NCAA Basketball

Valparaiso Beacons (11-21)


Tue. 2/14 Sun. 2/19 Wed. 2/22 Sun. 2/26 Thu. 3/2
vs. SIU 
L 62-66
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@ UIC 
L 73-74
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vs. Brad 
L 66-76
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@ Murray 
L 76-77
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@ Murray 
L 50-78
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Smith's 19 lead Murray State over Valparaiso 78-50 in MVC

ST. LOUIS (AP) Jamari Smith had 19 points in Murray State's 78-50 win against Valparaiso on Thursday night in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

Smith shot 8 for 13 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) for the Racers (17-14). Quincy Anderson scored 18 points while shooting 7 for 10, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc, and added five rebounds. Rob Perry shot 5 for 13 (2 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points, while adding seven rebounds. Jacobi Wood had 13 points and 11 assists.

Ben Krikke led the Beacons (11-21) in scoring, finishing with 14 points and six rebounds. Kobe King added 10 points and seven rebounds for Valparaiso. Nick Edwards also had eight points.

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Leaders
Points: B. Krikke19.4
Rebounds: B. Krikke5.9
Assists: N. Edwards5.0
FG%: B. Krikke55.2%
FT%: B. Krikke79.6%
3P%: Q. Green33.3%
Steals: N. Edwards1.5
Blocks: B. Krikke0.9
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Alabama31-6
2 Houston33-4
3 Purdue29-6
4 Kansas28-8
5 Texas29-8
6 Marquette29-7
7 UCLA31-6
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga31-5
10 UConn28-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Houston33-4
2 Alabama31-6
3 Purdue29-6
4 Marquette29-7
5 Kansas28-8
6 UCLA31-6
7 Texas29-8
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga31-5
10 Virginia25-8
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Missouri Valley Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Bradley 16-4 25-10
Drake 15-5 27-8
Southern Illinois 14-6 23-10
Belmont 14-6 21-11
Indiana State 13-7 23-13
Missouri State 12-8 17-15
Murray State 11-9 17-15
UNI 9-11 14-18
Illinois State 6-14 11-21
Valparaiso 5-15 11-21
UIC 4-16 12-20
Evansville 1-19 5-27
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 68.9 (251)
Rebounds: 7.8 (330)
Assists: 13.6 (142)
FG%: 44.0% (217)
FT%: 72.8% (132)
3P%: 29.6% (354)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 73.6 (282)
Rebounds: 26.1 (81)
Assists: 13.9 (272)
FG%: 44.8% (259)
FT%: 73.4% (289)
3P%: 33.9% (196)
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