
Evansville Purple Aces at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's BasketballCuff's 22 lead Evansville past Valparaiso 78-68
Cuff had seven rebounds for the Purple Aces (7-14, 4-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Gabriel Pozzato added 21 points while going 7 of 13 from the floor, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the free-throw line while they also had seven rebounds. Tayshawn Comer shot 6 for 12, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points.
Cooper Schwieger finished with 13 points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocks for the Beacons (10-11, 3-7). Tyler Schmidt added 13 points and five steals for Valparaiso. All Wright also had 13 points and two steals.
Evansville took the lead less than 3 minutes into the game and did not relinquish it. The score was 44-26 at halftime, with Comer racking up 14 points. Evansville used an 8-0 run in the second half to build a 21-point lead at 70-49 with 7:27 left in the half before finishing off the win.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 68 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 68 |
2nd 0:07 | All Wright made Jumper. | 78 - 68 |
2nd 0:10 | Tayshawn Comer Turnover. | 78 - 66 |
2nd 0:37 | Tayshawn Comer Steal. | 78 - 66 |
Statistics
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29-50 | FG | 27-70 |
58.0 | Field Goal % | 38.6 |
10-16 | 3PT | 8-29 |
62.5 | Three Point % | 27.6 |
10-12 | FT | 6-13 |
83.3 | Free Throw % | 46.2 |
36 | Rebounds | 31 |
4 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
32 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
11 | Assists | 9 |
6 | Steals | 13 |
9 | Blocks | 2 |
21 | Turnovers | 12 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
21 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
9 | Points Off Turnovers | 27 |
6 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
36 | Points in Paint | 28 |
15 | Fouls | 12 |
22 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 1,361 | Capacity:
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
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Drake | 17-3 | - | 31-4 |
Bradley | 15-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
Northern Iowa | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
Belmont | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
Illinois State | 10-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
UIC | 10-10 | 7 | 17-14 |
Murray State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
Indiana State | 8-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
Southern Illinois | 8-12 | 9 | 14-19 |
Evansville | 8-12 | 9 | 11-21 |
Valparaiso | 6-14 | 11 | 15-19 |
Missouri State | 2-18 | 15 | 9-23 |