Nicholls Colonels at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's BasketballChaney has 24 as Valparaiso takes down Nicholls 68-63
Chaney also added six rebounds for the Beacons (2-1). Owen Dease added 13 points and Shon Tupuola scored 10.
Trae English finished with 14 points for the Colonels (0-3). Sincere Malone and Zaiden Cross each added 11 points for Nicholls.
Valparaiso went into halftime ahead of the Colonels 25-19. Chaney put up 13 points in the half. Tucker Tornatta's layup with 5:23 left in the second half gave Valparaiso the lead for good at 53-51. The Beacons led by three points with six seconds left before Dease was fouled and made two free throws with one second left to wrap up the win.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 63 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Owen Dease made Free Throw. | 63 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Owen Dease made Free Throw. | 63 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on Jalin Rice. | 63 - 66 |
Statistics
NICH |
VAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-51 | FG | 22-53 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 12-30 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 7-13 | FT | 17-23 |
| 54 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 21 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 867 | Capacity:
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 867 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-5 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-5 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-12 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-12 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-15 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-12 |
| 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 |


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