Valparaiso Beacons at Monmouth Hawks
· Myrtle Beach Invitational
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
64 - 53
64 - 53
Valparaiso never trails, beats Monmouth 64-53
Lavender also had eight rebounds and five assists. Ryan Fazekas added 13 points, including three 3-pointers, and Javon Freeman scored 12 for Valpo (2-1).
Freeman, Fazekas and Markus Golder each hit a 3-pointer during 12-2 run that was capped by Lavender's layup and made it 18-8 midway through the first half. Deion Hammond hit a 3-pointer that trimmed Monmouth's deficit to seven points with 5:20 to go but Fazekas answered with a 3 and Derrik Smits and Fazekas made back-to-back jumpers before Golder added a 3-pointer that made it 61-44 with less than three minutes remaining.
Mustapha Traore led Monmouth (0-5) with 14 points on 7-of-7 shooting. The rest of the Hawks shot just 30 percent (14 of 46) from the field.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:02 | John Kiser Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Mike James Jr. missed Jumper. | 64 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Monmouth Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 53 |
Statistics
 VAL |
 MONM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-50 | FG | 21-53 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 4-18 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 7-13 | FT | 7-9 |
| 54 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 14 | Assists | 6 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: The HTC Center
Location: Conway, SC
Attendance: 2,830 | Capacity:
Location: Conway, SC
Attendance: 2,830 | 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 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-11 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |