Valparaiso Beacons at Northern Kentucky Norse
· NCAA Men's Basketball
78 - 82
N. Kentucky beats Valparaiso 82-78 behind McDonald's 23 pts
Valparaiso (24-7, 14-4) missed a chance to secure the top seed in the Horizon League Tournament when Oakland (14-4, 24-7) beat Milwaukee (8-23, 4-14), 86-75 later in the day. Oakland swept Valparaiso in the season series.
Northern Kentucky (21-10, 12-6) is the fourth seed after Green Bay (18-12, 12-6) secured the No. 3 seed with an 89-81 win over Detroit (8-21, 6-11) Sunday.
The Norse led most of the second half against Valparaiso after a 40-37 lead at halftime. Shane Hammink's 3-pointer with 5.3 seconds left brought the Crusaders to within 78-76, and forced to foul, McDonald made a pair of free throws. The Norse deliberately fouled Max Joseph, who sank a pair, before Holland secured the win at the line.
Hollland and Carson Williams each scored 17 points.
Tevonn Walker led Valparaiso with 25 points, Hammink 23 and Joseph added 12.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Valparaiso Deadball Team Rebound. | 78 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Shane Hammink missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Lavone Holland II made Free Throw. | 78 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Lavone Holland II made Free Throw. | 78 - 81 |
Statistics
 VAL |
 NKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-57 | FG | 26-45 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 58 |
| 12-30 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 16-20 | FT | 22-26 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
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| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
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