Valparaiso Beacons at Northwestern Wildcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball

Valparaiso Beacons

6-4, 1-2 Away

Northwestern Wildcats

6-4, 4-2 Home

Valparaiso visits Martinelli and Northwestern

Game Preview

Valparaiso Beacons (6-4) at Northwestern Wildcats (6-4, 0-2 Big Ten)

Evanston, Illinois; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern faces Valparaiso after Nick Martinelli scored 22 points in Northwestern's 93-53 victory against the Jackson State Tigers.

The Wildcats have gone 4-1 at home. Northwestern ranks fifth in the Big Ten with 18.6 assists per game led by Jayden Reid averaging 5.5.

The Beacons are 1-2 on the road. Valparaiso ranks second in the MVC with 11.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Shon Tupuola averaging 3.1.

Northwestern makes 50.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 10.2 percentage points higher than Valparaiso has allowed to its opponents (39.8%). Valparaiso has shot at a 41.0% clip from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points higher than the 40.3% shooting opponents of Northwestern have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Martinelli is scoring 21.2 points per game and averaging 6.7 rebounds for the Wildcats. Max Green is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers.

Rakim Chaney is averaging 11.9 points, 3.2 assists and 1.7 steals for the Beacons. JT Pettigrew is averaging 10.3 points.

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Northwestern: 94.5%

Valparaiso: 5.5%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

VAL		NU
L1	Streak	W1
68.3	Points Against	71.1
73.1	Points Per Game	82.3
41	Field Goal %	50
30	Three Point %	34
39.4	Rebounds Per Game	34.8
12.6	Assists Per Game	18.6
4.7	Blocks Per Game	3.7
6.7	Steals Per Game	5.8
0.6	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.4
11.1	Total Turnovers Per Game	10.2
68.3	Points Against	71.1

Game Information

Welsh-Ryan Arena

Location: Evanston, IL
Capacity:

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Belmont	1-0	-	10-1
Northern Iowa	0-0	0.5	8-2
Illinois State	0-0	0.5	8-3
Murray State	0-0	0.5	8-3
Bradley	0-0	0.5	7-4
Indiana State	0-0	0.5	7-4
Valparaiso	0-0	0.5	6-4
Drake	0-0	0.5	6-5
Southern Illinois	0-0	0.5	6-5
Evansville	0-0	0.5	4-7
UIC	0-1	1	4-6

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Nebraska	2-0	-	11-0
Michigan	2-0	-	10-0
Purdue	2-0	-	10-1
Michigan State	2-0	-	9-1
UCLA	2-0	-	7-3
USC	1-1	1	10-1
Iowa	1-1	1	9-2
Ohio State	1-1	1	8-2
Illinois	1-1	1	8-3
Indiana	1-1	1	8-3
Washington	1-1	1	7-3
Wisconsin	1-1	1	7-3
Minnesota	1-1	1	6-5
Penn State	0-2	2	8-3
Northwestern	0-2	2	6-4
Maryland	0-2	2	6-5
Oregon	0-2	2	5-5
Rutgers	0-2	2	5-6