Valparaiso Beacons @ Illinois State Redbirds

9-12, 3-7 MVC

Final

	1	2	T
Valparaiso VAL	33	38	71
Illinois St ILST	24	27	51

Illinois State RedbirdsIllinois StILST

8-13, 3-7 MVC

TIME		VAL	ILST
19:38	Darius Burford made Jumper.	0	2
19:15	Foul on Darius Burford.	0	2
19:12	Kobe King made Layup. Assisted by Nick Edwards.	2	2
18:51	Liam McChesney missed Jumper.	2	2
18:43	Ben Krikke Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:29	Ben Krikke missed Jumper.	2	2
18:25	Kendall Lewis Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:17	Liam McChesney missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:13	Quinton Green Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:05	Ben Krikke Turnover.	2	2
18:05	Kendall Lewis Steal.	2	2
17:50	Malachi Poindexter made Jumper.	2	4
17:20	Ben Krikke Turnover.	2	4
16:57	Luke Kasubke Turnover.	2	4
16:41	Ben Krikke missed Layup.	2	4
16:38	Kendall Lewis Defensive Rebound.	2	4
16:23	Liam McChesney made Jumper.	2	6
16:14	Foul on Liam McChesney.	2	6
15:59	Kobe King Turnover.	2	6
15:59	Malachi Poindexter Steal.	2	6
15:55	Foul on Maximus Nelson.	2	6
15:55	Official TV Timeout	2	6
15:55	Darius Burford made Free Throw.	2	7
15:55	Darius Burford made Free Throw.	2	8
15:41	Kobe King Turnover.	2	8
15:41	Darius Burford Steal.	2	8
15:37	Harouna Sissoko missed Layup.	2	8
15:37	Quinton Green Block.	2	8
15:37	Illinois State Offensive Rebound.	2	8
15:31	Darius Burford missed Jumper.	2	8
15:27	Quinton Green Defensive Rebound.	2	8
15:25	Connor Barrett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Edwards.	5	8
14:58	Kendall Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	5	8
14:54	Illinois State Offensive Rebound.	5	8
14:51	Malachi Poindexter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Harouna Sissoko.	5	11
14:31	Quinton Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Edwards.	8	11
14:19	Foul on Harouna Sissoko.	8	11
14:19	Harouna Sissoko Turnover.	8	11
13:56	Nick Edwards missed Layup.	8	11
13:56	Malachi Poindexter Block.	8	11
13:53	Seneca Knight Defensive Rebound.	8	11
13:41	Kendall Lewis missed Jumper.	8	11
13:41	Quinton Green Block.	8	11
13:34	Kendall Lewis Offensive Rebound.	8	11
13:33	Kendall Lewis made Layup.	8	13
13:17	Quinton Green missed Three Point Jumper.	8	13
13:13	Malachi Poindexter Defensive Rebound.	8	13
13:03	Foul on Quinton Green.	8	13
12:42	Illinois State Turnover.	8	13
12:18	Kobe King made Jumper.	10	13
12:00	Kendall Lewis missed Layup.	10	13
11:57	Ben Krikke Defensive Rebound.	10	13
11:49	Kobe King missed Three Point Jumper.	10	13
11:46	Seneca Knight Defensive Rebound.	10	13
11:31	Foul on Connor Barrett.	10	13
11:31	Official TV Timeout	10	13
11:10	Luke Kasubke missed Three Point Jumper.	10	13
11:08	Ibra Bayu Defensive Rebound.	10	13
10:49	Ben Krikke missed Jumper.	10	13
10:45	Seneca Knight Defensive Rebound.	10	13
10:32	Seneca Knight missed Three Point Jumper.	10	13
10:29	Liam McChesney Offensive Rebound.	10	13
10:28	Liam McChesney missed Jumper.	10	13
10:28	Ben Krikke Block.	10	13
10:23	Ibra Bayu Defensive Rebound.	10	13
10:11	Quinton Green made Jumper.	12	13
10:00	Luke Kasubke Turnover.	12	13
9:50	Darius DeAveiro Turnover.	12	13
9:37	Seneca Knight made Layup.	12	15
9:37	Foul on Jerome Palm.	12	15
9:37	Seneca Knight missed Free Throw.	12	15
9:36	Jerome Palm Defensive Rebound.	12	15
9:06	Kobe King missed Jumper.	12	15
9:03	Liam McChesney Defensive Rebound.	12	15
8:45	Luke Kasubke missed Three Point Jumper.	12	15
8:42	Ibra Bayu Defensive Rebound.	12	15
8:17	Darius DeAveiro missed Layup.	12	15
8:15	Jerome Palm Offensive Rebound.	12	15
8:13	Jerome Palm missed Jumper.	12	15
8:11	Liam McChesney Defensive Rebound.	12	15
8:08	Foul on Darius DeAveiro.	12	15
7:52	Malachi Poindexter missed Jumper.	12	15
7:52	Ibra Bayu Block.	12	15
7:48	Kendall Lewis Offensive Rebound.	12	15
7:47	Darius Burford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kendall Lewis.	12	18
7:19	Quinton Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Edwards.	15	18
6:59	Kendall Lewis missed Jumper.	15	18
6:58	Kendall Lewis Offensive Rebound.	15	18
6:58	Foul on Quinton Green.	15	18
6:58	Official TV Timeout	15	18
6:46	Kendall Lewis missed Jumper.	15	18
6:41	Ben Krikke Defensive Rebound.	15	18
6:12	Kobe King made Jumper.	17	18
5:58	Darius Burford made Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Poindexter.	17	20
5:40	Kobe King missed Three Point Jumper.	17	20
5:37	Darius Burford Defensive Rebound.	17	20
5:25	Darius Burford missed Jumper.	17	20
5:24	Valparaiso Defensive Rebound.	17	20
5:08	Ben Krikke made Jumper.	19	20
4:45	Darius Burford Turnover.	19	20
4:45	Ibra Bayu Steal.	19	20
4:41	Ibra Bayu made Dunk.	21	20
4:41	Illinois State Timeout	21	20
4:17	Luke Kasubke missed Jumper.	21	20
4:13	Nick Edwards Defensive Rebound.	21	20
4:01	Foul on Malachi Poindexter.	21	20
4:01	Kobe King missed Free Throw.	21	20
4:01	Valparaiso Offensive Rebound.	21	20
4:01	Kobe King made Free Throw.	22	20
3:42	Seneca Knight Turnover.	22	20
3:42	Nick Edwards Steal.	22	20
3:42	Official TV Timeout	22	20
3:24	Foul on Joe Petrakis.	22	20
3:13	Quinton Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Krikke.	25	20
2:44	Joe Petrakis missed Three Point Jumper.	25	20
2:40	Nick Edwards Defensive Rebound.	25	20
2:29	Ben Krikke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Edwards.	28	20
2:06	Malachi Poindexter missed Three Point Jumper.	28	20
2:02	Ben Krikke Defensive Rebound.	28	20
1:57	Quinton Green made Dunk.	30	20
1:39	Malachi Poindexter Turnover.	30	20
1:39	Nick Edwards Steal.	30	20
1:34	Nick Edwards Turnover.	30	20
1:20	Darius Burford missed Three Point Jumper.	30	20
1:13	Ibra Bayu Defensive Rebound.	30	20
1:09	Nick Edwards Turnover.	30	20
1:09	Malachi Poindexter Steal.	30	20
1:09	Foul on Nick Edwards.	30	20
1:09	Malachi Poindexter made Free Throw.	30	21
1:09	Malachi Poindexter made Free Throw.	30	22
1:05	Valparaiso Timeout	30	22
1:01	Foul on Ibra Bayu.	30	22
1:01	Ibra Bayu Turnover.	30	22
0:43	Darius Burford made Jumper.	30	24
0:21	Connor Barrett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius DeAveiro.	33	24
0:01	Seneca Knight missed Three Point Jumper.	33	24
0:00	End of 1st half	33	24
0:00	Kobe King Defensive Rebound.	33	24

Game Information

Normal, IL

Referee:Brad Ferrie

Referee:Dave Cusick

Referee:Edward Crenshaw

NCAA Division I

Missouri Valley Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Belmont	12-3	-	22-4
Murray State	10-5	2	18-8
Bradley	10-5	2	17-9
Illinois State	8-6	3.5	16-9
Northern Iowa	8-6	3.5	16-9
UIC	8-6	3.5	13-12
Valparaiso	7-7	4.5	13-12
Drake	6-9	6	12-14
Southern Illinois	5-9	6.5	11-14
Indiana State	3-11	8.5	10-15
Evansville	2-12	9.5	6-19

Men's College Basketball News

Men's Bubble Watch: Tracking which teams will make (or miss) the NCAA tournament

Another ranked upset adds more intrigue to the race for the NCAA tournament.

16m

Men's college basketball Power Rankings: The top 5 gets a big reshuffle

The latest top 25 features plenty of movement after a week of ranked upsets, including a new No. 1.

2026 NBA draft big board rankings: Top 100 prospects

Which rising prospects have entered the draft conversation? Here's the updated top 100 big board for the 2026 class.

GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER, (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Please Gamble Responsibly. 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), or visit www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD). 21+ and present in most states. (18+ DC/KY/NH/WY). Void in ONT/OR/NH. Eligibility restrictions apply. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS). Terms: sportsbook.draftkings.com/promos.