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Valparaiso Beacons vs Evansville Purple Aces

College Basketball
Valparaiso
17-14
79-80
Final
Evansville
7-23
Ford Center

Lead tracker

VAL leadsBiggest lead VAL 9, EVAN 8
H1H2
EVAN leads
Team1H2HT
VAL423779
EVAN344680

Who won: Evansville 80-79

The Evansville Purple Aces beat the Valparaiso Beacons 80-79 on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at Ford Center. The Evansville outscored the Valparaiso 46-37 in the 2nd half. AJ Casey led the Evansville in points (37). JT Pettigrew led the Valparaiso in points (17).

Player of the game

AJ Casey

EVAN · 37 PTS, 11 REB

9.7

Win probability

100%EVAN final
VALEVAN

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. THREEH2 0:00
    AJ Casey

    Three! Jumper, 23 ft

    AJ Casey · 37 PTS

    AJ Casey makes 23-foot three point jumper

    VAL 79 - 80 EVAN
  4. H2 0:03EVA

    Regulartimeout

    Evansville Timeout

  5. H2 0:03Brody Whitaker
    +2

    Jumper, 12 ft

    Brody Whitaker makes 12-foot jumper

    B. Whitaker · 12 PTS

    VAL 79 - 77 EVAN
  6. H2 0:20EVA

    Shorttimeout

    Evansville Timeout

  7. THREEH2 0:20
    AJ Casey

    Three! Jumper, 24 ft

    AJ Casey · 37 PTS · ast L. Moeller

    AJ Casey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leif Moeller assists)

    VAL 77 - 77 EVAN
  8. H2 0:29EVA

    Offensive rebound

    Evansville Offensive Rebound.

  9. H2 0:29AJ Casey

    Misses layup

    AJ Casey misses layup

    AJ Casey · 37 PTS

  10. H2 0:43Justus McNair
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Justus McNair makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. McNair · 9 PTS

    VAL 77 - 74 EVAN
  11. H2 0:43Justus McNair
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Justus McNair makes free throw 1 of 2

    J. McNair · 9 PTS

    VAL 76 - 74 EVAN
  12. H2 0:43Trent Hundley

    Foul on Trent Hundley

    Foul on Trent Hundley.

    T. Hundley

  13. H2 1:03VAL

    Shorttimeout

    Valparaiso Timeout

  14. H2 1:10Sader Servilus

    Defensive rebound

    Sader Servilus Defensive Rebound.

  15. H2 1:15Trent Hundley

    Misses 17-foot jumper

    Trent Hundley misses 17-foot jumper

    T. Hundley

  16. H2 1:37JT Pettigrew
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 1

    JT Pettigrew makes free throw 1 of 1

    J. Pettigrew · 17 PTS

    VAL 75 - 74 EVAN
  17. H2 1:37AJ Casey

    Foul on AJ Casey

    Foul on AJ Casey.

    AJ Casey · 37 PTS

  18. H2 1:37JT Pettigrew
    +2

    Layup

    JT Pettigrew makes layup (Rakim Chaney assists)

    J. Pettigrew · 17 PTS · ast R. Chaney

    VAL 74 - 74 EVAN
  19. H2 1:45Justus McNair

    Offensive Rebound

    Justus McNair Offensive Rebound.

    J. McNair · 9 PTS

  20. H2 1:48Justus McNair

    Misses 16-foot jumper

    Justus McNair misses 16-foot jumper

    J. McNair · 9 PTS

  21. H2 2:00AJ Casey
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    AJ Casey makes free throw 2 of 2

    AJ Casey · 37 PTS

    VAL 72 - 74 EVAN
  22. H2 2:00EVA

    Dead ball rebound

    Evansville Deadball Team Rebound.

  23. H2 2:00AJ Casey

    Misses free throw 1 of 2

    AJ Casey misses free throw 1 of 2

    AJ Casey · 37 PTS

  24. H2 2:00Sader Servilus

    Foul on Sader Servilus

    Foul on Sader Servilus.

    S. Servilus · 3 PTS

  25. H2 2:23Justus McNair
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Justus McNair makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. McNair · 9 PTS

    VAL 72 - 73 EVAN

Leaders

VALEVAN
Points
JT Pettigrew
17
AJ Casey
37
Assists
Rakim Chaney
5
Leif Moeller
11
Rebounds
JT Pettigrew
6
AJ Casey
11

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