Valparaiso Beacons at Bradley Braves
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Leons' 19 lead Bradley past Valparaiso 88-66
Leons shot 7 for 10, including 5 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Braves (11-6, 4-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Rienk Mast added 17 points while going 8 of 13 from the field, and he also had nine rebounds. Ja'Shon Henry recorded 11 points and shot 3 of 4 from the field and 5 for 7 from the line.
The Beacons (6-11, 0-6) were led in scoring by Ben Krikke, who finished with 17 points and seven rebounds. Kobe King added 12 points for Valparaiso. In addition, Quinton Green had 12 points and three steals.
Bradley took the lead with 19:30 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 49-24 at halftime, with Leons racking up 11 points. Bradley extended its lead to 73-40 during the second half, fueled by a 12-0 scoring run. Mast scored a team-high 13 points in the second half as his team closed out the win.
Valparaiso has lost four consecutive games.
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Bradley's next game is Wednesday against Evansville at home. Valparaiso hosts Belmont on Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Joe Hedstrom made Layup. Assisted by Darius DeAveiro. | 66 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Maximus Nelson Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Christian Davis missed Three Point Jumper. | 64 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Maximus Nelson made Jumper. Assisted by Quinton Green. | 64 - 88 |
Statistics
 VAL |
 BRAD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-46 | FG | 35-60 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 58 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 12-27 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 18-26 | FT | 6-9 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 14 | Assists | 23 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Location: Peoria, IL
Attendance: 4,476 | 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 | 23-12 |
| 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 |