Southern Illinois Salukis vs. Valparaiso Beacons

Jan 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SIU	20	43	63
VAL	39	30	69

Game Recap

McNair scores 17 off the bench, Valparaiso knocks off Southern Illinois 69-63. Justus McNair helped lead Valparaiso past Southern Illinois on Wednesday with 17 points off of the bench in a 69-63 win.

Player Stats

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Rolyns Aligbe	27	4-7	1-1	1-3	3	1	2	0	1	2	10
8Prince Aligbe	27	4-8	0-0	2-4	8	0	0	0	1	3	10
5Jalen Haynes	37	4-14	0-4	9-11	5	5	1	0	3	3	17
10Damien Mayo Jr.	27	2-6	0-2	1-3	4	4	3	0	1	5	5
21Drew Steffe	35	5-10	1-5	3-4	3	1	0	0	3	4	14
25Jorge Moreno	10	1-2	0-0	0-1	3	0	0	0	2	1	2
35Max Pikaar	18	0-1	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	3	0
3Caden Hawkins	9	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
4Davion Sykes	10	0-1	0-0	2-4	1	0	0	0	0	1	2



TOTAL	-	21-5141.2%	3-1421.4%	18-3060.0%	32	11	6	0	11	24	63

VALPARAISO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7JT Pettigrew	24	1-5	0-2	3-4	4	1	0	0	1	4	5
12Owen Dease	25	2-7	0-2	2-4	4	0	0	1	1	2	6
23Shon Tupuola	27	3-3	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	2	2	3	6
3Brody Whitaker	21	1-4	1-1	9-9	3	0	1	0	0	2	12
0Rakim Chaney	26	1-5	0-1	3-6	2	6	0	0	3	5	5
13Carter Hopoi	3	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
35Tucker Tornatta	10	1-1	0-0	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	2	4
44Sader Servilus	16	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	2	2	0	0	3	0
22Kyonte Thomas	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Mark Brown Jr.	11	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	0	2	0	2
1Justus McNair	19	6-8	4-6	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	17
11Isaiah Barnes	16	3-5	2-2	0-2	4	0	0	0	1	0	8
TOTAL	-	21-4348.8%	7-1643.8%	20-3066.7%	27	14	6	3	10	22	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSIUVAL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Valparaiso.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Southern Illinois.
(19:31) Brody Whitaker misses 3-foot jumper.
(19:29) Prince Aligbe Defensive Rebound.
(19:05) Drew Steffe bad pass turnover.
(18:54) Rakim Chaney misses 11-foot jumper.
(18:50) Drew Steffe Defensive Rebound.
(18:38) Jalen Haynes bad pass turnover.
(18:38) Shon Tupuola Steal.
(18:38) Shon Tupuola bad pass turnover.
(18:38) Damien Mayo Jr. Steal.
(18:20) Rolyns Aligbe misses layup.
(18:18) Prince Aligbe Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:09) Damien Mayo Jr. makes 3-foot jumper.
20
(17:41) JT Pettigrew misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:37) Jalen Haynes Defensive Rebound.
(17:27) Damien Mayo Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:23) Southern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(17:16) Jalen Haynes misses 3-foot jumper.
(17:16) Shon Tupuola Block.
(17:11) Brody Whitaker Defensive Rebound.
(16:45) Owen Dease misses 20-foot jumper.
(16:42) Rolyns Aligbe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:34) Prince Aligbe makes layup (Damien Mayo Jr. assists).
40
(16:17) JT Pettigrew misses layup.
(16:13) Shon Tupuola Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:13) Shon Tupuola makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
42
(16:07) Jalen Haynes bad pass turnover.
(16:07) Mark Brown Jr. Steal.
(16:04) Foul on Shon Tupuola.
(16:04) Shon Tupuola turnover.
+2 (15:52) Drew Steffe makes layup (Damien Mayo Jr. assists).
62
+3 (15:46) Justus McNair makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mark Brown Jr. assists).
65
(15:25) Jalen Haynes misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:22) Prince Aligbe Offensive Rebound.
(15:21) Prince Aligbe misses layup.
(15:21) Owen Dease Block.
(15:18) Jorge Moreno Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:13) Damien Mayo Jr. makes driving layup.
85
+2 (14:43) Mark Brown Jr. makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
87
(14:17) Davion Sykes misses 17-foot jumper.
(14:14) Isaiah Barnes Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:03) Justus McNair makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tucker Tornatta assists).
810
(13:43) Jorge Moreno bad pass turnover.
(13:43) Mark Brown Jr. Steal.
(13:39) Isaiah Barnes misses layup.
(13:36) Justus McNair Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:35) Justus McNair makes layup.
812
(13:18) Drew Steffe bad pass turnover.
(13:18) Sader Servilus Steal.
+3 (13:13) Justus McNair makes 28-foot three point jumper (Sader Servilus assists).
815
(12:50) Caden Hawkins misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:48) Isaiah Barnes Defensive Rebound.
(12:43) Justus McNair misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:40) Sader Servilus Offensive Rebound.
(12:22) Mark Brown Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:20) Southern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(12:20) Foul on Tucker Tornatta.
(12:06) Drew Steffe misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:01) Rakim Chaney Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:57) Isaiah Barnes makes 1-foot dunk.
817
(11:31) Damien Mayo Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:27) Sader Servilus Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:17) Tucker Tornatta makes driving layup.
819
(11:17) Foul on Rolyns Aligbe.
+1 (11:17) Tucker Tornatta makes free throw 1 of 1.
820
(11:04) Prince Aligbe misses layup.
(11:04) Shon Tupuola Block.
(11:00) Rakim Chaney Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:53) Isaiah Barnes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rakim Chaney assists).
823
(10:27) Damien Mayo Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
(10:24) Shon Tupuola Defensive Rebound.
(9:57) Foul on Jalen Haynes.
+1 (9:57) JT Pettigrew makes free throw 1 of 2.
824
+1 (9:57) JT Pettigrew makes free throw 2 of 2.
825
(9:36) Rolyns Aligbe misses layup.
(9:33) Damien Mayo Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(9:25) Drew Steffe misses 16-foot jumper.
(9:23) Shon Tupuola Defensive Rebound.
(9:05) Foul on Drew Steffe.
(8:50) Rakim Chaney misses 8-foot jumper.
(8:47) Prince Aligbe Defensive Rebound.
(8:26) Foul on Shon Tupuola.
+1 (8:25) Prince Aligbe makes free throw 1 of 2.
925
(8:25) Prince Aligbe misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:23) JT Pettigrew Defensive Rebound.
(8:00) JT Pettigrew misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:56) Prince Aligbe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:42) Jorge Moreno makes layup (Jalen Haynes assists).
1125
(7:42) Foul on JT Pettigrew.
(7:42) Jorge Moreno misses free throw 1 of 1.
(7:41) Owen Dease Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:09) Rakim Chaney makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
1127
(6:43) Damien Mayo Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
(6:42) Valparaiso Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:28) Justus McNair makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mark Brown Jr. assists).
1130
(5:54) Jalen Haynes misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:50) Damien Mayo Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:49) Drew Steffe makes 28-foot three point jumper (Damien Mayo Jr. assists).
1430
(5:49) Foul on Sader Servilus.
(5:49) Drew Steffe misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:48) Owen Dease Defensive Rebound.
(5:19) Justus McNair misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:15) Rolyns Aligbe Defensive Rebound.
(4:58) Jalen Haynes misses 16-foot jumper.
(4:55) Sader Servilus Defensive Rebound.
(4:52) Foul on Drew Steffe.
(4:49) Owen Dease misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:46) Davion Sykes Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:30) Rolyns Aligbe makes 5-foot jumper.
1630
+2 (4:00) Carter Hopoi makes layup (Rakim Chaney assists).
1632
(3:39) Foul on Justus McNair.
(3:27) Drew Steffe bad pass turnover.
(3:27) Sader Servilus Steal.
+2 (3:22) Carter Hopoi makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Justus McNair assists).
1634
(3:03) Rolyns Aligbe traveling turnover.
(2:49) Rakim Chaney misses 19-foot jumper.
(2:45) Max Pikaar Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:40) Drew Steffe makes driving layup.
1834
+3 (2:19) Isaiah Barnes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sader Servilus assists).
1837
(1:48) Jalen Haynes misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:45) Drew Steffe Offensive Rebound.
(1:44) Drew Steffe misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(1:41) Isaiah Barnes Defensive Rebound.
(1:33) Foul on Jalen Haynes.
+1 (1:33) Justus McNair makes free throw 1 of 2.
1838
(1:32) Justus McNair misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:30) Max Pikaar Defensive Rebound.
(1:07) Foul on JT Pettigrew.
+1 (1:07) Jalen Haynes makes free throw 1 of 2.
1938
+1 (1:07) Jalen Haynes makes free throw 2 of 2.
2038
(0:42) Foul on Max Pikaar.
(0:42) Tucker Tornatta misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:42) Valparaiso Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:42) Tucker Tornatta makes free throw 2 of 2.
2039
(0:30) Prince Aligbe misses layup.
(0:28) Damien Mayo Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(0:15) Foul on Sader Servilus.
(0:15) Damien Mayo Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:14) Isaiah Barnes Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Owen Dease misses 18-foot jumper.
(0:00) Max Pikaar Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SIU

VAL

63Points69

21-51(41.2%)Field Goal(%)21-43(48.8%)

3-14(21.4%)3-Point(%)7-16(43.8%)

18-30(60.0%)Free Throw(%)20-30(66.7%)

35(12)Rebounds(Offensive)31(4)

11Assists14

6Steals6

0Blocks3

11Turnovers10

24(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

4Largest Lead21

Game Details

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Athletics-Recreation Center · Valparaiso, IN

attendance: 1,366 (27.3%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: VAL -1.5

over/under: 142.5