Cleveland State Vikings at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
57 - 78
57 - 78
Valparaiso earns 20th win, tops Cleveland State 78-57
The Crusaders bounced back after having an eight-game win streak snapped by an 86-69 loss to Green Bay on Saturday, and picked up their seventh-straight victory over the Vikings and their 11th in their last 13 meetings.
Valpo (20-5, 10-2) wasted little time getting back on track, racing to a 20-point halftime lead, 44-24.
Alec Peters and Jaume Sorolla, a freshman from Tortosa, Spain, each added 12 points as the Crusaders collectively shot 32 of 62 from the field (51.6 percent), including 7 of 22 from beyond the three-point arc. Valparaiso had 22 assists on 32 made baskets and held a 41-33 advantage on the glass.
Rob Edwards scored 15 points and Kenny Carpenter added 13 more off the bench for Cleveland State (7-18, 3-10).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Kenny Carpenter made Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Wright. | 57 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Nelson Maxwell Defensive Rebound. | 55 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Jason Karys missed Three Point Jumper. | 55 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Nelson Maxwell made Free Throw. | 55 - 78 |
Statistics
 CLE |
 VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-62 | FG | 32-62 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 4-19 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 7-11 | FT | 7-12 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Assists | 22 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Capacity:
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Capacity:
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| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
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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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| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
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