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King scores 20, Valparaiso defeats Evansville 76-69
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Kobe King had 20 points in Valparaiso's 76-69 victory against Evansville on Saturday night.
King added nine rebounds for the Beacons (7-12, 1-7 Missouri Valley Conference). Ben Krikke scored 18 points while shooting 8 of 11 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line, and added five rebounds and five assists. Quinton Green was 6 of 11 shooting (3 for 8 from distance) to finish with 15 points. The victory snapped a five-game slide for the Beacons.
The Purple Aces (4-15, 0-8) were led in scoring by Yacine Toumi, who finished with 18 points and seven rebounds. Antoine Smith Jr. added 16 points and eight rebounds for Evansville. In addition, Marvin Coleman had 15 points. The Purple Aces prolonged their losing streak to six straight.
Valparaiso took the lead with 3:22 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 34-28 at halftime, with Green racking up 12 points. King scored 15 points in the second half to help lead Valparaiso to a seven-point victory.
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Both teams next play Tuesday. Valparaiso hosts UIC while Evansville visits Southern Illinois.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Ben Krikke vs. Preston Phillips (Gabe Spinelli gains possession) | Â |
| 19:53 | | Â | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:51 | | Â | Gabe Spinelli offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:32 | | Â | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:30 |  | Â | Maximus Nelson defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:10 | | +2 | Ben Krikke makes two point layup | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | | Â | Gabe Spinelli turnover (lost ball) (Quinton Green steals) | Â |
| 18:41 | | Â | Nick Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. steals) | Â |
| 18:33 | | +2 | Gage Bobe makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | | Â | Kobe King offensive foul (Gage Bobe draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:24 | | Â | Kobe King turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 18:09 | | +2 | Yacine Toumi makes two point layup | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | | +2 | Quinton Green makes two point layup (Nick Edwards assists) | 4-4 |
| 17:42 | | Â | Gabe Spinelli offensive foul (Quinton Green draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:42 | | Â | Gabe Spinelli turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 17:22 | | Â | Nick Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Yacine Toumi steals) | Â |
| 17:22 | | Â | Maximus Nelson shooting foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:22 | | +1 | Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-5 |
| 17:22 | | +1 | Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-6 |
| 17:12 | | Â | Maximus Nelson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:10 | | Â | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:00 | | +2 | Marvin Coleman II makes two point layup (Yacine Toumi assists) | 4-8 |
| 16:30 | | Â | Ben Krikke misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:28 | | Â | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:24 | | Â | Antoine Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:22 | | Â | Maximus Nelson defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:02 | | Â | Kobe King misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:00 | | Â | Yacine Toumi defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:32 | | Â | Yacine Toumi misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:30 | | Â | Ben Krikke defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:08 | | +3 | Nick Edwards makes three point jump shot (Ben Krikke assists) | 7-8 |
| 14:54 | | Â | Yacine Toumi misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:52 | | Â | Quinton Green defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:26 | | +2 | Ben Krikke makes two point layup | 9-8 |
| 13:53 | | Â | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:51 | | Â | Nick Edwards defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:45 | | Â | Gage Bobe personal foul (Quinton Green draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:45 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 13:16 | | +3 | Quinton Green makes three point jump shot (Ben Krikke assists) | 12-8 |
| 12:54 | | Â | Connor Barrett personal foul (Antoine Smith Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:43 | | Â | Ibra Bayu shooting foul (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:43 | | +1 | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-9 |
| 12:43 | | +1 | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-10 |
| 12:19 | | +2 | Ben Krikke makes two point layup | 14-10 |
| 12:05 | | Â | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:03 | | Â | Quinton Green defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:48 | | +3 | Quinton Green makes three point jump shot (Ben Krikke assists) | 17-10 |
| 11:31 | | Â | Preston Phillips misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:29 | | Â | Quinton Green defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:10 | | Â | Ibra Bayu misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:08 | | Â | Antoine Smith Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:08 | | Â | Quinton Green shooting foul (Antoine Smith Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:08 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:08 | | +1 | Antoine Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-11 |
| 11:08 | | +1 | Antoine Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-12 |
| 10:51 | | Â | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. shooting foul (Kobe King draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:51 | | +1 | Kobe King makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-12 |
| 10:51 | | +1 | Kobe King makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-12 |
| 10:34 | | +2 | Yacine Toumi makes two point jump shot | 19-14 |
| 10:03 | | Â | Kobe King misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:01 | | Â | Antoine Smith Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:44 | | +2 | Marvin Coleman II makes two point jump shot | 19-16 |
| 9:13 | | Â | Kobe King misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:11 | | Â | Antoine Smith Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:02 | | +3 | Antoine Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Marvin Coleman II assists) | 19-19 |
| 8:57 | | Â | Beacons 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:49 | | Â | Kobe King misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:47 | | Â | Kobe King offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:43 | | Â | Chris Moncrief personal foul (Quinton Green draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:31 | | Â | Ben Krikke misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:29 | | Â | Antoine Smith Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:25 | | Â | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. offensive foul (Quinton Green draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:25 | | Â | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 8:03 | | Â | Quinton Green misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:01 | | Â | Maximus Nelson offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:46 | | Â | Maximus Nelson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:44 | | Â | Ben Krikke offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:24 | | Â | Maximus Nelson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:22 | | Â | Yacine Toumi defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:15 | | Â | Ben Krikke shooting foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:15 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:15 | | Â | Yacine Toumi misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 7:15 | | Â | Yacine Toumi misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 7:15 | | Â | Kobe King defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:04 | | Â | Quinton Green turnover (bad pass) (Marvin Coleman II steals) | Â |
| 6:57 | | Â | Gabe Spinelli turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 6:33 | | +2 | Quinton Green makes two point dunk (Ben Krikke assists) | 21-19 |
| 6:10 | | Â | Yacine Toumi misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:08 | | Â | Nick Edwards defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:58 | | +2 | Quinton Green makes two point layup (Nick Edwards assists) | 23-19 |
| 5:42 | | Â | Yacine Toumi misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:40 | | Â | Antoine Smith Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:37 | | Â | Antoine Smith Jr. offensive foul (Connor Barrett draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:37 | | Â | Antoine Smith Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 5:11 | | Â | Kobe King turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 4:56 | | Â | Marvin Coleman II misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:54 | | Â | Connor Barrett defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:47 | | Â | Quinton Green misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:45 | | Â | Preston Phillips defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:39 | | Â | Nick Edwards personal foul (Marvin Coleman II draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:39 | | +1 | Marvin Coleman II makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-20 |
| 4:39 | | +1 | Marvin Coleman II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-21 |
| 4:32 | | Â | Gabe Spinelli personal foul (Nick Edwards draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:32 | | Â | Nick Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 4:32 | | Â | Antoine Smith Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:27 | | Â | Ben Krikke personal foul (Chris Moncrief draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:27 | | Â | Chris Moncrief misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 4:27 | | Â | Quinton Green defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:13 | | Â | Connor Barrett misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:11 | | Â | Marvin Coleman II defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:48 | | +3 | Antoine Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Gage Bobe assists) | 23-24 |
| 3:22 | | +2 | Ben Krikke makes two point layup | 25-24 |
| 3:01 | | Â | Quinton Green personal foul (Chris Moncrief draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:01 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:01 | | Â | Chris Moncrief misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 3:01 | | Â | Kobe King defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:42 | | +2 | Nick Edwards makes two point layup (Cam Palesse assists) | 27-24 |
| 2:28 | | Â | Antoine Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 2:09 | | Â | Marvin Coleman II shooting foul (Nick Edwards draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:09 | | +1 | Nick Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-24 |
| 2:09 | | +1 | Nick Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-24 |
| 1:39 | | Â | Cam Palesse shooting foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:39 | | Â | Yacine Toumi misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 1:39 | | +1 | Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-25 |
| 1:19 | | Â | Nick Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Gage Bobe steals) | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Cam Palesse shooting foul (Chris Moncrief draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Chris Moncrief misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 1:13 | | +1 | Chris Moncrief makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-26 |
| 1:00 | | +2 | Nick Edwards makes two point jump shot | 31-26 |
| 0:44 | | +2 | Marvin Coleman II makes two point layup | 31-28 |
| 0:27 | | +2 | Kobe King makes two point jump shot | 33-28 |
| 0:02 | | Â | Gage Bobe misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Nick Edwards defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Marvin Coleman II shooting foul (Kobe King draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Kobe King makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-28 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |