Valparaiso Beacons vs. Bradley Braves

FINAL

Feb 3, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
VAL	33	32	65
BRAD	40	32	72

Game Recap

Wheeler scores 18 as Bradley takes down Valparaiso 72-65. Montana Wheeler led Bradley over Valparaiso on Tuesday with 18 points off of the bench in a 72-65 victory.

Player Stats

VALPARAISO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7JT Pettigrew	12	1-4	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	2	3	2
12Owen Dease	33	7-11	2-3	0-0	5	1	0	0	2	2	16
23Shon Tupuola	24	1-3	0-0	1-4	2	0	1	0	3	1	3
3Brody Whitaker	27	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	2	4
0Rakim Chaney	29	4-11	2-5	1-2	5	2	1	0	2	4	11
13Carter Hopoi	18	2-4	0-2	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	1	4
35Tucker Tornatta	11	0-3	0-1	1-2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1
44Sader Servilus	14	2-3	0-0	0-1	4	1	1	0	0	1	4
22Kyonte Thomas	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Mark Brown Jr.	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
1Justus McNair	29	7-13	2-5	1-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	17
TOTAL	-	27-5747.4%	7-1838.9%	4-1040.0%	30	9	7	2	12	16	65

BRADLEY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Corey Thomas	24	3-3	2-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	8
21AJ Smith	24	2-7	1-4	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	1	5
14Ahmet Jonovic	27	4-6	0-0	4-4	6	1	2	0	2	2	12
22Jaquan Johnson	24	3-11	0-3	2-4	5	3	0	0	1	2	8
3Alex Huibregtse	31	4-8	3-6	0-1	3	1	1	0	1	0	11
12Kai Yu	13	1-3	0-2	0-0	7	0	0	0	2	1	2
1Dietrich Richardson	10	1-2	0-0	2-2	1	1	1	0	2	2	4
10Timoty van der Knaap	22	2-5	0-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	3	4
7Montana Wheeler	25	7-11	1-1	3-5	1	3	1	0	2	1	18


TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	7-2133.3%	11-1668.8%	32	9	6	0	10	13	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVALBRAD

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Valparaiso.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Bradley.
(19:43) JT Pettigrew bad pass turnover.
(19:30) Jaquan Johnson misses driving layup.
(19:27) Rakim Chaney Defensive Rebound.
(19:12) Owen Dease bad pass turnover.
(19:12) Alex Huibregtse Steal.
(19:07) Foul on JT Pettigrew.
(18:53) Ahmet Jonovic misses 7-foot jumper.
(18:49) JT Pettigrew Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:23) Brody Whitaker makes driving layup.
20
(18:09) Jaquan Johnson misses 17-foot jumper.
(18:06) Brody Whitaker Defensive Rebound.
(18:01) Foul on AJ Smith.
+1 (18:01) Shon Tupuola makes free throw 1 of 2.
30
(18:01) Shon Tupuola misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:01) Alex Huibregtse Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:48) Alex Huibregtse makes 25-foot three point jumper.
33
(17:20) Rakim Chaney misses layup.
(17:16) Ahmet Jonovic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:09) AJ Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alex Huibregtse assists).
36
(16:54) Rakim Chaney bad pass turnover.
(16:54) Ahmet Jonovic Steal.
(16:48) AJ Smith misses layup.
(16:38) Owen Dease Defensive Rebound.
(16:22) Foul on Owen Dease.
(16:20) Montana Wheeler bad pass turnover.
(16:20) JT Pettigrew Steal.
(16:06) Foul on JT Pettigrew.
(16:06) JT Pettigrew turnover.
+2 (15:54) Montana Wheeler makes 9-foot jumper.
38
+2 (15:40) Owen Dease makes layup.
58
(15:26) Alex Huibregtse misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:22) JT Pettigrew Defensive Rebound.
(15:06) JT Pettigrew misses 9-foot jumper.
(15:03) Kai Yu Defensive Rebound.
(14:59) AJ Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:56) Corey Thomas Offensive Rebound.
(14:41) Kai Yu traveling turnover.
(14:33) Foul on Dietrich Richardson.
+2 (14:22) Owen Dease makes 17-foot jumper.
78
(14:06) Kai Yu misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:03) Carter Hopoi Defensive Rebound.
(13:44) Rakim Chaney misses 11-foot jumper.
(13:42) Carter Hopoi Offensive Rebound.
(13:36) Tucker Tornatta misses 5-foot jumper.
(13:32) Montana Wheeler Defensive Rebound.
(13:28) Jaquan Johnson misses layup.
(13:28) Carter Hopoi Block.
(13:22) Owen Dease Defensive Rebound.
(13:20) Tucker Tornatta traveling turnover.
+2 (13:03) Ahmet Jonovic makes layup (Jaquan Johnson assists).
710
(12:42) Foul on Jaquan Johnson.
+2 (12:29) Justus McNair makes 16-foot jumper.
910
+2 (12:12) Jaquan Johnson makes 10-foot jumper.
912
(11:49) Tucker Tornatta misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:46) Tucker Tornatta Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:44) Justus McNair makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tucker Tornatta assists).
1212
+2 (11:22) Timoty van der Knaap makes layup.
1214
(11:11) Justus McNair misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:07) Timoty van der Knaap Defensive Rebound.
(10:48) Ahmet Jonovic misses layup.
(10:44) Rakim Chaney Defensive Rebound.
(10:31) Owen Dease misses 17-foot jumper.
(10:27) Carter Hopoi Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:19) Rakim Chaney makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carter Hopoi assists).
1514
(10:00) Foul on Rakim Chaney.
+1 (9:59) Montana Wheeler makes free throw 1 of 3.
1515
(9:59) Montana Wheeler misses free throw 2 of 3.
(9:59) Bradley Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:59) Montana Wheeler makes free throw 3 of 3.
1516
(9:40) Carter Hopoi misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:36) Ahmet Jonovic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:30) Corey Thomas makes 22-foot three point jumper.
1519
+2 (9:15) Justus McNair makes layup.
1719
(9:15) Foul on Ahmet Jonovic.
+1 (9:15) Justus McNair makes free throw 1 of 1.
1819
(9:02) Montana Wheeler misses 20-foot jumper.
(8:59) AJ Smith Offensive Rebound.
(8:52) Ahmet Jonovic bad pass turnover.
(8:52) Brody Whitaker Steal.
+2 (8:37) Rakim Chaney makes 13-foot jumper.
2019
(8:11) Foul on Rakim Chaney.
+1 (8:11) Ahmet Jonovic makes free throw 1 of 2.
2020
+1 (8:11) Ahmet Jonovic makes free throw 2 of 2.
2021
+3 (8:01) Mark Brown Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper.
2321
(7:44) Jaquan Johnson bad pass turnover.
(7:44) Sader Servilus Steal.
(7:42) Foul on Jaquan Johnson.
(7:35) Brody Whitaker bad pass turnover.
(7:35) Montana Wheeler Steal.
+3 (7:08) Alex Huibregtse makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2324
(6:43) Shon Tupuola bad pass turnover.
(6:23) Kai Yu turnover.
(6:11) Sader Servilus misses 7-foot jumper.
(6:06) Sader Servilus Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:06) Sader Servilus makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2524
(5:51) Timoty van der Knaap misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:48) Sader Servilus Defensive Rebound.
(5:35) Justus McNair misses 18-foot jumper.
(5:31) Kai Yu Defensive Rebound.
(5:12) Foul on Justus McNair.
+2 (5:00) Montana Wheeler makes layup.
2526
+2 (4:43) Owen Dease makes 17-foot jumper.
2726
+2 (4:21) Corey Thomas makes 4-foot jumper (Dietrich Richardson assists).
2728
(4:14) Owen Dease misses 11-foot jumper.
(4:11) Dietrich Richardson Defensive Rebound.
(4:02) Dietrich Richardson bad pass turnover.
(4:02) Brody Whitaker Steal.
+2 (3:47) Justus McNair makes layup.
2928
+2 (3:27) Montana Wheeler makes 18-foot jumper.
2930
(3:09) Owen Dease bad pass turnover.
(3:09) Dietrich Richardson Steal.
(3:08) Foul on Owen Dease.
+1 (3:08) Dietrich Richardson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2931
+1 (3:08) Dietrich Richardson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2932
(2:49) Mark Brown Jr. bad pass turnover.
+2 (2:36) Alex Huibregtse makes driving layup.
2934
+2 (2:14) Carter Hopoi makes layup (Sader Servilus assists).
3134
+2 (1:59) Ahmet Jonovic makes 4-foot dunk (Montana Wheeler assists).
3136
+2 (1:35) Justus McNair makes 17-foot jumper.
3336
+2 (1:19) Dietrich Richardson makes 16-foot jumper.
3338
(1:08) Foul on Dietrich Richardson.
(0:58) Justus McNair misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:55) Sader Servilus Offensive Rebound.
(0:41) Shon Tupuola bad pass turnover.
(0:41) Ahmet Jonovic Steal.
(0:41) Dietrich Richardson turnover.
(0:26) Brody Whitaker misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:21) Ahmet Jonovic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:04) Montana Wheeler makes 16-foot jumper.
3340

2nd half

Team Stats

VAL

BRAD

65Points72

27-57(47.4%)Field Goal(%)27-56(48.2%)

7-18(38.9%)3-Point(%)7-21(33.3%)

4-10(40.0%)Free Throw(%)11-16(68.8%)

32(10)Rebounds(Offensive)33(8)

9Assists9

7Steals6

2Blocks0

12Turnovers11

16(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

3Largest Lead14

Game Details

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Carver Arena · Peoria, IL

attendance: 5,397 (47.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: BRAD -7.5

over/under: 144.5