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Illinois State Redbirds at Valparaiso Beacons

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois State Redbirds
7-7, 0-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
56 - 58
Valparaiso Beacons
8-6, 5-2 Home

Golder's half-court shot lifts Valparaiso over Illinois St.

Valpo wins on buzzer-beater beyond half court

Golder finished with 10 points and all seven of his second-half points came in the final 1:15 as the Crusaders (8-6, 1-0) rallied, outscoring Illinois State 12-2 over that span. The Redbirds (7-7, 0-1) held a 54-53 lead and had leading scorer Zach Copeland at the line with two seconds remaining. Copeland missed both free throws with Golder rebounding, sprinting up court in a crowd and putting up the winner.

Ryan Fazekas led Valparaiso with 14 points and Derrik Smits added 10 with nine rebounds.

Copeland scored 21 points with five 3-pointers to lead Illinois State and Phil Fayne added 14 points.

Breaking away from a 26-26 halftime tie, Illinois State opened the final period on a 12-1 run and held the lead up until Golder's half-court buzzer-beater.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 56 - 58
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 56 - 55
2nd 0:00 Markus Golder Defensive Rebound. 56 - 58
2nd 0:00 Markus Golder made Three Point Jumper. 56 - 58
2nd 0:02 Zach Copeland Defensive Rebound. 56 - 55

Statistics

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22-49 FG 20-53
45 Field Goal % 38
7-19 3PT 7-21
37 Three Point % 33
5-9 FT 11-20
56 Free Throw % 55
35 Rebounds 34
5 Offensive Rebounds 10
30 Defensive Rebounds 24
13 Assists 9
5 Steals 8
4 Blocks 1
17 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 13
0 Fast Break Points 4
18 Points in Paint 24
19 Fouls 14
12 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center

Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 3,818 | 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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