Southern Utah Thunderbirds at Valparaiso Beacons
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65 - 79
65 - 79
Lottich gets 1st win, Valparaiso beats Southern Utah 79-65
Lottich, who spent the last three seasons on the Valpo sidelines as an assistant coach, is the first head coach of the Crusaders without the last name Drew in nearly 30 years.
Max Joseph had a career-high 13 points and six rebounds for Valparaiso. Peters was 13 of 14 from the free-throw line as the Crusaders went 33 for 37.
Valparaiso went on an 11-0 run in the first half to take a 17-13 lead.
Randy Onwuasor hit 4 of 6 3-pointers, made 9 of 13 free throws and scored 35 points for Southern Utah. Ivan Madunic had 13 points and six rebounds.
Valparaiso led 40-28 at the half, but Madunic scored Southern Utah's first eight points of the second half to pull to 42-36.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Max Joseph Offensive Rebound. | 65 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Alec Peters missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:57 | Ivan Madunic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Randy Onwuasor. | 65 - 79 |
| 2nd 1:10 | Shane Hammink made Dunk. Assisted by Alec Peters. | 62 - 79 |
Statistics
 SUU |
 VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-55 | FG | 21-57 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 10-27 | 3PT | 4-18 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 15-24 | FT | 33-37 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Assists | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 29 | Fouls | 23 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 3,560 | Capacity:
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 3,560 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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 |