Valparaiso Beacons at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
53 - 64
Evansville finishes strong to beat Valparaiso 64-53
Valparaiso led 27-24 going into the break and pushed that to 31-24 to open the second period. A Hill layup tied it at 34-34 with 13:53 remaining and the Purple Aces took the lead after Dainius Chatkevicius split a pair of free throws and Shea Feehan stole the ball and finished with a layup to go ahead 37-34. The Crusaders retook the lead but Evansville went out front for good 52-44 after Hill scored eight unanswered points and Noah Frederking added a trey at the 5:56 mark.
K.J. Riley added 10 points and tied his career high with 12 rebounds. Freshman Shamar Givance chipped in eight points while dishing out five assists for Evansville (10-13, 4-6 Missouri Valley Conference).
Javon Freeman and Markus Golder had 12 points apiece for Valparaiso (12-11, 5-5) which now has lost four straight games.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Evansville Timeout | 53 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:25 | K.J. Riley Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Bakari Evelyn missed Three Point Jumper. | 53 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Shamar Givance made Free Throw. | 53 - 64 |
Statistics
 VAL |
 EVAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-49 | FG | 21-49 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 2-10 | 3PT | 7-20 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 9-17 | FT | 15-21 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 5,805 | 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 |