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FINAL
Dec 20, 2024

Game Recap

Justus McNair's midcourt 3-pointer at the buzzer gives Valparaiso a 76-73 win over Western Michigan. Freshman Justus McNair made a 3-pointer from midcourt just before the final buzzer to cap Valparaiso's game-closing 29-4 run and the Beacons knocked off Western Michigan 76-73 on...

Box Score

12T
VAL265076
WMU423173
Valparaiso Beacons logoVALPARAISOMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Kaspar Sepp222-30-11-26110035
13Cooper Schwieger267-91-24-460021219
3All Wright314-130-22-221101310
2Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro364-150-35-943013513
23Tyler Schmidt284-71-20-04110019
11Devon Ellis121-30-10-02002012
1Justus McNair145-72-41-240000113
6Darius DeAveiro130-20-00-02010110
24Isaiah Shaw182-41-30-03001205
TOTAL29-6346.0%5-1827.8%13-1968.4%3364681776
Western Michigan Broncos logoWESTERN MICHIGANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
10Max Burton254-50-02-561111210
20Owen Lobsinger206-82-20-043001514
2Chansey Willis Jr.326-150-14-677003116
7Brandon Muntu315-132-90-040001112
22Markhi Strickland315-90-10-121002010
33Jack Stefanski40-00-00-01000000
3EJ Ryans40-00-00-00210020
1Marquese Josephs60-10-00-01001000
4JaVaughn Hannah275-140-40-072000110
0Donovan Williams200-30-11-24201141
TOTAL31-6845.6%4-1822.2%7-1450.0%36182391673

Play-by-Play

1st halfvalwmu
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (19:44) Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (19:44) Max Burton Steal.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (19:23) Markhi Strickland made Jumper.
    02
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (19:00) Tyler Schmidt missed Layup.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (19:00) Max Burton Block.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (18:59) Valparaiso Offensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (18:57) Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro missed Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (18:55) Max Burton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (18:35) Markhi Strickland made Layup. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
    04
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (18:12) All Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (18:10) Owen Lobsinger Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (18:04) Brandon Muntu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Owen Lobsinger.
    07
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (18:01) Valparaiso Timeout
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (17:52) All Wright made Layup.
    27
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (17:35) Max Burton made Layup. Assisted by Markhi Strickland.
    29
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (17:09) All Wright missed Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (17:06) Owen Lobsinger Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (17:02) Chansey Willis Jr. made Layup.
    211
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (16:46) Foul on Donovan Williams.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (16:37) Devon Ellis missed Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (16:35) Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (16:23) Owen Lobsinger made Jumper.
    213
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (16:07) Tyler Schmidt made Layup.
    413
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (15:45) Markhi Strickland made Dunk.
    415
  • (15:40) Official TV Timeout
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (15:29) Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro made Layup.
    615
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (15:04) JaVaughn Hannah missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (15:02) Donovan Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (14:59) JaVaughn Hannah made Layup. Assisted by Donovan Williams.
    617
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (14:37) Isaiah Shaw Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (14:23) Chansey Willis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (14:20) Devon Ellis Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (14:07) Devon Ellis made Layup.
    817
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (13:56) JaVaughn Hannah missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (13:54) Darius DeAveiro Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (13:31) Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro missed Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (13:27) Chansey Willis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (13:24) Markhi Strickland missed Layup.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (13:21) Cooper Schwieger Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (13:18) Isaiah Shaw Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (12:51) Markhi Strickland missed Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (12:51) JaVaughn Hannah Offensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (12:51) Foul on Kaspar Sepp.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (12:41) Chansey Willis Jr. Turnover.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (12:41) Darius DeAveiro Steal.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (12:41) Foul on Chansey Willis Jr..
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (12:30) Darius DeAveiro missed Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (12:29) Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (12:28) Foul on Devon Ellis.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (12:05) Max Burton made Layup. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
    819
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (11:48) Kaspar Sepp missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (11:45) Chansey Willis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (11:42) Foul on Kaspar Sepp.
  • (11:42) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (11:15) Brandon Muntu made Layup. Assisted by Owen Lobsinger.
    821
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (11:05) Cooper Schwieger made Layup.
    1021
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (10:44) Owen Lobsinger missed Layup.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (10:41) Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (10:38) Justus McNair missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (10:34) Max Burton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (10:30) Brandon Muntu missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (10:25) Owen Lobsinger Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (10:25) Owen Lobsinger made Jumper.
    1023
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (10:17) Foul on Owen Lobsinger.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (10:14) Foul on Owen Lobsinger.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +1 (10:14) All Wright made Free Throw.
    1123
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +1 (10:14) All Wright made Free Throw.
    1223
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (9:49) Foul on Justus McNair.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (9:28) Brandon Muntu missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (9:27) Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (9:27) Western Michigan Turnover.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (9:17) Devon Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (9:14) JaVaughn Hannah Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (8:55) Foul on All Wright.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (8:43) JaVaughn Hannah missed Layup.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (8:43) Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (8:37) JaVaughn Hannah made Jumper.
    1225
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (8:31) Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro made Layup.
    1425
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (8:31) Foul on EJ Ryans.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +1 (8:31) Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro made Free Throw.
    1525
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (8:02) Brandon Muntu missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (7:58) Cooper Schwieger Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (7:54) Darius DeAveiro Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (7:54) EJ Ryans Steal.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (7:48) JaVaughn Hannah made Layup. Assisted by EJ Ryans.
    1527
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (7:36) All Wright missed Jumper.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (7:32) All Wright Offensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (7:32) Foul on All Wright.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (7:32) All Wright Turnover.
  • (7:32) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (7:16) Owen Lobsinger made Layup. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
    1529
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (6:51) Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (6:48) Western Michigan Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (6:17) Owen Lobsinger made Three Point Jumper.
    1532
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (5:53) Foul on Donovan Williams.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (5:53) Justus McNair missed Free Throw.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (5:53) Valparaiso Offensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +1 (5:53) Justus McNair made Free Throw.
    1632
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (5:36) Chansey Willis Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Max Burton.
    1634
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +3 (5:26) Isaiah Shaw made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro.
    1934
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +3 (4:52) Owen Lobsinger made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
    1937
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (4:28) Isaiah Shaw missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (4:24) Chansey Willis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (4:17) JaVaughn Hannah missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (4:14) Isaiah Shaw Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (4:03) Foul on Owen Lobsinger.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +1 (4:03) Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro made Free Throw.
    2037
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (4:03) Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro missed Free Throw.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (4:02) Max Burton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (3:42) Brandon Muntu missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (3:38) All Wright Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (3:34) All Wright made Layup.
    2237
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (3:19) Donovan Williams Turnover.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (3:19) Kaspar Sepp Steal.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (3:07) Tyler Schmidt made Layup. Assisted by Kaspar Sepp.
    2437
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (3:07) Western Michigan Timeout
  • (3:07) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (2:53) Chansey Willis Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (2:50) Chansey Willis Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (2:48) Brandon Muntu Turnover.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (2:31) Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro missed Layup.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (2:31) Foul on Max Burton.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (2:31) Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro Offensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +1 (2:31) Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro made Free Throw.
    2537
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +1 (2:31) Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro made Free Throw.
    2637
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (2:05) Markhi Strickland missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (2:02) Kaspar Sepp Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (1:46) Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro Turnover.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (1:15) Chansey Willis Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (1:12) Markhi Strickland Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (1:07) Brandon Muntu made Layup. Assisted by JaVaughn Hannah.
    2639
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (0:54) Cooper Schwieger Turnover.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (0:54) Foul on Darius DeAveiro.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +1 (0:54) Chansey Willis Jr. made Free Throw.
    2640
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (0:54) Chansey Willis Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (0:53) Tyler Schmidt Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (0:39) Cooper Schwieger missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (0:36) Markhi Strickland Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (0:12) Chansey Willis Jr. missed Layup.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (0:12) Cooper Schwieger Block.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    (0:08) Chansey Willis Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Michigan Broncos logo
    +2 (0:06) Chansey Willis Jr. made Jumper.
    2642
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

76Points73
29-63(46%)Field Goal(%)31-68(45.6%)
5-18(27.8%)3-Point(%)4-18(22.2%)
13-19(68.4%)Free Throw(%)7-14(50%)
35(11)Rebounds(Offensive)42(15)
6Assists18
4Steals2
6Blocks3
8Turnovers11
17(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
3Largest Lead22

Game Details

Friday, December 20, 2024 · 12:00 PM
University Arena (MI) · Kalamazoo, MI
attendance: 1,234 (22.8%)
tv: ESPN+
spread: WMU -1.5
over/under: 153.5