Valparaiso Beacons at Northern Kentucky Norse
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 46
71 - 46
Valparaiso coasts to 71-46 win over Northern Kentucky
Shane Hammink added 14 points, Alec Peters had 12 and Tevonn Walker 10 for Valparaiso (17-4, 7-1 Horizon), which controlled the glass 42-28 and held Northern Kentucky to 15-of-50 shooting from the field. Vashil Fernandez hauled in 11 rebounds.
The Crusaders took the lead for good midway through the first half during a 17-4 run that included two of Carter's 3-pointers and made it 28-19 with 4:18 to go before the break. They continued to pull away in the second half, holding the Norse (7-12, 3-5) to just two points during the final six minutes while getting a layup from Darien Walker and going 4 of 6 from the line.
Jalen Billups led Northern Kentucky with 17 points and eight rebounds, and Lavone Holland II had 10 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Valparaiso Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jordan Garnett missed Layup. | 71 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:24 | E. Victor Nickerson made Free Throw. | 71 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:24 | E. Victor Nickerson made Free Throw. | 70 - 46 |
Statistics
 VAL |
 NKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-57 | FG | 15-50 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 30 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 18-23 | FT | 12-16 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 14 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Truist Arena
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Capacity:
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
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| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
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