Evansville Purple Aces at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's BasketballCuff's 22 lead Evansville past Valparaiso 78-68
Cuff had seven rebounds for the Purple Aces (7-14, 4-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Gabriel Pozzato added 21 points while going 7 of 13 from the floor, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the free-throw line while they also had seven rebounds. Tayshawn Comer shot 6 for 12, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points.
Cooper Schwieger finished with 13 points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocks for the Beacons (10-11, 3-7). Tyler Schmidt added 13 points and five steals for Valparaiso. All Wright also had 13 points and two steals.
Evansville took the lead less than 3 minutes into the game and did not relinquish it. The score was 44-26 at halftime, with Comer racking up 14 points. Evansville used an 8-0 run in the second half to build a 21-point lead at 70-49 with 7:27 left in the half before finishing off the win.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:07 | All Wright made Jumper. | 78 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Tayshawn Comer Turnover. | 78 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Tayshawn Comer Steal. | 78 - 66 |
Statistics
EVAN |
VAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-50 | FG | 27-70 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 10-16 | 3PT | 8-29 |
| 63 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 10-12 | FT | 6-13 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 46 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 11 | Assists | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 1,361 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 1-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Illinois State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-2 |
| Northern Iowa | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-2 |
| Murray State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-3 |
| Bradley | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-4 |
| Indiana State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-4 |
| Southern Illinois | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-4 |
| Valparaiso | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-4 |
| Drake | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-5 |
| Evansville | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-7 |
| UIC | 0-1 | 1 | 4-6 |


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