NCAAB

Valparaiso Beacons at UIC Flames

· MVC Tournament - 1st Round
14-18, 3-10 Away
Final
67 - 50
17-14, 9-5 Home

Wright scores 22, 11th-seeded Valparaiso downs sixth-seeded UIC in Missouri Valley Tournament 67-50

Valparaiso Crusaders vs. UIC Flames: Game Highlights

The Beacons advance to the quarterfinals and will battle the No. 3 seed, Northern Iowa, on Friday.

Wright went 9 of 16 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Beacons (14-18). Cooper Schwieger scored 17 points and added 11 rebounds and six blocks. Jefferson Monegro had nine points and went 4 of 11 from the field (1 for 5 from 3-point range).

Ethan Pickett led the Flames (17-14) in scoring, finishing with 11 points and six rebounds. Filip Skobalj added nine points and two steals for UIC. Sasa Ciani also had eight points.

Valparaiso took the lead with 17:14 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 37-21 at halftime, with Schwieger racking up 15 points. Valparaiso pulled away with a 10-0 run in the second half to extend a 14-point lead to 24 points. They outscored UIC by one point in the final half, as Wright led the way with a team-high 10 second-half points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 67 - 50
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 67 - 50
2nd 0:09 Ahmad Henderson II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khaled Khaled. 67 - 50
2nd 0:21 Valparaiso Turnover. 67 - 47
2nd 0:51 Sasa Ciani made Jumper. Assisted by Khaled Khaled. 67 - 47

Statistics

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29-64 FG 17-57
45.3 Field Goal % 29.8
5-23 3PT 5-20
21.7 Three Point % 25.0
4-6 FT 11-18
66.7 Free Throw % 61.1
43 Rebounds 36
10 Offensive Rebounds 9
33 Defensive Rebounds 27
12 Assists 12
3 Steals 6
9 Blocks 4
8 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 5
3 Fast Break Points 10
24 Points in Paint 22
16 Fouls 13
27 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Venue: Enterprise Center

Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 3,849 | Capacity:

2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
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
Full Standings