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

EVAN leads

Team	1H	2H	T
VAL	42	37	79
EVAN	34	46	80

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

End of Game
End of 2nd half
THREEH2 0:00
Three! Jumper, 23 ft
AJ Casey · 37 PTS
AJ Casey makes 23-foot three point jumper
VAL 79 - 80 EVAN
H2 0:03EVA
Regulartimeout
Evansville Timeout
H2 0:03
+2
Jumper, 12 ft
Brody Whitaker makes 12-foot jumper
B. Whitaker · 12 PTS
VAL 79 - 77 EVAN
H2 0:20EVA
Shorttimeout
Evansville Timeout
THREEH2 0:20
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
H2 0:29EVA
Offensive rebound
Evansville Offensive Rebound.
H2 0:29
Misses layup
AJ Casey misses layup
AJ Casey · 37 PTS
H2 0:43
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Justus McNair makes free throw 2 of 2
J. McNair · 9 PTS
VAL 77 - 74 EVAN
H2 0:43
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Justus McNair makes free throw 1 of 2
J. McNair · 9 PTS
VAL 76 - 74 EVAN
H2 0:43
Foul on Trent Hundley
Foul on Trent Hundley.
T. Hundley
H2 1:03VAL
Shorttimeout
Valparaiso Timeout
H2 1:10
Defensive rebound
Sader Servilus Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:15
Misses 17-foot jumper
Trent Hundley misses 17-foot jumper
T. Hundley
H2 1:37
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 1
JT Pettigrew makes free throw 1 of 1
J. Pettigrew · 17 PTS
VAL 75 - 74 EVAN
H2 1:37
Foul on AJ Casey
Foul on AJ Casey.
AJ Casey · 37 PTS
H2 1:37
+2
Layup
JT Pettigrew makes layup (Rakim Chaney assists)
J. Pettigrew · 17 PTS · ast R. Chaney
VAL 74 - 74 EVAN
H2 1:45
Offensive Rebound
Justus McNair Offensive Rebound.
J. McNair · 9 PTS
H2 1:48
Misses 16-foot jumper
Justus McNair misses 16-foot jumper
J. McNair · 9 PTS
H2 2:00
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
AJ Casey makes free throw 2 of 2
AJ Casey · 37 PTS
VAL 72 - 74 EVAN
H2 2:00EVA
Dead ball rebound
Evansville Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 2:00
Misses free throw 1 of 2
AJ Casey misses free throw 1 of 2
AJ Casey · 37 PTS
H2 2:00
Foul on Sader Servilus
Foul on Sader Servilus.
S. Servilus · 3 PTS
H2 2:23
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Justus McNair makes free throw 2 of 2
J. McNair · 9 PTS
VAL 72 - 73 EVAN