Valparaiso boots Evansville 81-59 in MVC tournament
AP
Mar 04, 2022
ST. LOUIS (AP) Kobe King and Sheldon Edwards scored 18 points apiece as Valparaiso Beacons cruised to an 81-59 victory over Evansville Aces in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Thursday night.
Preston Ruedinger added 12 points for the Beacons (13-17), while Ben Krikke and Thomas Kithier each scored 10. Edwards also had seven rebounds.
Noah Frederking had 13 points and six rebounds to pace the Purple Aces (6-24). Evan Kuhlman and Blake Sisley both scored 13.
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1st Half
EVAN
Aces
32
VALP
Beacons
43
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Blake Sisley vs. Ben Krikke (Beacons gains possession)
19:34
Thomas Kithier misses two point layup
19:32
Noah Frederking defensive rebound
19:17
Shamar Givance misses three point jump shot
19:15
Kobe King defensive rebound
19:07
Noah Frederking personal foul (Kobe King draws the foul)
19:03
Shamar Givance shooting foul (Kevion Taylor draws the foul)
19:03
+1
Kevion Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-1
19:03
+1
Kevion Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-2
18:56
Blaise Beauchamp misses three point jump shot
18:54
Kobe King defensive rebound
18:44
Kobe King misses two point jump shot
18:42
Blaise Beauchamp defensive rebound
18:36
Evan Kuhlman misses two point layup
18:34
Thomas Kithier defensive rebound
18:27
+3
Preston Ruedinger makes three point jump shot (Thomas Kithier assists)
0-5
18:06
+2
Blake Sisley makes two point hook shot
2-5
17:34
+3
Kobe King makes three point jump shot (Kevion Taylor assists)
2-8
17:18
+3
Noah Frederking makes three point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)
5-8
16:51
+2
Thomas Kithier makes two point layup
5-10
16:26
+2
Blaise Beauchamp makes two point jump shot
7-10
16:12
+3
Preston Ruedinger makes three point jump shot
7-13
15:51
Evan Kuhlman turnover (bad pass) (Kevion Taylor steals)
15:44
+3
Preston Ruedinger makes three point jump shot (Thomas Kithier assists)
7-16
15:41
Purple Aces 30 second timeout
15:41
TV timeout
15:15
Jawaun Newton misses two point jump shot
15:13
Kevion Taylor defensive rebound
14:57
Sheldon Edwards misses three point jump shot
14:55
Preston Ruedinger offensive rebound
14:41
Kobe King misses two point jump shot
14:39
Blaise Beauchamp defensive rebound
14:15
Blaise Beauchamp misses three point jump shot
14:13
Sheldon Edwards defensive rebound
14:02
+2
Sheldon Edwards makes two point jump shot
7-18
13:38
Blake Sisley misses two point hook shot
13:36
Kevion Taylor defensive rebound
13:31
Blaise Beauchamp shooting foul (Preston Ruedinger draws the foul)
13:31
+1
Preston Ruedinger makes regular free throw 1 of 3
7-19
13:31
+1
Preston Ruedinger makes regular free throw 2 of 3
7-20
13:31
+1
Preston Ruedinger makes regular free throw 3 of 3
7-21
13:08
Preston Ruedinger personal foul (Shamar Givance draws the foul)
12:57
+2
Evan Kuhlman makes two point layup (Preston Phillips assists)
9-21
12:24
Kevion Taylor misses two point layup
12:22
Thomas Kithier offensive rebound
12:16
+2
Kevion Taylor makes two point layup (Preston Ruedinger assists)
9-23
11:48
+2
Noah Frederking makes two point jump shot (Preston Phillips assists)
11-23
11:21
Kevion Taylor misses three point jump shot
11:19
Shamar Givance defensive rebound
10:57
+2
Evan Kuhlman makes two point jump shot
13-23
10:33
+3
Sheldon Edwards makes three point jump shot
13-26
10:19
Preston Phillips misses three point jump shot
10:17
Sheldon Edwards defensive rebound
10:07
Preston Phillips blocks Sheldon Edwards's two point layup
10:05
Noah Frederking defensive rebound
10:02
Shamar Givance turnover (bad pass)
10:02
TV timeout
9:36
Trey Woodyard offensive foul (Preston Phillips draws the foul)
9:36
Trey Woodyard turnover
9:28
Ben Krikke kicked ball violation
9:13
Evan Kuhlman misses two point hook shot
9:11
Ben Krikke defensive rebound
9:05
+2
Ben Krikke makes two point dunk (Sheldon Edwards assists)
13-28
8:41
+2
Blake Sisley makes two point hook shot
15-28
8:19
Ben Krikke turnover (traveling)
8:09
Ben Krikke shooting foul (Shamar Givance draws the foul)
8:09
Shamar Givance misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:09
+1
Shamar Givance makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-28
7:41
+2
Ben Krikke makes two point dunk (Sheldon Edwards assists)
16-30
7:19
+3
Shamar Givance makes three point jump shot
19-30
6:52
+3
Sheldon Edwards makes three point jump shot (Ben Krikke assists)
19-33
6:35
+2
Evan Kuhlman makes two point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)
21-33
6:19
Eron Gordon misses three point jump shot
6:17
Evan Kuhlman defensive rebound
6:08
+3
Blaise Beauchamp makes three point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)
24-33
5:44
+3
Kobe King makes three point jump shot (Eron Gordon assists)
24-36
5:13
Sheldon Edwards shooting foul (Blaise Beauchamp draws the foul)
5:13
TV timeout
5:13
+1
Blaise Beauchamp makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-36
5:13
+1
Blaise Beauchamp makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-36
4:51
+2
Thomas Kithier makes two point layup
26-38
4:33
Evan Kuhlman misses two point jump shot
4:31
Kobe King defensive rebound
4:23
Kobe King offensive foul (Blake Sisley draws the foul)
4:23
Kobe King turnover
3:57
Evan Kuhlman misses two point jump shot
3:55
Preston Ruedinger defensive rebound
3:49
Preston Ruedinger turnover (bad pass)
3:49
TV timeout
3:22
Blaise Beauchamp misses two point jump shot
3:20
Kevion Taylor defensive rebound
3:04
Preston Phillips blocks Thomas Kithier's two point layup
3:02
Preston Phillips defensive rebound
2:53
Jawaun Newton misses two point jump shot
2:51
Jawaun Newton offensive rebound
2:51
Preston Ruedinger shooting foul (Jawaun Newton draws the foul)
2:51
+1
Jawaun Newton makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-38
2:51
Jawaun Newton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:51
Thomas Kithier defensive rebound
2:41
+2
Kobe King makes two point jump shot
27-40
2:11
Jawaun Newton misses two point jump shot
2:09
Sheldon Edwards defensive rebound
2:06
Kevion Taylor misses three point jump shot
2:04
Shamar Givance defensive rebound
2:03
Official timeout
1:46
+3
Noah Frederking makes three point jump shot (Evan Kuhlman assists)
30-40
1:22
Preston Phillips shooting foul (Kobe King draws the foul)
1:22
Kobe King misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:22
+1
Kobe King makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-41
1:09
Noah Frederking misses three point jump shot
1:07
Eron Gordon defensive rebound
0:40
+2
Kevion Taylor makes two point hook shot
30-43
0:11
Blaise Beauchamp misses three point jump shot
0:09
Noah Frederking offensive rebound
0:02
+2
Noah Frederking makes two point jump shot
32-43
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
EVAN
Aces
27
VALP
Beacons
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:34
+2
Blake Sisley makes two point hook shot
34-43
19:15
Thomas Kithier misses two point layup
19:13
Evan Kuhlman defensive rebound
19:05
+3
Evan Kuhlman makes three point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)
37-43
18:29
Beacons turnover (shot clock violation)
18:15
Evan Kuhlman turnover (double dribble)
18:03
Kobe King turnover (lost ball) (Shamar Givance steals)
17:55
+2
Shamar Givance makes two point layup
39-43
17:32
Kobe King misses three point jump shot
17:30
Blaise Beauchamp defensive rebound
17:26
Thomas Kithier personal foul (Shamar Givance draws the foul)
