Evansville Purple Aces @ Valparaiso Beacons
4-19, 0-12 MVC
69
4-19, 0-12 MVC
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
EVAN | 28 | 41 | 69 |
VAL | 43 | 38 | 81 |
10-13, 4-8 MVC
81
10-13, 4-8 MVC
| TIME | PLAY | EVAN | VAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:37 |  | Ben Krikke made Jumper. Assisted by Nick Edwards. | 0 | 2 |
| 19:13 | | Antoine Smith Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 2 |
| 19:10 | | Maximus Nelson Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 |
| 18:55 | | Ben Krikke made Jumper. Assisted by Maximus Nelson. | 0 | 4 |
| 18:22 | | Marvin Coleman II missed Layup. | 0 | 4 |
| 18:20 | | Ben Krikke Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 4 |
| 18:16 | | Quinton Green missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 4 |
| 18:13 | | Ben Krikke Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 4 |
| 18:05 | | Maximus Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Edwards. | 0 | 7 |
| 17:45 | | Gage Bobe missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 7 |
| 17:42 | | Kobe King Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 7 |
| 17:37 | | Maximus Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Edwards. | 0 | 10 |
| 17:35 | | Evansville Timeout | 0 | 10 |
| 17:20 | | Antoine Smith Jr. Turnover. | 0 | 10 |
| 17:20 | | Nick Edwards Steal. | 0 | 10 |
| 16:58 | | Kobe King made Jumper. Assisted by Nick Edwards. | 0 | 12 |
| 16:30 | | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Yacine Toumi. | 2 | 12 |
| 16:09 | | Maximus Nelson missed Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 12 |
| 16:06 | | Gage Bobe Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 12 |
| 15:57 | | Yacine Toumi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marvin Coleman II. | 5 | 12 |
| 15:26 | | Quinton Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Krikke. | 5 | 15 |
| 15:11 | | Marvin Coleman II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gage Bobe. | 8 | 15 |
| 14:50 | | Ben Krikke made Layup. Assisted by Nick Edwards. | 8 | 17 |
| 14:50 | | Foul on Yacine Toumi. | 8 | 17 |
| 14:50 | Official TV Timeout | 8 | 17 | |
| 14:50 | | Ben Krikke made Free Throw. | 8 | 18 |
| 14:37 | | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Jumper. | 8 | 18 |
| 14:32 | | Maximus Nelson Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 18 |
| 14:18 | | Connor Barrett missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 18 |
| 14:15 | | Marvin Coleman II Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 18 |
| 14:11 | | Antoine Smith Jr. Turnover. | 8 | 18 |
| 13:54 | | Ben Krikke Turnover. | 8 | 18 |
| 13:37 | | Marvin Coleman II missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 18 |
| 13:33 | | Ben Krikke Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 18 |
| 13:29 | | Connor Barrett missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 18 |
| 13:26 | | Quinton Green Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 18 |
| 13:26 | | Foul on Gabe Spinelli. | 8 | 18 |
| 13:16 | | Quinton Green missed Jumper. | 8 | 18 |
| 13:13 | | Antoine Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 18 |
| 13:05 | | Antoine Smith Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 18 |
| 13:02 | | Connor Barrett Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 18 |
| 12:53 | | Ben Krikke made Layup. Assisted by Darius DeAveiro. | 8 | 20 |
| 12:53 | | Foul on Kenny Strawbridge Jr.. | 8 | 20 |
| 12:53 | | Ben Krikke made Free Throw. | 8 | 21 |
| 12:29 | | Marvin Coleman II missed Layup. | 8 | 21 |
| 12:27 | | Joe Hedstrom Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 21 |
| 12:27 | | Joe Hedstrom Turnover. | 8 | 21 |
| 12:27 | | Preston Phillips Steal. | 8 | 21 |
| 12:26 | | Marvin Coleman II Turnover. | 8 | 21 |
| 12:26 | | Connor Barrett Steal. | 8 | 21 |
| 12:23 | | Connor Barrett made Layup. | 8 | 23 |
| 12:02 | | Antoine Smith Jr. missed Jumper. | 8 | 23 |
| 12:02 | | Maximus Nelson Block. | 8 | 23 |
| 11:58 | | Maximus Nelson Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 23 |
| 11:42 | | Kobe King missed Layup. | 8 | 23 |
| 11:40 | | Marvin Coleman II Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 23 |
| 11:39 | | Foul on Darius DeAveiro. | 8 | 23 |
| 11:39 | Official TV Timeout | 8 | 23 | |
| 11:05 | | Gabe Spinelli made Layup. Assisted by Chris Moncrief. | 10 | 23 |
| 10:33 | | Ben Krikke missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 23 |
| 10:29 | | Chris Moncrief Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 23 |
| 10:25 | | Marvin Coleman II missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 23 |
| 10:22 | | Connor Barrett Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 23 |
| 10:15 | | Kobe King missed Jumper. | 10 | 23 |
| 10:12 | | Yacine Toumi Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 23 |
| 10:04 | | Yacine Toumi missed Layup. | 10 | 23 |
| 10:02 | | Yacine Toumi Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 23 |
| 10:01 | | Yacine Toumi missed Layup. | 10 | 23 |
| 9:56 | | Yacine Toumi Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 23 |
| 9:56 | | Yacine Toumi missed Layup. | 10 | 23 |
| 9:55 | | Connor Barrett Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 23 |
| 9:48 | | Connor Barrett missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 23 |
| 9:44 | | Yacine Toumi Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 23 |
| 9:36 | | Gabe Spinelli missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 23 |
| 9:32 | | Ibra Bayu Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 23 |
| 9:27 | | Ben Krikke Turnover. | 10 | 23 |
| 9:27 | | Yacine Toumi Steal. | 10 | 23 |
| 9:12 | | Marvin Coleman II Turnover. | 10 | 23 |
| 8:58 | | Foul on Yacine Toumi. | 10 | 23 |
| 8:58 | | Ben Krikke missed Free Throw. | 10 | 23 |
| 8:58 | | Valparaiso Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 23 |
| 8:58 | | Ben Krikke made Free Throw. | 10 | 24 |
| 8:50 | | Marvin Coleman II Turnover. | 10 | 24 |
| 8:50 | | Ibra Bayu Steal. | 10 | 24 |
| 8:47 | | Ben Krikke made Dunk. Assisted by Ibra Bayu. | 10 | 26 |
| 8:23 | | Yacine Toumi made Jumper. | 12 | 26 |
| 8:08 | | Nick Edwards missed Jumper. | 12 | 26 |
| 8:04 | | Ibra Bayu Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 26 |
| 8:03 | | Ibra Bayu made Layup. | 12 | 28 |
| 7:53 | | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 28 |
| 7:49 | | Quinton Green Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 28 |
| 7:42 | Official TV Timeout | 12 | 28 | |
| 7:26 | | Kobe King made Layup. | 12 | 30 |
| 7:26 | | Foul on Antoine Smith Jr.. | 12 | 30 |
| 7:26 | | Kobe King made Free Throw. | 12 | 31 |
| 7:17 | | Antoine Smith Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 31 |
| 7:14 | | Kobe King Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 31 |
| 7:10 | | Quinton Green Turnover. | 12 | 31 |
| 6:52 | | Chris Moncrief missed Jumper. | 12 | 31 |
| 6:48 | | Antoine Smith Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 31 |
| 6:48 | | Antoine Smith Jr. made Layup. | 14 | 31 |
| 6:33 | | Ben Krikke Turnover. | 14 | 31 |
| 6:15 | | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Jumper. | 14 | 31 |
| 6:12 | | Ben Krikke Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 31 |
| 6:07 | | Nick Edwards made Layup. | 14 | 33 |
| 5:50 | | Chris Moncrief made Jumper. | 16 | 33 |
| 5:36 | | Ben Krikke missed Jumper. | 16 | 33 |
| 5:33 | | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 33 |
| 5:27 | | Gage Bobe missed Three Point Jumper. | 16 | 33 |
| 5:24 | | Ben Krikke Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 33 |
| 5:12 | | Quinton Green missed Three Point Jumper. | 16 | 33 |
| 5:07 | | Chris Moncrief Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 33 |
| 5:02 | | Gage Bobe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Smith Jr.. | 19 | 33 |
| 4:36 | | Kobe King missed Layup. | 19 | 33 |
| 4:34 | | Gabe Spinelli Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 33 |
| 4:28 | | Gage Bobe made Layup. | 21 | 33 |
| 4:28 | | Foul on Kobe King. | 21 | 33 |
| 4:28 | | Gage Bobe missed Free Throw. | 21 | 33 |
| 4:27 | | Maximus Nelson Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 33 |
| 4:02 | | Nick Edwards Turnover. | 21 | 33 |
| 4:02 | | Antoine Smith Jr. Steal. | 21 | 33 |
| 3:53 | | Foul on Connor Barrett. | 21 | 33 |
| 3:52 | Official TV Timeout | 21 | 33 | |
| 3:46 | | Gage Bobe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Strawbridge Jr.. | 24 | 33 |
| 3:25 | | Foul on Antoine Smith Jr.. | 24 | 33 |
| 3:25 | | Ben Krikke made Free Throw. | 24 | 34 |
| 3:25 | | Ben Krikke made Free Throw. | 24 | 35 |
| 3:03 | | Marvin Coleman II missed Jumper. | 24 | 35 |
| 2:59 | | Connor Barrett Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 35 |
| 2:48 | | Maximus Nelson made Jumper. Assisted by Ben Krikke. | 24 | 37 |
| 2:33 | | Foul on Kenny Strawbridge Jr.. | 24 | 37 |
| 2:33 | | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. Turnover. | 24 | 37 |
| 2:21 | | Foul on Antoine Smith Jr.. | 24 | 37 |
| 2:21 | | Ben Krikke made Free Throw. | 24 | 38 |
| 2:21 | | Ben Krikke made Free Throw. | 24 | 39 |
| 1:54 | | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 39 |
| 1:51 | | Quinton Green Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 39 |
| 1:29 | | Ben Krikke missed Jumper. | 24 | 39 |
| 1:24 | | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 39 |
| 1:17 | | Marvin Coleman II missed Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 39 |
| 1:13 | | Quinton Green Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 39 |
| 1:11 | | Valparaiso Timeout | 24 | 39 |
| 1:01 | | Maximus Nelson Turnover. | 24 | 39 |
| 0:53 | | Gabe Spinelli made Layup. | 26 | 39 |
| 0:40 | | Foul on Gabe Spinelli. | 26 | 39 |
| 0:40 | | Darius DeAveiro made Free Throw. | 26 | 40 |
| 0:40 | | Darius DeAveiro made Free Throw. | 26 | 41 |
| 0:35 | | Foul on Connor Barrett. | 26 | 41 |
| 0:28 | | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. made Layup. | 28 | 41 |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 28 | 41 | |
| 0:00 | | Darius DeAveiro made Layup. | 28 | 43 |
Game Information
Valparaiso, IN
Referee:Jeff Campbell
Referee:Steve Honacki
Referee:Ervin Wilson
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Missouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 14-3 | - | 24-4 |
| Bradley | 11-5 | 2.5 | 18-9 |
| Murray State | 11-6 | 3 | 19-9 |
| UIC | 10-6 | 3.5 | 15-12 |
| Illinois State | 9-7 | 4.5 | 17-10 |
| Northern Iowa | 9-7 | 4.5 | 17-10 |
| Valparaiso | 8-8 | 5.5 | 14-13 |
| Southern Illinois | 6-10 | 7.5 | 12-15 |
| Drake | 6-11 | 8 | 12-16 |
| Indiana State | 3-13 | 10.5 | 10-17 |
| Evansville | 2-13 | 11 | 6-20 |
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