Evansville Purple Aces vs. Valparaiso Beacons

Feb 6, 2026

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
EVAN	26	32	5	63
VAL	28	30	12	70

Game Recap

Dease and Valparaiso secure 70-63 OT win over Evansville. Owen Dease scored 18 points, including four in the overtime, as Valparaiso took down Evansville 70-63 on Friday night.

Player Stats

EVANSVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Joshua Hughes	37	4-7	2-4	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	2	10
23AJ Casey	42	7-18	1-4	1-2	7	5	4	0	4	4	16
6Leif Moeller	43	8-13	5-6	5-6	5	0	1	0	5	2	26
0Bryce Quinet	34	0-5	0-0	1-3	1	5	1	1	2	1	1
12Alex Hemenway	37	2-11	2-10	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	1	6
2James Dyson-Merwe	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
45Trent Hundley	13	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
9Kaia Berridge	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0


TOTAL	-	23-6038.3%	10-2540.0%	7-1163.6%	21	15	7	1	12	11	63

VALPARAISO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7JT Pettigrew	35	3-9	1-4	1-2	8	2	3	0	1	1	8
12Owen Dease	35	7-16	2-6	2-2	5	0	0	0	2	4	18
23Shon Tupuola	26	3-4	0-0	0-0	10	1	0	3	2	0	6
0Rakim Chaney	27	2-10	1-4	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	7
1Justus McNair	38	5-12	2-6	4-4	3	3	1	0	2	2	16
13Carter Hopoi	24	4-4	0-0	2-2	7	1	1	2	1	1	10
35Tucker Tornatta	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
44Sader Servilus	19	1-4	0-2	1-2	4	1	3	0	1	2	3
22Kyonte Thomas	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Mark Brown Jr.	17	1-4	0-1	0-1	1	1	0	0	1	2	2
TOTAL	-	26-6341.3%	6-2326.1%	12-1580.0%	42	10	8	5	10	12	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfEVANVAL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Valparaiso.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Evansville.
(19:30) Foul on Joshua Hughes.
+1 (19:30) Rakim Chaney makes free throw 1 of 2.
01
+1 (19:30) Rakim Chaney makes free throw 2 of 2.
02
(19:13) Joshua Hughes misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:09) Justus McNair Defensive Rebound.
(19:02) Shon Tupuola bad pass turnover.
(19:02) AJ Casey Steal.
(18:46) Bryce Quinet misses 12-foot jumper.
(18:44) Shon Tupuola Defensive Rebound.
(18:29) Shon Tupuola traveling turnover.
(18:14) Joshua Hughes misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:10) Justus McNair Defensive Rebound.
(18:03) Rakim Chaney misses 8-foot jumper.
(18:00) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
(17:41) Foul on JT Pettigrew.
+1 (17:40) Leif Moeller makes free throw 1 of 2.
12
+1 (17:40) Leif Moeller makes free throw 2 of 2.
22
(17:24) Owen Dease misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(17:19) Shon Tupuola Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:17) Justus McNair makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shon Tupuola assists).
25
+2 (16:51) Joshua Hughes makes layup (AJ Casey assists).
45
(16:38) Owen Dease misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:34) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
(16:27) Leif Moeller misses 17-foot jumper.
(16:23) Owen Dease Defensive Rebound.
(16:13) Owen Dease misses 4-foot jumper.
(16:13) Bryce Quinet Block.
(16:07) Owen Dease Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:07) Owen Dease makes layup.
47
(15:49) AJ Casey misses layup.
(15:49) Shon Tupuola Block.
(15:47) Evansville Offensive Rebound.
(15:38) Bryce Quinet misses 2-foot jumper.
(15:38) Evansville Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:38) team shot clock turnover .
(15:22) Sader Servilus misses layup.
(15:19) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
(15:00) AJ Casey misses 14-foot jumper.
(14:57) Tucker Tornatta Defensive Rebound.
(14:28) Owen Dease misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:27) Valparaiso Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:27) team shot clock turnover .
(14:07) Foul on Leif Moeller.
(14:07) Leif Moeller turnover.
(13:54) Justus McNair misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:50) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:35) Trent Hundley makes 7-foot jumper.
67
+3 (13:16) Rakim Chaney makes 26-foot three point jumper (Justus McNair assists).
610
+2 (12:54) James Dyson-Merwe makes layup (Bryce Quinet assists).
810
+3 (12:36) Justus McNair makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rakim Chaney assists).
813
(12:05) Leif Moeller bad pass turnover.
(12:05) Carter Hopoi Steal.
(11:57) Justus McNair misses layup.
(11:55) James Dyson-Merwe Defensive Rebound.
(11:47) Leif Moeller bad pass turnover.
(11:26) Rakim Chaney misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:22) Sader Servilus Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:17) Carter Hopoi makes 3-foot dunk.
815
(11:06) Bryce Quinet bad pass turnover.
(11:06) Sader Servilus Steal.
+2 (10:59) Justus McNair makes driving layup.
817
(10:44) Trent Hundley misses 17-foot jumper.
(10:40) Rakim Chaney Defensive Rebound.
(10:36) Justus McNair misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:32) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:19) Joshua Hughes makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Dyson-Merwe assists).
1117
(9:58) Justus McNair misses 7-foot jumper.
(9:58) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
(9:58) Foul on Carter Hopoi.
(9:45) AJ Casey misses layup.
(9:45) Carter Hopoi Block.
(9:41) AJ Casey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:40) AJ Casey makes 2-foot hook shot.
1317
(9:18) JT Pettigrew misses 19-foot jumper.
(9:15) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
(8:52) Leif Moeller bad pass turnover.
(8:52) Sader Servilus Steal.
(8:23) Sader Servilus misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:18) JT Pettigrew Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:03) JT Pettigrew makes 6-foot jumper.
1319
+3 (7:36) Leif Moeller makes 25-foot three point jumper (AJ Casey assists).
1619
(7:08) Justus McNair bad pass turnover.
(6:57) Alex Hemenway misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(6:53) Shon Tupuola Defensive Rebound.
(6:44) Owen Dease misses 20-foot jumper.
(6:41) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:34) AJ Casey makes driving layup (Alex Hemenway assists).
1819
(6:21) Justus McNair misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:18) Shon Tupuola Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:56) Sader Servilus makes driving layup.
1821
(5:39) AJ Casey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:36) Sader Servilus Defensive Rebound.
(5:16) Justus McNair bad pass turnover.
(5:16) Trent Hundley Steal.
(4:58) Alex Hemenway misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:56) Rakim Chaney Defensive Rebound.
(4:46) JT Pettigrew misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:43) Alex Hemenway Defensive Rebound.
(4:24) Valparaiso Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Valparaiso retains its timeout.
(4:24) AJ Casey bad pass turnover.
(4:24) JT Pettigrew Steal.
+2 (4:14) Owen Dease makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
1823
(3:58) Leif Moeller misses layup.
(3:56) Rakim Chaney Defensive Rebound.
(3:50) Rakim Chaney misses 11-foot jumper.
(3:45) Carter Hopoi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:45) Carter Hopoi makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
1825
(3:23) Alex Hemenway misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:20) Owen Dease Defensive Rebound.
(3:09) Rakim Chaney misses 12-foot jumper.
(3:06) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:46) AJ Casey makes 3-foot dunk (Alex Hemenway assists).
2025
(2:36) Mark Brown Jr. misses 16-foot jumper.
(2:33) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
(2:19) Foul on Owen Dease.
+3 (2:08) Leif Moeller makes 24-foot three point jumper (Joshua Hughes assists).
2325
+3 (1:55) Owen Dease makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carter Hopoi assists).
2328
(1:34) Leif Moeller misses layup.
(1:31) Leif Moeller Offensive Rebound.
(1:27) Alex Hemenway misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:24) Joshua Hughes Offensive Rebound.
(1:22) Joshua Hughes misses layup.
(1:21) Evansville Offensive Rebound.
(1:08) AJ Casey misses 6-foot jumper.
(1:05) Carter Hopoi Defensive Rebound.
(0:38) Rakim Chaney misses 20-foot jumper.
(0:35) Valparaiso Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:35) team shot clock turnover .
(0:18) Bryce Quinet misses 12-foot jumper.
(0:15) AJ Casey Offensive Rebound.
+3 (0:02) AJ Casey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bryce Quinet assists).
2628

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

EVAN

VAL

63Points70

23-60(38.3%)Field Goal(%)26-63(41.3%)

10-25(40.0%)3-Point(%)6-23(26.1%)

7-11(63.6%)Free Throw(%)12-15(80.0%)

29(9)Rebounds(Offensive)44(15)

15Assists10

7Steals8

1Blocks5

13Turnovers14

11(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

13Largest Lead9

Game Details

Friday, February 6, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Athletics-Recreation Center · Valparaiso, IN

attendance: 1,488 (29.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: VAL -8.5

over/under: 136.5