NCAAB

Valparaiso Beacons at Liberty Flames

· NCAA Men's Basketball
0-1, 0-0 Away
Final
63 - 83
1-0, 0-0 Home

Aquino's 16 lead Liberty over Valparaiso 83-63 at Athletes in Action Tip-Off

Aquino also had 11 rebounds and five blocks for the Flames (1-0). Kaden Metheny scored 16 points while shooting 6 for 11, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc. Jay Maughmer went 6 of 9 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 14 points.

Tyler Schmidt led the way for the Beacons (0-1) with 17 points. Valparaiso also got 13 points from Devon Ellis. Jefferson Monegro also had 12 points.

Liberty took the lead with 14:14 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 42-32 at halftime, with Aquino racking up 12 points. Liberty pulled away with a 9-0 run in the second half to extend an eight-point lead to 17 points. They outscored Valparaiso by 10 points in the final half, as Metheny led the way with a team-high nine second-half points.

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Matchup Prediction

Liberty: 69.3%
Valparaiso: 30.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 63 - 83
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 63 - 83
2nd 0:18 Tyler Schmidt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by All Wright. 63 - 83
2nd 0:29 Brett Decker Jr. made Three Point Jumper. 60 - 83
2nd 0:44 JC Shirer Jr. Defensive Rebound. 60 - 80

Statistics

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22-63 FG 32-59
34.9 Field Goal % 54.2
2-15 3PT 10-24
13.3 Three Point % 41.7
17-21 FT 9-13
81.0 Free Throw % 69.2
35 Rebounds 36
12 Offensive Rebounds 5
23 Defensive Rebounds 31
7 Assists 15
1 Steals 6
2 Blocks 5
8 Turnovers 6
0 Team Turnovers 1
8 Total Turnovers 6
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 8
6 Fast Break Points 3
30 Points in Paint 42
13 Fouls 16
4 Largest Lead 23

Game Information

Venue: John Wooden Family Fieldhouse

Location: Xenia, OH
Attendance: 1,200 | Capacity:

2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Indiana State 2-0 - 8-4
Drake 1-0 0.5 11-0
Bradley 1-0 0.5 10-2
Belmont 1-0 0.5 9-3
Northern Iowa 1-0 0.5 7-5
Murray State 1-1 1 6-6
Illinois State 0-1 1.5 8-4
UIC 0-1 1.5 7-4
Missouri State 0-1 1.5 7-5
Valparaiso 0-1 1.5 7-5
Southern Illinois 0-1 1.5 5-7
Evansville 0-1 1.5 3-9

2024-25 Conference USA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Liberty 0-0 - 12-1
Louisiana Tech 0-0 - 11-2
UTEP 0-0 - 9-3
Western Kentucky 0-0 - 9-3
Middle Tennessee 0-0 - 9-4
Jacksonville State 0-0 - 7-5
Kennesaw State 0-0 - 7-5
New Mexico State 0-0 - 6-6
Sam Houston 0-0 - 6-6
Florida International 0-0 - 5-7
Full Standings