Valparaiso Beacons at UC Riverside Highlanders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
60 - 73
60 - 73
UC Riverside jumps out early, cruises past Valparaiso 73-60
UC Riverside (4-7) jumped out to a 20-5 lead and cruised the rest of the way. Martin set the pace, scoring 10 points with two rebounds and an assist. His 3-pointer with 2:11 left before the break made it 34-13.
Valparaiso (9-4) began 2 of 8 from the field, committed five turnovers and never recovered. The Highlanders had a 19-point lead with 4:15 left in the game.
Martin, a freshman, was 7 of 12 from the field and made 14 of 16 free throws. Chance Murray chipped in 16 points for UC Riverside.
Max Joseph scored 15 points to lead the Crusaders, who have lost four of their last five games. They shot 21 of 63 (33 percent) from the field and missed 28 of 32 from long range.
It was the first meeting between the schools.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jaume Sorolla made Layup. Assisted by Derrik Smits. | 60 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Valparaiso Offensive Rebound. | 58 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Max Joseph missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Dikymbe Martin made Free Throw. | 58 - 73 |
Statistics
 VAL |
 UCR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-63 | FG | 19-44 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 4-32 | 3PT | 4-12 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 14-19 | FT | 31-42 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 9 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 31 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: SRC Arena
Location: Riverside, CA
Attendance: 454 | Capacity:
Location: Riverside, CA
Attendance: 454 | Capacity:
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 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |