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Valparaiso Beacons vs Evansville Purple Aces

College Basketball

17-14

79-80

Final

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).

Recap · Feb 28

Casey and Evansville take down Valparaiso 80-79

AJ Casey scored the game-winning buzzer-beating 3-pointer and racked up 37 points to lead Evansville past Valparaiso 80-79 on Saturday.

What it means

Valparaiso 4-10 on the road; Evansville 5-9 at home.

Latest headlines

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Game info

Venue: Ford Center, Evansville, IN · Attendance 3,982
Officials: Randy Heimerman (Referee), John St. Clair (Referee), Brad Gaston (Referee)

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