Illinois State Redbirds at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Green's 25 lead Valparaiso over Illinois State 81-76
Green added 10 rebounds for the Beacons (11-16, 5-11 Missouri Valley Conference). Ben Krikke added 24 points while going 9 of 14 and 6 of 7 from the free throw line, and he also had six rebounds and six assists. Kobe King was 6 of 7 shooting and 4 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 18 points.
Seneca Knight led the way for the Redbirds (10-17, 5-11) with 20 points and four steals. Darius Burford added 17 points, five assists and two steals for Illinois State. In addition, Malachi Poindexter finished with 16 points.
King put up 12 points in the first half for Valparaiso, who led 42-38 at the break. Valparaiso outscored Illinois State by one point in the second half. Green led the way with 14 second-half points.
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Up next for Valparaiso is a matchup Tuesday with Southern Illinois at home. Illinois State hosts Murray State on Wednesday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Kobe King made Free Throw. | 76 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Kobe King made Free Throw. | 76 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Foul on Luke Kasubke. | 76 - 79 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-62 | FG | 28-51 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 9-30 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 9-12 | FT | 19-24 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fouls | 16 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 2,102 | 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 |