arena

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 4,445 | 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
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