Valparaiso Beacons vs. Evansville Purple Aces

Feb 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VAL	42	37	79
EVAN	34	46	80

Game Recap

Casey and Evansville take down Valparaiso 80-79. AJ Casey scored the game-winning buzzer-beating 3-pointer and racked up 37 points to lead Evansville past Valparaiso 80-79 on Saturday.

Player Stats

VALPARAISO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
7JT Pettigrew	24	5-8	0-0	7-9	6	1	1	2	3	17
12Owen Dease	31	7-12	3-6	0-0	0	1	0	3	1	17
23Shon Tupuola	26	1-3	0-0	0-0	6	3	0	0	1	2
3Brody Whitaker	25	3-7	1-3	5-5	0	4	0	0	4	12
0Rakim Chaney	35	4-11	3-9	2-2	3	5	3	0	3	13
13Carter Hopoi	8	0-2	0-0	3-4	0	0	1	1	0	3
35Tucker Tornatta	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	0
44Sader Servilus	20	0-3	0-1	3-4	4	1	1	0	2	3
22Kyonte Thomas	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Justus McNair	18	2-4	1-1	4-4	2	0	1	0	1	9
11Isaiah Barnes	10	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	3	3
TOTAL	-	23-5343.4%	9-2142.9%	24-2885.7%	23	16	7	6	20	79

EVANSVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
45Trent Hundley	19	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0
11Joshua Hughes	36	3-6	2-3	2-2	10	1	1	1	4	3	10
23AJ Casey	35	12-16	3-3	10-11	11	1	0	2	3	4	37
6Leif Moeller	40	2-8	1-2	5-5	4	11	3	0	2	2	10
12Alex Hemenway	22	1-6	1-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
0Bryce Quinet	36	6-13	2-3	4-4	2	2	2	0	0	5	18
9Kaia Berridge	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3	2




TOTAL	-	25-5347.2%	9-1850.0%	21-2295.5%	29	16	6	3	9	21	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVALEVAN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Valparaiso.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Evansville.
(19:45) Rakim Chaney misses 7-foot jumper.
(19:41) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
(19:28) AJ Casey bad pass turnover.
+2 (19:14) Shon Tupuola makes 14-foot jumper (Brody Whitaker assists).
20
(18:52) Leif Moeller misses 11-foot jumper.
(18:48) JT Pettigrew Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:42) Owen Dease makes 25-foot three point jumper.
50
(18:28) Foul on JT Pettigrew.
(18:18) Alex Hemenway misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:16) Evansville Offensive Rebound.
(18:16) Foul on Rakim Chaney.
+3 (18:09) Joshua Hughes makes 27-foot three point jumper (Leif Moeller assists).
53
+2 (17:53) Owen Dease makes layup.
73
(17:24) Leif Moeller misses layup.
(17:21) JT Pettigrew Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:12) Owen Dease makes 26-foot three point jumper (JT Pettigrew assists).
103
+3 (16:41) Bryce Quinet makes 25-foot three point jumper.
106
(16:15) Brody Whitaker misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:10) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
(15:52) Bryce Quinet misses 15-foot jumper.
(15:48) Shon Tupuola Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:39) Owen Dease makes 14-foot jumper.
126
(15:22) Alex Hemenway misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:19) JT Pettigrew Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:10) JT Pettigrew makes 3-foot jumper (Owen Dease assists).
146
+2 (14:52) AJ Casey makes 4-foot jumper (Leif Moeller assists).
148
(14:39) Owen Dease bad pass turnover.
(14:39) Bryce Quinet Steal.
+2 (14:23) Bryce Quinet makes layup.
1410
(14:01) Owen Dease misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:58) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
(13:33) Leif Moeller misses layup.
(13:30) AJ Casey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:29) AJ Casey makes layup.
1412
(13:17) Shon Tupuola misses 7-foot jumper.
(13:12) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:56) AJ Casey makes layup (Leif Moeller assists).
1414
(12:33) Brody Whitaker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:30) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
(12:17) Bryce Quinet misses 15-foot jumper.
(12:15) Valparaiso Defensive Rebound.
(12:07) Rakim Chaney misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:03) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
(11:44) Bryce Quinet misses layup.
(11:41) JT Pettigrew Defensive Rebound.
(11:28) Foul on Kaia Berridge.
+1 (11:28) Carter Hopoi makes free throw 1 of 2.
1514
+1 (11:28) Carter Hopoi makes free throw 2 of 2.
1614
(11:16) Foul on JT Pettigrew.
+1 (11:16) AJ Casey makes free throw 1 of 2.
1615
+1 (11:16) AJ Casey makes free throw 2 of 2.
1616
+3 (10:54) Rakim Chaney makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sader Servilus assists).
1916
(10:28) Leif Moeller misses layup.
(10:25) Sader Servilus Defensive Rebound.
(10:19) Sader Servilus misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:14) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
(9:52) Trent Hundley misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(9:51) Valparaiso Defensive Rebound.
(9:35) Carter Hopoi misses 6-foot jumper.
(9:20) Trent Hundley Defensive Rebound.
(9:19) Joshua Hughes misses alley oop dunk.
(9:15) Isaiah Barnes Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:08) Justus McNair makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rakim Chaney assists).
2216
+3 (8:46) Leif Moeller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kaia Berridge assists).
2219
(8:37) Foul on Joshua Hughes.
(8:37) Carter Hopoi misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:37) Valparaiso Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:37) Carter Hopoi makes free throw 2 of 2.
2319
+2 (8:12) Bryce Quinet makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Joshua Hughes assists).
2321
(7:57) Sader Servilus misses 7-foot jumper.
(7:54) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
(7:32) Leif Moeller misses layup.
(7:30) Valparaiso Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:12) Rakim Chaney makes 15-foot jumper.
2521
(6:51) Foul on Isaiah Barnes.
+1 (6:51) Bryce Quinet makes free throw 1 of 2.
2522
+1 (6:51) Bryce Quinet makes free throw 2 of 2.
2523
(6:37) Owen Dease bad pass turnover.
(6:37) Bryce Quinet Steal.
(6:37) Foul on Owen Dease.
(6:24) Leif Moeller bad pass turnover.
(6:24) Carter Hopoi Steal.
(6:15) Carter Hopoi misses layup.
(6:15) Joshua Hughes Block.
(6:10) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
(6:04) Alex Hemenway misses 5-foot jumper.
(6:02) Shon Tupuola Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:56) Rakim Chaney makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2823
+2 (5:34) AJ Casey makes layup.
2825
(5:23) Owen Dease misses 8-foot jumper.
(5:20) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
(5:09) Foul on Justus McNair.
(5:07) Alex Hemenway misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:03) Isaiah Barnes Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:52) Isaiah Barnes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brody Whitaker assists).
3125
+2 (4:34) Bryce Quinet makes layup (Leif Moeller assists).
3127
(4:19) Isaiah Barnes misses 16-foot jumper.
(4:16) Sader Servilus Offensive Rebound.
(4:15) Sader Servilus misses layup.
(4:11) Bryce Quinet Defensive Rebound.
(4:03) Foul on Isaiah Barnes.
+1 (4:03) AJ Casey makes free throw 1 of 2.
3128
+1 (4:03) AJ Casey makes free throw 2 of 2.
3129
+3 (3:36) Rakim Chaney makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brody Whitaker assists).
3429
+2 (3:10) AJ Casey makes 18-foot step back jumpshot.
3431
+3 (2:50) Brody Whitaker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rakim Chaney assists).
3731
(2:24) Bryce Quinet misses 3-foot jumper.
(2:21) Rakim Chaney Defensive Rebound.
(2:16) Foul on Leif Moeller.
(2:13) Rakim Chaney misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:07) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
(1:51) Joshua Hughes bad pass turnover.
(1:51) Rakim Chaney Steal.
(1:45) Owen Dease misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(1:42) Bryce Quinet Defensive Rebound.
(1:28) Joshua Hughes bad pass turnover.
(1:28) Rakim Chaney Steal.
(1:09) Shon Tupuola misses 4-foot jumper.
(1:06) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
(0:49) Bryce Quinet misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:45) Shon Tupuola Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:40) Brody Whitaker makes layup.
3931
(0:40) Foul on Joshua Hughes.
+1 (0:40) Brody Whitaker makes free throw 1 of 1.
4031
+2 (0:27) AJ Casey makes layup.
4033
(0:26) Foul on Sader Servilus.
+1 (0:26) AJ Casey makes free throw 1 of 1.
4034
(0:06) Foul on Leif Moeller.
(0:01) Foul on Bryce Quinet.
+1 (0:01) Rakim Chaney makes free throw 1 of 2.
4134
+1 (0:01) Rakim Chaney makes free throw 2 of 2.
4234

2nd half

Team Stats

VAL

EVAN

79Points80

23-53(43.4%)Field Goal(%)25-53(47.2%)

9-21(42.9%)3-Point(%)9-18(50.0%)

24-28(85.7%)Free Throw(%)21-22(95.5%)

29(5)Rebounds(Offensive)32(4)

16Assists16

7Steals6

0Blocks3

6Turnovers9

20(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

9Largest Lead8

Game Details

Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Ford Center · Evansville, IN

attendance: 3,982 (39.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: VAL -5.5

over/under: 137.5