SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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70 - 75
70 - 75
Valparaiso shuts down SIU-Edwardsville in overtime, 75-70
The Crusaders bounced back from a 69-63 loss to Wake Forest to win their third game in five starts.
Evelyn tied the game at 65-65 with 1:56 left on a layup, but Tyresse Williford put the Cougars up by two with :20 remaining. Coming out of a Valpo time out, Evelyn tied the game again at 68-68 with a jumper to force the extra period and got to the basket in the first minute of overtime to take the lead.
Brandon Jackson hit a jumper with 1:35 left to get SIUE even at 70-70, but it could not score again.
Evelyn finished with 16 points to lead Valpo and lead five players in double-figure scoring.
Williford finished with 24 points and Cameron Williams added 22 for SIUE.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 70 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Deion Lavender Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:08 | Cameron Williams missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:14 | Derrik Smits made Layup. Assisted by Bakari Evelyn. | 70 - 75 |
Statistics
 SIUE |
 VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-63 | FG | 24-53 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 4-21 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 8-15 | FT | 21-33 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 27 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 1,940 | Capacity:
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 1,940 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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 |