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Valparaiso Beacons vs Illinois State Redbirds

College Basketball

13-13

64-86

Final

17-9

CEFCU Arena

Lead tracker

VAL leadsBiggest lead VAL 7, ILST 22

ILST leads

Team	1H	2H	T
VAL	34	30	64
ILST	34	52	86

Who won: Illinois St 86-64

The Illinois State Redbirds beat the Valparaiso Beacons 86-64 on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at CEFCU Arena. The Illinois St outscored the Valparaiso 52-30 in the 2nd half. Johnny Kinziger led the Illinois St in points (21). JT Pettigrew led the Valparaiso in points (17).

Recap · Feb 13

Illinois State defeats Valparaiso 86-64

Johnny Kinziger had 21 points in Illinois State's 86-64 win against Valparaiso on Thursday.

What it means

Valparaiso 3-9 on the road; Illinois St 11-2 at home.

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Game info

Venue: CEFCU Arena, Normal, IL · Attendance 3,607
Officials: Randy Heimerman (Referee), Ervin Wilson (Referee), Grant Jeffres (Referee)

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