Valparaiso Beacons at Northern Iowa Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Born's 18 help Northern Iowa defeat Valparaiso 77-66
Born shot 5 for 13 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line for the Panthers (12-9, 8-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Tytan Anderson scored 17 points and added 10 rebounds. Michael Duax shot 5 of 9 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 15 points, while adding seven rebounds.
Ben Krikke finished with 22 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals for the Beacons (9-13, 3-8). Kobe King added 14 points, 12 rebounds and two steals for Valparaiso. Nick Edwards also had 12 points and three steals.
Northern Iowa took the lead with 11:10 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Born led his team in scoring with 11 points in the first half to help put them ahead 45-28 at the break. Northern Iowa turned a five-point second-half lead into a 14-point advantage with a 9-0 run to make it a 68-54 lead with 5:05 left in the half. Anderson scored eight second-half points in the matchup.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Nick Edwards made Layup. | 66 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Michael Duax made Free Throw. | 64 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Michael Duax made Free Throw. | 64 - 76 |
Statistics
 VAL |
 UNI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-66 | FG | 24-48 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 8-31 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 8-12 | FT | 23-28 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 3,674 | 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 |