Valparaiso Beacons at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
King scores 20, Valparaiso defeats Evansville 76-69
King added nine rebounds for the Beacons (7-12, 1-7 Missouri Valley Conference). Ben Krikke scored 18 points while shooting 8 of 11 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line, and added five rebounds and five assists. Quinton Green was 6 of 11 shooting (3 for 8 from distance) to finish with 15 points. The victory snapped a five-game slide for the Beacons.
The Purple Aces (4-15, 0-8) were led in scoring by Yacine Toumi, who finished with 18 points and seven rebounds. Antoine Smith Jr. added 16 points and eight rebounds for Evansville. In addition, Marvin Coleman had 15 points. The Purple Aces prolonged their losing streak to six straight.
Valparaiso took the lead with 3:22 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 34-28 at halftime, with Green racking up 12 points. King scored 15 points in the second half to help lead Valparaiso to a seven-point victory.
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Both teams next play Tuesday. Valparaiso hosts UIC while Evansville visits Southern Illinois.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:06 | Kobe King made Free Throw. | 76 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Foul on Chris Moncrief. | 75 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Spinelli. | 75 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Connor Barrett made Free Throw. | 75 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Connor Barrett made Free Throw. | 74 - 66 |
Statistics
 VAL |
 EVAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-55 | FG | 22-47 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 6-23 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 16-22 | FT | 18-36 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 12 | Assists | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 25 | Fouls | 23 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 4,519 | 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 |