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Illinois State Redbirds vs Valparaiso Beacons

College Basketball
Illinois St
12-4
71-77
Final
Valparaiso
8-8
Athletics-Recreation Center

Lead tracker

ILST leadsBiggest lead ILST 2, VAL 15
H1H2
VAL leads
Team1H2HT
ILST234871
VAL354277

Who won: Valparaiso 77-71

The Valparaiso Beacons beat the Illinois State Redbirds 77-71 on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Athletics-Recreation Center. The Valparaiso outscored the Illinois St 35-23 in the 1st half. Owen Dease led the Valparaiso in points (28). Chase Walker led the Illinois St in points (20).

Player of the game

Owen Dease

VAL · 28 PTS, 6 REB

8.8

Win probability

100%VAL final
ILSTVAL

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:03Justus McNair

    Defensive rebound

    Justus McNair Defensive Rebound.

  4. H2 0:03Ty Pence

    Misses 24-foot three point jumper

    Ty Pence misses 24-foot three point jumper

    Ty Pence · 4 PTS

  5. H2 0:11Justus McNair
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Justus McNair makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. McNair · 6 PTS

    ILST 71 - 77 VAL
  6. H2 0:11Justus McNair
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Justus McNair makes free throw 1 of 2

    J. McNair · 6 PTS

    ILST 71 - 76 VAL
  7. H2 0:11Johnny Kinziger

    Foul on Johnny Kinziger

    Foul on Johnny Kinziger.

    J. Kinziger · 17 PTS

  8. H2 0:11Johnny Kinziger
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Johnny Kinziger makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. Kinziger · 17 PTS

    ILST 71 - 75 VAL
  9. H2 0:11Johnny Kinziger
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Johnny Kinziger makes free throw 1 of 2

    J. Kinziger · 17 PTS

    ILST 70 - 75 VAL
  10. H2 0:11Brody Whitaker

    Foul on Brody Whitaker

    Foul on Brody Whitaker.

    B. Whitaker · 5 PTS

  11. H2 0:11ILS

    Shorttimeout

    Illinois State Timeout

  12. H2 0:11ILS

    Offensive rebound

    Illinois State Offensive Rebound.

  13. H2 0:11Rakim Chaney

    Block

    Rakim Chaney Block.

    R. Chaney · 8 PTS

  14. H2 0:11

    Misses 24-foot three point jumper

    Ty'Reek Coleman misses 24-foot three point jumper

    T. Coleman · 13 PTS

  15. H2 0:26Owen Dease
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 1

    Owen Dease makes free throw 1 of 1

    O. Dease · 28 PTS

    ILST 69 - 75 VAL
  16. H2 0:26

    Foul on Ty'Reek Coleman

    Foul on Ty'Reek Coleman.

    T. Coleman · 13 PTS

  17. SLAMH2 0:26
    Owen Dease

    Dunk, 4 ft

    O. Dease · 28 PTS · ast B. Whitaker

    Owen Dease makes 4-foot dunk (Brody Whitaker assists)

    ILST 69 - 74 VAL
  18. H2 0:28VAL

    Shorttimeout

    Valparaiso Timeout

  19. H2 0:36JT Pettigrew

    Defensive rebound

    JT Pettigrew Defensive Rebound.

  20. H2 0:39Chase Walker

    Misses layup

    Chase Walker misses layup

    C. Walker · 20 PTS

  21. H2 1:06Owen Dease
    +2

    Layup

    Owen Dease makes layup

    O. Dease · 28 PTS

    ILST 69 - 72 VAL
  22. H2 1:32Chase Walker
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Chase Walker makes free throw 2 of 2

    C. Walker · 20 PTS

    ILST 69 - 70 VAL
  23. H2 1:32ILS

    Dead ball rebound

    Illinois State Deadball Team Rebound.

  24. H2 1:32Chase Walker

    Misses free throw 1 of 2

    Chase Walker misses free throw 1 of 2

    C. Walker · 20 PTS

  25. H2 1:32Brody Whitaker

    Foul on Brody Whitaker

    Foul on Brody Whitaker.

    B. Whitaker · 5 PTS

Leaders

ILSTVAL
Points
Chase Walker
20
Owen Dease
28
Assists
Johnny Kinziger
3
Mark Brown Jr.
3
Rebounds
Landon Wolf
7
Owen Dease
6

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