Valparaiso earns 59-50 victory against Illinois State

AP
Jan 14, 2024

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) Cooper Schwieger had 16 points in Valparaiso's 59-50 win over Illinois State on Sunday.

Schwieger added 13 rebounds for the Beacons (5-12, 1-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Isaiah Stafford scored 11 points and added five rebounds. Darius DeAveiro had nine points and shot 3 of 12 from the field and 3 for 4 from the foul line. The Beacons snapped a 10-game losing streak.

Myles Foster led the Redbirds (8-9, 2-4) in scoring, finishing with nine points. Illinois State also got nine points from Darius Burford. Kendall Lewis also put up eight points and eight rebounds.

Valparaiso took the lead with 3:24 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Schwieger led their team in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put them ahead 28-20 at the break. Valparaiso outscored Illinois State in the second half by one point, with Stafford scoring a team-high eight points in the final half.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
VALP
Beacons
28
ILST
Redbirds
20

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Cooper Schwieger vs. Kendall Lewis (Beacons gains possession)
19:37		Isaiah Stafford misses two point turnaround jump shot
19:35		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
19:29	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Dalton Banks assists)	0-2
19:12		Kasper Sepp turnover (bad pass)
19:02		Darius Burford misses two point jump shot
19:00		Kasper Sepp defensive rebound
18:52	+2	Darius DeAveiro makes two point pullup jump shot	2-2
18:34		Myles Foster misses two point hook shot
18:32		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
18:28		Kendall Lewis misses two point layup
18:26		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
18:21	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Dalton Banks assists)	2-4
18:00	+3	Isaiah Stafford makes three point jump shot (Cooper Schwieger assists)	5-4
17:46		Myles Foster misses three point jump shot
17:44		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
17:29		Isaiah Stafford turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Davis steals)
17:19		Kendall Lewis misses three point jump shot
17:17		Redbirds offensive rebound
16:59		Darius Burford misses two point pullup jump shot
16:57		Isaiah Stafford defensive rebound
16:32		Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot
16:30		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
16:23		Isaiah Stafford personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
16:10		Kendall Lewis misses two point layup
16:08		Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound
15:56	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point hook shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	7-4
15:42		Chase Walker offensive foul (Darius DeAveiro draws the foul)
15:42		Chase Walker turnover (offensive foul)
15:42		TV timeout
15:35		Jordan Davis personal foul (Jaxon Edwards draws the foul)
15:26		Cooper Schwieger turnover (traveling)
15:07	+2	Chase Walker makes two point layup (Johnny Kinziger assists)	7-6
14:52		Darius DeAveiro misses two point pullup jump shot
14:50		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
14:39		Kendall Lewis offensive foul
14:39		Kendall Lewis turnover (offensive foul)
14:27		Jerome Palm turnover (bad pass) (Johnny Kinziger steals)
14:21		Jerome Palm shooting foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
14:21	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-7
14:21	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-8
13:59		Luke Kasubke blocks Darius DeAveiro's two point jump shot
13:54		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
13:35		Ola Ajiboye personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
13:24		Myles Foster misses two point layup
13:22		Isaiah Stafford defensive rebound
13:02	+2	Jahari Williamson makes two point stepback jump shot	9-8
12:38		Ty Pence misses three point jump shot
12:36		Kasper Sepp defensive rebound
12:22		Jaxon Edwards misses two point jump shot
12:20		Myles Foster defensive rebound
12:11		Darius Burford misses three point jump shot
12:09		Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound
11:59		Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot
11:57		Darius Burford defensive rebound
11:36		Jaxon Edwards blocks Luke Kasubke's three point jump shot
11:34		Redbirds offensive rebound
11:34		TV timeout
11:29		Jordan Davis misses two point jump shot
11:27		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
11:09		Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
11:07		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
10:59		Jordan Davis misses three point jump shot
10:57		Ola Ajiboye defensive rebound
10:37		Jahari Williamson misses two point stepback jump shot
10:35		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
10:25		Ola Ajiboye personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
10:09	+2	Malachi Poindexter makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)	9-10
9:39		Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot
9:37		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
9:26		Kendall Lewis misses two point layup
9:24		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
9:11		Sherman Weatherspoon IV turnover (traveling)
8:53		Myles Foster misses two point layup
8:51		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
8:47	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point layup	9-12
8:34		Isaiah Stafford turnover (lost ball) (Kendall Lewis steals)
8:17		Kendall Lewis misses two point jump shot
8:15		Myles Foster offensive rebound
8:15		Sherman Weatherspoon IV shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
8:15	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-13
8:15		Myles Foster misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:15		Jordan Davis offensive rebound
8:12		Jordan Davis misses two point hook shot
8:10		Ola Ajiboye defensive rebound
7:52		Ola Ajiboye misses two point hook shot
7:50		Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound
7:46	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point tip layup	11-13
7:28		Malachi Poindexter misses two point fadeaway jump shot
7:26		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
7:19	+2	Ola Ajiboye makes two point dunk (Darius DeAveiro assists)	13-13
7:18		Redbirds 30 second timeout
7:18		TV timeout
6:57		Ola Ajiboye shooting foul (Jordan Davis draws the foul)
6:57		Jordan Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:57		Jordan Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:57		Kasper Sepp defensive rebound
6:32		Darius DeAveiro misses two point pullup jump shot
6:30		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
6:22		Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
6:20		Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound
6:01		Darius DeAveiro misses two point layup
5:59		Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound
5:56	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point turnaround jump shot	15-13
5:38		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
5:36		Isaiah Stafford defensive rebound
5:24		Cooper Schwieger misses two point hook shot
5:22		Myles Foster defensive rebound
5:00		Isaiah Stafford shooting foul (Luke Kasubke draws the foul)
5:00	+1	Luke Kasubke makes regular free throw 1 of 3	15-14
5:00	+1	Luke Kasubke makes regular free throw 2 of 3	15-15
5:00	+1	Luke Kasubke makes regular free throw 3 of 3	15-16
4:45		Kasper Sepp turnover (lost ball) (Myles Foster steals)
4:28		Darius Burford misses two point layup
4:26		Darius Burford offensive rebound
4:23	+2	Darius Burford makes two point layup	15-18
3:54	+2	Sherman Weatherspoon IV makes two point pullup jump shot (Kasper Sepp assists)	17-18
3:39		Dalton Banks misses two point pullup jump shot
3:37		Kasper Sepp defensive rebound
3:24	+2	Darius DeAveiro makes two point stepback jump shot (Kasper Sepp assists)	19-18
3:09		Johnny Kinziger turnover (traveling)
3:09		TV timeout
2:58		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses two point stepback jump shot
2:56		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
2:37		Chase Walker turnover (traveling)
2:28	+2	Jaxon Edwards makes two point driving layup	21-18
2:02		Johnny Kinziger misses two point floating jump shot
2:00		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
1:43	+3	Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Edwards assists)	24-18
1:14	+2	Johnny Kinziger makes two point pullup jump shot (Darius Burford assists)	24-20
0:42	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point reverse layup (Darius DeAveiro assists)	26-20
0:24		Kasper Sepp shooting foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
0:24		Beacons 30 second timeout
0:24		Chase Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:24		Chase Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:24		Kasper Sepp defensive rebound
0:14		Johnny Kinziger personal foul (Darius DeAveiro draws the foul)
0:14		Beacons 30 second timeout
0:07		Darius Burford personal foul (Darius DeAveiro draws the foul)
0:02		Myles Foster shooting foul (Darius DeAveiro draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Darius DeAveiro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-20
0:02	+1	Darius DeAveiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-20
0:00		End of period

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Valparaiso earns 59-50 victory against Illinois State

1st Half
VALP
Beacons
28
ILST
Redbirds
20

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Valparaiso earns 59-50 victory against Illinois State

1st Half VALPBeacons28ILSTRedbirds20

1st Half
VALP
Beacons
28
ILST
Redbirds
20