Evansville Purple Aces at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's BasketballTaylor scores 23 to carry Valparaiso over Evansville 74-69
Ben Krikke had 16 points for Valparaiso (13-15, 6-10 Missouri Valley Conference). Sheldon Edwards added 13 points and 12 rebounds. Kobe King had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Blake Sisley had 18 points for the Purple Aces (6-21, 2-14), who have now lost five games in a row. Blaise Beauchamp added 14 points. Noah Frederking had 13 points. Shamar Givance had a career-high 10 assists plus 12 points.
Valpo improve to 2-0 against the Purple Aces this season. Valparaiso defeated Evansville 72-56 last Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kevion Taylor made Free Throw. | 69 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kevion Taylor made Free Throw. | 69 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on Noah Frederking. | 69 - 72 |
Statistics
EVAN |
VAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-62 | FG | 27-54 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 10-26 | 3PT | 4-18 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 5-5 | FT | 16-22 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 20 | Assists | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fouls | 9 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center
Location: Valparaiso, IN
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Location: Valparaiso, IN
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2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-12 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 21-12 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-19 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |


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