Valparaiso Beacons at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Givance scores 12 to lift Evansville over Valparaiso 58-51
Jax Levitch added 11 points and Noah Frederking had 10 for Evansville (8-8, 6-4 Missouri Valley Conference).
Donovan Clay had 14 points for the Crusaders (6-11, 3-5). Valparaiso totaled 18 second-half points, a season low.
The Purple Aces improve to 2-0 against the Crusaders on the season. Evansville defeated Valparaiso 70-52 on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 51 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 51 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Connor Barrett Turnover. | 51 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Noah Frederking made Free Throw. | 51 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Noah Frederking made Free Throw. | 51 - 57 |
Statistics
 VAL |
 EVAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-48 | FG | 23-52 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 5-13 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 2-3 | FT | 4-7 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 1 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 10 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fouls | 6 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Ford Center
Location: Evansville, IN
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Location: Evansville, IN
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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 | 23-12 |
| 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 |