Evansville Purple Aces at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Dease and Valparaiso secure 70-63 OT win over Evansville
Dease also contributed five rebounds for the Beacons (12-12, 6-7 Missouri Valley Conference). Justus McNair shot 5 for 12 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to add 16 points. Carter Hopoi finished 4 of 4 from the floor to finish with 10 points.
The Purple Aces (5-19, 1-12) were led in scoring by Leif Moeller, who finished with 26 points. AJ Casey added 16 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals for Evansville. Joshua Hughes had 10 points.
The Purple Aces prolonged their losing streak to six straight.
Valparaiso led Evansville at the half, 28-26, with McNair (eight points) its high scorer. Valparaiso used a 21-3 second-half run to take the lead at 55-49 with 6:32 remaining.
Casey had a dunk with 1:11 left in regulation to tie it at 58-all.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 70 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 63 - 70 |
| 3rd 0:04 | Owen Dease Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 70 |
| 3rd 0:08 | AJ Casey misses 27-foot three point jumper | 63 - 70 |
| 3rd 0:13 | AJ Casey Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 70 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 VAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-60 | FG | 26-63 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 10-25 | 3PT | 6-23 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 7-11 | FT | 12-15 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 15 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 4 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 9 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 25 | Percent Led | 68 |
Game Information
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 1,488 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 12-2 | - | 22-3 |
| Murray State | 10-4 | 2 | 18-7 |
| Bradley | 9-5 | 3 | 16-9 |
| Illinois State | 8-5 | 3.5 | 16-8 |
| UIC | 8-6 | 4 | 13-12 |
| Northern Iowa | 7-6 | 4.5 | 15-9 |
| Valparaiso | 6-7 | 5.5 | 12-12 |
| Drake | 6-8 | 6 | 12-13 |
| Southern Illinois | 4-9 | 7.5 | 10-14 |
| Indiana State | 3-10 | 8.5 | 10-14 |
| Evansville | 1-12 | 10.5 | 5-19 |