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Bradley Braves vs. Valparaiso Beacons

FINAL
Feb 18, 2026

Box Score

12T
BRAD353772
VAL354479

Game Recap

Game Highlights Video

Pettigrew's 22 help Valparaiso down Bradley 79-72. JT Pettigrew's 22 points helped Valparaiso defeat Bradley 79-72 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

Bradley Braves logoBRADLEYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
4Corey Thomas232-51-40-01101135
21AJ Smith263-92-42-3112002110
14Ahmet Jonovic251-20-01-22201243
22Jaquan Johnson304-103-53-422002514
3Alex Huibregtse327-116-92-221000422
12Kai Yu143-50-10-14100016
10Timoty van der Knaap130-00-01-22010231
0Demarion Burch162-50-01-13200235
7Montana Wheeler212-50-12-20310136
TOTAL-24-5246.2%12-2450.0%12-1770.6%271422122772
Valparaiso Beacons logoVALPARAISOMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
7JT Pettigrew317-132-26-752113422
12Owen Dease231-31-10-02400033
23Shon Tupuola275-70-01-553100211
3Brody Whitaker293-73-43-420001312
0Rakim Chaney334-81-44-455102113
13Carter Hopoi111-20-00-00001012
35Tucker Tornatta82-40-13-42001107
44Sader Servilus80-00-03-63001003
22Kyonte Thomas70-00-00-01100000
1Justus McNair172-40-20-30000114
11Isaiah Barnes61-30-20-00000012
TOTAL-26-5151.0%7-1643.8%20-3360.6%25153481679

Play-by-Play

1st halfBRADVAL
  • (20:00) Start game.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (19:59) Jump Ball won by Valparaiso.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (19:59) Jump Ball lost by Bradley.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (19:32) JT Pettigrew makes layup (Shon Tupuola assists).
    02
  • Bradley Braves logo
    +2 (19:03) Corey Thomas makes 3-foot hook shot (Alex Huibregtse assists).
    22
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (18:49) Rakim Chaney misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (18:45) Valparaiso Offensive Rebound.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (18:36) Foul on Alex Huibregtse.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (18:18) JT Pettigrew makes layup (Rakim Chaney assists).
    24
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (17:52) Corey Thomas bad pass turnover.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (17:40) Shon Tupuola makes 2-foot dunk (Owen Dease assists).
    26
  • Bradley Braves logo
    +3 (17:20) Jaquan Johnson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ahmet Jonovic assists).
    56
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +3 (16:54) Owen Dease makes 29-foot three point jumper (JT Pettigrew assists).
    59
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (16:33) AJ Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (16:26) JT Pettigrew Defensive Rebound.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (16:20) Foul on Corey Thomas.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +1 (16:19) JT Pettigrew makes free throw 1 of 2.
    510
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +1 (16:19) JT Pettigrew makes free throw 2 of 2.
    511
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (16:02) Jaquan Johnson misses 13-foot jumper.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (15:59) Brody Whitaker Defensive Rebound.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (15:56) Foul on Montana Wheeler.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +1 (15:56) Brody Whitaker makes free throw 1 of 2.
    512
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +1 (15:56) Brody Whitaker makes free throw 2 of 2.
    513
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (15:25) team shot clock turnover .
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (15:09) Shon Tupuola misses layup.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (15:04) Ahmet Jonovic Defensive Rebound.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (15:02) Jaquan Johnson misses layup.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (15:02) JT Pettigrew Block.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (14:58) Owen Dease Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (14:52) Shon Tupuola makes layup (Owen Dease assists).
    515
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (14:52) Foul on Timoty van der Knaap.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (14:52) Shon Tupuola misses free throw 1 of 1.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (14:51) Kai Yu Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (14:33) Foul on Owen Dease.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (14:33) Timoty van der Knaap misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (14:33) Bradley Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    +1 (14:33) Timoty van der Knaap makes free throw 2 of 2.
    615
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (14:04) Tucker Tornatta makes driving layup.
    617
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (13:51) Foul on Isaiah Barnes.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    +2 (13:42) Kai Yu makes 4-foot hook shot (Montana Wheeler assists).
    817
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (13:42) Foul on Carter Hopoi.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (13:42) Kai Yu misses free throw 1 of 1.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (13:41) Tucker Tornatta Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (13:16) Isaiah Barnes makes 17-foot jumper (Rakim Chaney assists).
    819
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (12:57) Demarion Burch bad pass turnover.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (12:57) Rakim Chaney Steal.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (12:54) Foul on Demarion Burch.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (12:32) Foul on Jaquan Johnson.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (12:16) JT Pettigrew misses 4-foot hook shot.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (12:13) Timoty van der Knaap Defensive Rebound.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    +3 (11:55) Jaquan Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (AJ Smith assists).
    1119
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (11:48) Isaiah Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (11:43) Alex Huibregtse Defensive Rebound.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (11:33) Kai Yu misses layup.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (11:30) Timoty van der Knaap Offensive Rebound.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (11:30) Foul on Timoty van der Knaap.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (11:30) Timoty van der Knaap turnover.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (11:12) JT Pettigrew misses 17-foot jumper.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (11:08) Jaquan Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (10:47) Jaquan Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (10:43) Brody Whitaker Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (10:15) JT Pettigrew turnover.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    +3 (9:59) Alex Huibregtse makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ahmet Jonovic assists).
    1419
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (9:38) Owen Dease misses layup.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (9:38) Corey Thomas Block.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (9:34) AJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    +2 (9:33) AJ Smith makes layup.
    1619
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (9:33) Foul on Brody Whitaker.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (9:33) AJ Smith misses free throw 1 of 1.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (9:31) JT Pettigrew Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (9:20) Brody Whitaker misses 19-foot jumper.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (9:16) Valparaiso Offensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (9:02) Isaiah Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (8:59) Valparaiso Offensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +3 (8:57) Brody Whitaker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyonte Thomas assists).
    1622
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (8:40) Jaquan Johnson misses 9-foot jumper.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (8:40) Kyonte Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (8:40) Tucker Tornatta Block.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +3 (8:22) Brody Whitaker makes 25-foot three point jumper.
    1625
  • Bradley Braves logo
    +3 (8:02) Alex Huibregtse makes 26-foot three point jumper.
    1925
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (7:50) Tucker Tornatta traveling turnover.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    +2 (7:37) Alex Huibregtse makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
    2125
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (7:11) Rakim Chaney makes 14-foot jumper.
    2127
  • Bradley Braves logo
    +3 (6:56) Alex Huibregtse makes 24-foot three point jumper (Montana Wheeler assists).
    2427
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (6:28) Tucker Tornatta misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (6:26) Bradley Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (6:26) Foul on Owen Dease.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    +3 (6:12) Alex Huibregtse makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kai Yu assists).
    2727
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (5:50) JT Pettigrew makes 7-foot jumper.
    2729
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (5:16) Alex Huibregtse misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (5:16) Bradley Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (5:16) team shot clock turnover .
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (4:50) Rakim Chaney misses 3-foot floating jump shot.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (4:47) Ahmet Jonovic Defensive Rebound.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (4:29) Ahmet Jonovic bad pass turnover.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (4:29) Shon Tupuola Steal.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (4:16) Foul on Timoty van der Knaap.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (4:15) JT Pettigrew misses free throw 1 of 3.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (4:15) Valparaiso Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +1 (4:15) JT Pettigrew makes free throw 2 of 3.
    2730
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +1 (4:15) JT Pettigrew makes free throw 3 of 3.
    2731
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (3:55) Demarion Burch bad pass turnover.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (3:41) Foul on JT Pettigrew.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (3:41) JT Pettigrew turnover.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    +2 (3:13) Ahmet Jonovic makes 7-foot jumper.
    2931
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (2:54) Carter Hopoi makes 10-foot hook shot (Rakim Chaney assists).
    2933
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (2:36) Foul on Rakim Chaney.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    +1 (2:35) Montana Wheeler makes free throw 1 of 2.
    3033
  • Bradley Braves logo
    +1 (2:35) Montana Wheeler makes free throw 2 of 2.
    3133
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (2:11) Brody Whitaker misses 12-foot jumper.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (2:08) Sader Servilus Offensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (2:06) Brody Whitaker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (2:02) Jaquan Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (1:46) Foul on Shon Tupuola.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    +1 (1:46) Jaquan Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
    3233
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (1:46) Jaquan Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (1:44) Sader Servilus Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (1:18) Rakim Chaney misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (1:14) AJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Bradley Braves logo
    +3 (1:03) Alex Huibregtse makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaquan Johnson assists).
    3533
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    +2 (0:42) Justus McNair makes layup.
    3535
  • Bradley Braves logo
    (0:13) AJ Smith misses layup.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (0:11) Valparaiso Defensive Rebound.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (0:00) Justus McNair misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Valparaiso Beacons logo
    (0:00) Valparaiso Deadball Team Rebound.
2nd half

Team Stats

72Points79
24-52(46.2%)Field Goal(%)26-51(51.0%)
12-24(50.0%)3-Point(%)7-16(43.8%)
12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)20-33(60.6%)
29(8)Rebounds(Offensive)30(9)
14Assists15
2Steals3
2Blocks4
15Turnovers8
27(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
2Largest Lead15

Game Details

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 · 7:00 PM
Athletics-Recreation Center · Valparaiso, IN
attendance: 1,636 (32.7%)
tv: ESPN+
spread: BRAD -2.5
over/under: 142.5