Green Bay Phoenix at Valparaiso Beacons
· LITTLE CAESARS HORIZON LEAGUE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
99 - 92
Green Bay beats top-seeded Valparaiso 99-92 in OT
Charles Cooper scored 24, including 15 of 24 foul shots, Carrington Love added 23 points and Jamar Hurdle 13 for Green Bay, which lost both regular-season matchups with Valparaiso.
Green Bay (22-12), which shot a season-high 54.5 percent (12 of 22) from 3-point range, will face the winner of No. 2 seed Oakland and third-seeded Wright State in the championship game Tuesday night.
The Phoenix scored 12-straight points, including five by Love, to take a 91-81 lead with 1:16 left in overtime and held on from there.
After Cooper made the second of two free throws to give Green Bay a 79-77 lead with 2.1 seconds left in regulation, Jubril Adekoya threw the inbounds pass the length of the court to Alec Peters for the tying layup with 0.5 seconds left.
Peters led Valpo (26-6) with 32 points and 12 rebounds.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 99 - 92 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Valparaiso Deadball Team Rebound. | 99 - 92 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Shane Hammink missed Three Point Jumper. | 99 - 92 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Turner Botz made Free Throw. | 99 - 92 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Turner Botz made Free Throw. | 98 - 92 |
Statistics
 GB |
 VAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-58 | FG | 28-73 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 12-22 | 3PT | 9-29 |
| 55 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 33-52 | FT | 27-36 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 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 | 33 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Detroit, MI
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 |