Valparaiso Beacons vs Evansville Purple Aces Box Score & Player Stats: Evansville win 80-79, Feb 28, 2026

NCAAB · Final · Sat, Feb 28, 2026
Ford Center
Summary

Purple Aces top Beacons, 80–79

How they scored
H2
Sader Servilus makes free throw 1 of 2
67–73
VAL
H2
Sader Servilus makes free throw 2 of 2
68–73
VAL
H2
JT Pettigrew makes free throw 1 of 2
69–73
VAL
H2
JT Pettigrew makes free throw 2 of 2
70–73
VAL
H2
Justus McNair makes free throw 1 of 2
71–73
VAL
H2
Justus McNair makes free throw 2 of 2
72–73
VAL
H2
AJ Casey makes free throw 2 of 2
72–74
EVAN
H2
JT Pettigrew makes layup (Rakim Chaney assists)
74–74
VAL
H2
JT Pettigrew makes free throw 1 of 1
75–74
VAL
H2
Justus McNair makes free throw 1 of 2
76–74
VAL
H2
Justus McNair makes free throw 2 of 2
77–74
VAL
H2
AJ Casey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leif Moeller assists)
77–77
EVAN
H2
Brody Whitaker makes 12-foot jumper
79–77
VAL
H2
AJ Casey makes 23-foot three point jumper
79–80
EVAN
Valparaiso
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
Shon Tupuola
26
2
1-3
0-0
0-0
6
3
JT Pettigrew
24
17
5-8
0-0
7-9
6
1
Owen Dease
31
17
7-12
3-6
0-0
0
1
Brody Whitaker
25
12
3-7
1-3
5-5
0
4
Rakim Chaney
35
13
4-11
3-9
2-2
3
5
Tucker Tornatta
1
0
0-1
0-0
0-0
0
1
Carter Hopoi
8
3
0-2
0-0
3-4
0
0
Sader Servilus
20
3
0-3
0-1
3-4
4
1
Kyonte Thomas
2
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
Justus McNair
18
9
2-4
1-1
4-4
2
0
Isaiah Barnes
10
3
1-2
1-1
0-0
2
0
Evansville
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
Trent Hundley
19
0
0-3
0-2
0-0
1
0
Joshua Hughes
36
10
3-6
2-3
2-2
10
1
AJ Casey
35
37
12-16
3-3
10-11
11
1
Leif Moeller
40
10
2-8
1-2
5-5
4
11
Alex Hemenway
22
3
1-6
1-5
0-0
0
0
Bryce Quinet
36
18
6-13
2-3
4-4
2
2
Kaia Berridge
12
2
1-1
0-0
0-0
1
1

Questions

Who won the Valparaiso vs Evansville game?

Evansville beat Valparaiso 80-79 on Saturday, Feb 28, at Ford Center.

What was the final score of Valparaiso vs Evansville?

Evansville 80, Valparaiso 79.

Played Saturday, February 28, 2026. Score and box score from ESPN. How we get our numbers

Win probability
EVAN 100%
The marked point is AJ Casey makes 23-foot three point jumper: 5% to 100% for Purple Aces on one play, the biggest of the game.
Missouri Valley Conference
W
L
GB
Purple Aces
7
25
19
Sycamores
11
21
15
Bulldogs
14
20
13
Salukis
16
16
10
Panthers
23
13
5
Beacons
18
15
8.5
Redbirds
23
13
5
Racers
20
13
6.5
Flames
19
16
8.5
Braves
21
13
6
Bruins
26
6
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