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Ball State Cardinals at Valparaiso Beacons

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ball State Cardinals
7-4, 3-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
77 - 61
Valparaiso Beacons
6-5, 3-2 Home

Teague's double-double helps Ball State beat Valpo 77-61

Teague, who had eight double-doubles as a sophomore last season, finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Tayler Persons had 14 points, five rebounds, six assists and three steals and Trey Moses scored 12 for Ball State (7-4). The Cardinals have won six of the last seven. It was Ball State's first win over at Valparaiso since 1990.

Valpo's Markus Golder hit a 3-pointer that made it 25-all with 3:40 left in the first half but Teague answered with a layup and Ball State led the rest of the way. The Crusaders didn't score again for nearly six minutes as the Cardinals scored the final 10 first-half points and then used 10-3 run to open the second and make it 45-28 with 16 minutes left. Valpo trailed by at least eight points the rest of the way.

Ryan Fazekas scored 19 points and Golder added 14 for the Crusaders (6-5).

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 77 - 61
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 77 - 61
2nd 0:15 Tahjai Teague Defensive Rebound. 77 - 61
2nd 0:21 Ryan Fazekas missed Three Point Jumper. 77 - 61
2nd 0:32 K.J. Walton made Jumper. Assisted by Tayler Persons. 77 - 61

Statistics

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29-57 FG 20-50
51 Field Goal % 40
4-15 3PT 3-16
27 Three Point % 19
15-23 FT 18-23
65 Free Throw % 78
35 Rebounds 27
9 Offensive Rebounds 7
26 Defensive Rebounds 20
18 Assists 9
10 Steals 4
0 Blocks 2
10 Turnovers 17
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
27 Points Off Turnovers 13
19 Fast Break Points 7
48 Points in Paint 26
22 Fouls 20
17 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center

Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 3,636 | Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Miami (OH) 18-0 - 32-2
Akron 17-1 1 29-6
Kent State 14-4 4 24-10
Toledo 11-7 7 19-15
Bowling Green 9-9 9 18-14
Ohio 9-9 9 15-17
Buffalo 7-11 11 17-15
Massachusetts 7-11 11 17-16
Ball State 7-11 11 12-19
Central Michigan 6-12 12 10-21
Western Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Eastern Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Northern Illinois 4-14 10 9-21

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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