Northern Iowa Panthers at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's BasketballDease's 20 lead Valparaiso past Northern Iowa 54-44
Dease also contributed seven rebounds for the Beacons (9-10, 3-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Justus McNair added eight points while going 3 of 5 and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line while he also had five rebounds. Brody Whitaker shot 2 of 6 from the field to finish with six points.
Ben Schwieger finished with 10 points for the Panthers (12-7, 4-4). Max Weisbrod added nine points and six rebounds for Northern Iowa. Trey Campbell had nine points and two steals.
Valparaiso took the lead for good with 4:08 remaining in the second half on a layup from Tupuola to make it a 45-44 game.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 44 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 44 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Owen Dease Defensive Rebound. | 44 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Trey Campbell misses 26-foot three point jumper | 44 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Owen Dease makes free throw 2 of 2 | 44 - 54 |
Statistics
UNI |
VAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-57 | FG | 17-51 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 4-20 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 2-7 | FT | 15-20 |
| 29 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Assists | 4 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 10 |
| 9 | Lead Changes | 9 |
| 29 | Percent Led | 65 |
Game Information
Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 1,863 | Capacity:
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 1,863 | 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 | 23-13 |
| 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 |


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