Valparaiso Beacons at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's BasketballCasey and Evansville take down Valparaiso 80-79
Casey had 11 rebounds for the Purple Aces (7-23, 3-16 Missouri Valley Conference). Bryce Quinet scored 18 points, going 6 of 13 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the line. Joshua Hughes went 3 of 6 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points, while adding 10 rebounds.
Owen Dease led the Beacons (17-14, 11-9) in scoring, finishing with 17 points. JT Pettigrew added 16 points and six rebounds for Valparaiso. Rakim Chaney had 14 points, five assists and three steals.
Casey scored 20 second-half points, including the game-winning shot.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 79 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | AJ Casey makes 23-foot three point jumper | 79 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Evansville Timeout | 79 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Brody Whitaker makes 12-foot jumper | 79 - 77 |
Statistics
VAL |
EVAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-53 | FG | 25-53 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 9-18 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 24-28 | FT | 21-22 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 95 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 8 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 62 | Percent Led | 29 |
Game Information
Venue: Ford Center
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 3,982 | Capacity:
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 3,982 | 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 | 23-12 |
| 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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