Valparaiso Beacons at Loyola Chicago Ramblers
· MVC TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL
74 - 73
Valpo shocks MVC No. 2 seed Loyola Chicago 74-73 in OT
Kiser finished with 12 points, eight rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocked shots for the seventh-seeded Crusaders. His late-game performance was invaluable. Kiser stole Loyola Chicago's final possession in regulation, preventing a potential winning shot, and swatted what seemed like a gimme go-ahead bucket late in OT after Loyola Chicago stole the ball mere steps from the hoop.
Valparaiso (18-15), which trailed 45-27 early in the second half, had not beaten Loyola in seven straight meetings and has never before made the semifinal round of the conference tournament.
All nine Loyola Chicago players scored but only Keith Clemons reached double figures with a career-high 28 for the Ramblers (21-11), who were 1-for-10 shooting in overtime.
Ryan Fazekas had 15 points for Valparaiso (18-15). Daniel Sackey added 13 points and six rebounds. Donovan Clay had 10 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three blocks.
The MVC tournament lost its top two seeds, Northern Iowa and Loyola Chicago on Friday.
---
---
.
How can I watch Valparaiso vs. Loyola Chicago?
Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 73 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 74 - 73 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Eron Gordon made Layup. Assisted by John Kiser. | 74 - 73 |
| 3rd 0:13 | Cameron Krutwig made Free Throw. | 72 - 73 |
| 3rd 0:13 | Valparaiso Timeout | 72 - 72 |
Statistics
 VAL |
 LUC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-67 | FG | 26-58 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 10-27 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 6-7 | FT | 14-27 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 52 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 17 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, MO
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 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |