Valparaiso Beacons at Indiana State Sycamores
· NCAA Men's Basketball
53 - 70
Key scores 22, Indiana State beats Valparaiso 70-53
Emondre Rickman chipped in with 12 points and Bronson Kessinger had 10 for Indiana State (11-8, 3-4 Missouri Valley). Key and Rickman each scored 10 points in the first half to help Indiana State build an 11-point lead.
Last Saturday, Indiana State lost at home to Loyola-Chicago in front of a sellout crowd of 10,200, including Sycamore legend Larry Bird to help celebrate the 1979 team that reached the national title game against Michigan State.
Derrik Smits and Markus Golder each scored 14 points for Valparaiso (12-8, 5-2), which had won six of its last seven. Deion Lavender added 10.
Valparaiso was within 21-14 with 6:35 remaining in the first half but went without a field goal for four minutes to trail 28-15 before going into the locker room down 32-21. Valpo made just 7 of 20 field goals (35 percent) and turned it over nine times.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:18 | Markus Golder made Layup. | 53 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Deion Lavender Defensive Rebound. | 51 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:27 | De'Avion Washington missed Three Point Jumper. | 51 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:53 | De'Avion Washington Defensive Rebound. | 51 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:58 | Markus Golder missed Three Point Jumper. | 51 - 70 |
Statistics
 VAL |
 INST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-45 | FG | 26-51 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 2-10 | 3PT | 6-15 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 13-16 | FT | 12-14 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Terre Haute, IN
Attendance: 3,460 | 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 |