Valparaiso Beacons at Missouri State Bears
· MVC TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL
89 - 82
Three wins, 3 days, Valpo advances beating Missouri St.
The No. 7 seed Crusaders (19-15) beat 10th-seed Evansville Thursday and upset No. 2 seed Loyola Chicago on Friday. Valpo faces No. 4 seed Bradley on Sunday.
Isiaih Mosley hit a 3-pointer to give Missouri State (16-17) a 28-19 lead with 6:17 before halftime. The Crusaders responded with a 10-0 run, took the lead and were up 40-38 at intermission. Freeman-Liberty's jump shot with 12:50 left extended Valpo's lead to 61-48 and they maintained safe distance until Keandre Cook's 3 with 21 seconds left reduced the Bears' deficit to 85-82. Ben Krikke sank to foul shots a couple of seconds later to seal the win.
John Kiser scored 17 for the Crusaders, Krikke 11 and Donovan Clay 10.
Cook led the Bears with 26 points, Lamont West 15, Gaige Prim 12, Tulio Da Silva and Mosley 11 apiece.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 89 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Javon Freeman-Liberty made Free Throw. | 89 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Javon Freeman-Liberty made Free Throw. | 88 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on Gaige Prim. | 87 - 82 |
Statistics
 VAL |
 MOST |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-60 | FG | 30-62 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 10-23 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 22-31 | FT | 12-15 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 25 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 8,145 | 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 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |