Evansville Purple Aces at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 67
65 - 67
McMillan, Freeman-Liberty help Valpo beat Evansville 67-65
Freeman-Liberty and Daniel Sackey finished with 12 points apiece for Valpo (11-10, 4-4 Missouri Valley Conference).
The Crusaders, who never trailed, led by as many as 18 points in the first half and took a 13-point lead into the break. A layup by Sackey made it 61-51 with four minutes to play but Evansville's Sam Cunliffe answered with a three-point play to spark a 10-2 run capped when he made back-to-back 3-pointers to pull the Aces within two with 1:08 remaining but they got no closer.
Cunliffe led Evansville (9-12, 0-8) with 16 points. K.J. Riley and Jawaun Newton each scored 12 and Noah Frederking added 11 points.
The Aces have lost eight games in a row.
---
How can I watch Evansville vs. Valparaiso?
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Evansville Timeout | 65 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Noah Frederking made Layup. | 65 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Javon Freeman-Liberty made Free Throw. | 63 - 67 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-60 | FG | 22-51 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 6-23 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 8-11 | FT | 17-22 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 3,044 | Capacity:
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 3,044 | 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 |