Valparaiso Beacons at Missouri State Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
82 - 66
82 - 66
Big 1st half carries Valparaiso past Missouri State, 82-66
Valpo needed a running, 50-foot buzzer beater to get past Illinois State in its conference opener, but wasted no time taking charge against the Bears, rolling to a 46-24 advantage by intermission.
Jarred Dixon opened the second half with a 4-point play and Kabir Mohammed added a 3-point play cut the Missouri State deficit to 46-30, but the Bears were never able to get within single digits.
Fazekas was 6 of 11 from beyond the 3-point arc and Bakari Evelyn added 13 points off the bench for the Crusaders (9-6, 2-0). Deion Lavender grabbed 10 rebounds and dished five assists.
Dixon finished with 23 points for Missouri State (6-9, 0-2). Mohammed added another 13 points and grabbed eight boards.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Jarred Dixon made Free Throw. | 82 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Jarred Dixon made Free Throw. | 82 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Foul on Mileek McMillan. | 82 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Josh Webster Defensive Rebound. | 82 - 64 |
Statistics
 VAL |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-57 | FG | 23-63 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 12-24 | 3PT | 6-29 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 12-18 | FT | 14-22 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 19 | Assists | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 22 | Fouls | 15 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Great Southern Bank Arena
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 4,179 | Capacity:
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 4,179 | 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 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |