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Mason scores 22, Missouri State downs Valparaiso 81-70

AP
Jan 28, 2024

Valparaiso Beacons, Ind. (AP) - Alston Mason scored 22 points as Missouri State Bears beat Valparaiso 81-70 on Saturday night.

Mason had six rebounds and nine assists for the Bears (12-9, 4-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Donovan Clay scored 18 points while shooting 7 for 14, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc, and added six rebounds. Cesare Edwards was 5 of 12 shooting and 5 of 6 from the free throw line to finish with 16 points, while adding 11 rebounds and three blocks.

The Beacons (6-15, 2-8) were led in scoring by Darius DeAveiro, who finished with 20 points, seven assists and two steals. Jahari Williamson added 19 points for Valparaiso. Cooper Schwieger also put up 10 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.

Clay led the Bears in scoring with 11 points in the first half and they led 40-37 at the break. Missouri State turned a three-point second-half lead into a 17-point advantage with a 16-2 run to make it a 63-46 lead with 9:51 left in the game. Edwards scored 14 second-half points.

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

1st Half
MOSU
Bears
40
VALP
Beacons
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		N.J. Benson vs. Cooper Schwieger (Bears gains possession)
19:41		Kasper Sepp personal foul
19:37	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point layup (Damien Mayo Jr. assists)	2-0
19:23		Jahari Williamson misses two point jump shot
19:21		Donovan Clay defensive rebound
19:10	+2	N.J. Benson makes two point layup (Alston Mason assists)	4-0
19:00		Jahari Williamson misses two point layup
18:58		Donovan Clay defensive rebound
18:53		Donovan Clay misses two point layup
18:51		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
18:39		Kasper Sepp misses three point jump shot
18:37		Alston Mason defensive rebound
18:11	+2	Damien Mayo Jr. makes two point layup	6-0
18:03	+3	Darius DeAveiro makes three point jump shot	6-3
17:40	+2	N.J. Benson makes two point layup (Alston Mason assists)	8-3
17:27	+2	Jahari Williamson makes two point layup	8-5
17:18		Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
17:16		Damien Mayo Jr. offensive rebound
17:11	+2	Damien Mayo Jr. makes two point layup	10-5
17:03	+3	Sherman Weatherspoon IV makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	10-8
16:35		Nick Kramer misses three point jump shot
16:33		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
16:18	+3	Sherman Weatherspoon IV makes three point jump shot (Kasper Sepp assists)	10-11
15:53	+2	N.J. Benson makes two point hook shot	12-11
15:40		Nick Kramer shooting foul (Jahari Williamson draws the foul)
15:39		TV timeout
15:39	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-12
15:39	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-13
15:20		Donovan Clay misses two point jump shot
15:18		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
14:56		Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
14:54		Donovan Clay defensive rebound
14:38	+2	Alston Mason makes two point layup	14-13
14:25	+2	Jaxon Edwards makes two point layup (Ola Ajiboye assists)	14-15
14:02		Ola Ajiboye blocks Cesare Edwards's two point jump shot
14:00		Sherman Weatherspoon IV defensive rebound
13:48	+3	Darius DeAveiro makes three point jump shot	14-18
13:23		Ola Ajiboye blocks Chance Moore's two point layup
13:21		Ola Ajiboye defensive rebound
13:13		Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot
13:11		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
13:02		Ola Ajiboye blocks Chance Moore's two point layup
13:00		Sherman Weatherspoon IV defensive rebound
12:50	+2	Ola Ajiboye makes two point layup (Darius DeAveiro assists)	14-20
12:40	+3	Donovan Clay makes three point jump shot (Alston Mason assists)	17-20
12:21		Cesare Edwards blocks Darius DeAveiro's two point jump shot
12:19		Chance Moore defensive rebound
12:08		Alston Mason turnover (bad pass)
12:01		Jaxon Edwards misses two point layup
11:59		Donovan Clay defensive rebound
11:39	+2	Matthew Lee makes two point jump shot	19-20
11:25		Darius DeAveiro turnover (lost ball) (Chance Moore steals)
11:18		Chance Moore misses two point layup
11:18		Beacons defensive rebound
11:18		TV timeout
10:57		Jaxon Edwards misses three point jump shot
10:42		Damien Mayo Jr. defensive rebound
10:42	+3	Alston Mason makes three point jump shot (Donovan Clay assists)	22-20
10:28		Matthew Lee shooting foul (Jahari Williamson draws the foul)
10:28	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-21
10:28	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-22
10:15	+2	N.J. Benson makes two point dunk (Alston Mason assists)	24-22
9:59		N.J. Benson shooting foul (Jaxon Edwards draws the foul)
9:59	+1	Jaxon Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-23
9:59	+1	Jaxon Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-24
9:40		Jaxon Edwards blocks Damien Mayo Jr.'s two point layup
9:38		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
9:29	+3	Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Edwards assists)	24-27
9:05	+2	Damien Mayo Jr. makes two point layup (Alston Mason assists)	26-27
8:51		Cooper Schwieger misses two point hook shot
8:49		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
8:31		Jaxon Edwards blocks Alston Mason's two point layup
8:29		Damien Mayo Jr. offensive rebound
8:27		Bears 30 second timeout
8:27		TV timeout
8:25		Donovan Clay misses three point jump shot
8:23		Beacons defensive rebound
8:23		Cesare Edwards personal foul
8:16		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses three point jump shot
8:14		Ola Ajiboye offensive rebound
8:00		Darius DeAveiro offensive foul
8:00		Darius DeAveiro turnover (offensive foul)
7:48		Cesare Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Darius DeAveiro steals)
7:37	+2	Darius DeAveiro makes two point layup	26-29
7:17	+2	Cesare Edwards makes two point jump shot (Matthew Lee assists)	28-29
7:08		Jaxon Edwards misses three point jump shot
7:06		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
6:56		Jaxon Edwards shooting foul (Donovan Clay draws the foul)
6:56	+1	Donovan Clay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-29
6:56	+1	Donovan Clay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-29
6:43	+3	Darius DeAveiro makes three point jump shot	30-32
6:31		Cesare Edwards misses two point hook shot
6:29		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
6:22		Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
6:20		Damien Mayo Jr. defensive rebound
6:12		Matthew Lee misses two point jump shot
6:10		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
6:03		Jahari Williamson misses two point jump shot
6:01		Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound
5:54		Darius DeAveiro misses three point jump shot
5:52		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
5:42		Ola Ajiboye personal foul
5:25	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point layup	32-32
5:10		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses two point jump shot
5:08		Alston Mason defensive rebound
4:53		Alston Mason turnover (bad pass)
4:29		Darius DeAveiro turnover (lost ball)
4:04		Damien Mayo Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:02		Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound
3:52		Jahari Williamson misses two point jump shot
3:50		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
3:35		Cesare Edwards misses two point jump shot
3:33		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
3:26		Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
3:24		Chance Moore defensive rebound
3:08		Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
3:06		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
2:50		Damien Mayo Jr. blocks Jahari Williamson's two point layup
2:48		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
2:36		Chance Moore misses three point jump shot
2:34		Jahari Williamson defensive rebound
2:27		Darius DeAveiro misses three point jump shot
2:25		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
2:19	+2	Alston Mason makes two point layup	34-32
2:05		Kasper Sepp misses two point layup
2:03		Alston Mason defensive rebound
1:57	+2	Alston Mason makes two point layup	36-32
1:56		Beacons 30 second timeout
1:56		TV timeout
1:39	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point dunk (Jahari Williamson assists)	36-34
1:29		Chance Moore misses three point jump shot
1:27		Matthew Lee offensive rebound
1:13		Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
1:11		Chance Moore offensive rebound
1:05		Chance Moore misses two point layup
1:03		N.J. Benson offensive rebound
1:02		N.J. Benson misses two point layup
1:02		Donovan Clay offensive rebound
1:01	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point layup	38-34
0:50		Matthew Lee personal foul
0:42	+2	Jahari Williamson makes two point layup (Darius DeAveiro assists)	38-36
0:42		N.J. Benson shooting foul (Jahari Williamson draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-37
0:11	+2	N.J. Benson makes two point layup (Alston Mason assists)	40-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MOSU
Bears
41
VALP
Beacons
33

Time		Play	Score
19:33	+2	Kasper Sepp makes two point layup	40-39
19:16	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point layup	42-39
19:10		Nick Kramer shooting foul (Jahari Williamson draws the foul)
19:10	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-40
19:10	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-41
18:49		Sherman Weatherspoon IV personal foul
18:36	+3	Donovan Clay makes three point jump shot (Alston Mason assists)	45-41
18:08		N.J. Benson shooting foul (Kasper Sepp draws the foul)
18:08		Kasper Sepp misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:08	+1	Kasper Sepp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-42
17:49	+2	Cesare Edwards makes two point layup (Alston Mason assists)	47-42
17:37		Damien Mayo Jr. personal foul
17:22		Donovan Clay blocks Cooper Schwieger's two point jump shot
17:20		Beacons offensive rebound
17:18		Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot
17:16		Alston Mason defensive rebound
17:03		Cesare Edwards misses two point layup
17:01		Nick Kramer offensive rebound
16:56		Damien Mayo Jr. turnover (bad pass)
16:38		Alston Mason personal foul
16:27		Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot
16:25		Damien Mayo Jr. defensive rebound
16:22		Ola Ajiboye personal foul
15:57		Alston Mason misses two point layup
15:55		Damien Mayo Jr. offensive rebound
15:47		Damien Mayo Jr. misses two point layup
15:45		Jahari Williamson defensive rebound
15:42		Cesare Edwards shooting foul (Jahari Williamson draws the foul)
15:42		TV timeout
15:42	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-43
15:42	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-44
15:20		Cooper Schwieger blocks Donovan Clay's two point layup
15:18		Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound
14:59		Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot
14:57		Bears defensive rebound
14:38		Cooper Schwieger shooting foul (Cesare Edwards draws the foul)
14:38	+1	Cesare Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-44
14:38	+1	Cesare Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-44
14:21		Jaxon Edwards misses two point jump shot
14:19		Donovan Clay defensive rebound
14:13	+3	Alston Mason makes three point jump shot	52-44
14:10		Cooper Schwieger personal foul
14:04	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point jump shot	54-44
13:51		Damien Mayo Jr. personal foul
13:40		Donovan Clay blocks Cooper Schwieger's two point jump shot
13:38		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
13:21		Alston Mason misses two point layup
13:19		Jahari Williamson defensive rebound
13:14		Darius DeAveiro turnover (lost ball) (Alston Mason steals)
13:10	+2	Alston Mason makes two point layup	56-44
13:10		Beacons 30 second timeout
13:10		TV timeout
12:51		Jerome Palm misses two point hook shot
12:49		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
12:35		Jaxon Edwards shooting foul (N.J. Benson draws the foul)
12:35		N.J. Benson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:35		N.J. Benson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:35		Jerome Palm defensive rebound
12:18		Jerome Palm turnover (lost ball)
12:01		Alston Mason misses two point layup
11:59		Jahari Williamson defensive rebound
11:52		Jahari Williamson misses two point jump shot
11:50		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
11:42		Chance Moore misses two point layup
11:40		N.J. Benson offensive rebound
11:40		N.J. Benson misses two point layup
11:38		Cesare Edwards offensive rebound
11:38		Cooper Schwieger shooting foul (Cesare Edwards draws the foul)
11:38		TV timeout
11:38	+1	Cesare Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-44
11:38		Cesare Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:38		Ola Ajiboye defensive rebound
11:34		Darius DeAveiro turnover (lost ball)
11:13	+2	Cesare Edwards makes two point jump shot	59-44
10:56	+2	Kasper Sepp makes two point layup	59-46
10:40		Alston Mason turnover (bad pass) (Ola Ajiboye steals)
10:28		Jaxon Edwards misses two point jump shot
10:26		Chance Moore defensive rebound
10:15		Chance Moore misses two point jump shot
10:13		Cesare Edwards offensive rebound
10:11		Jaxon Edwards shooting foul (Cesare Edwards draws the foul)
10:11	+1	Cesare Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-46
10:11	+1	Cesare Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-46
10:00		Jahari Williamson misses two point layup
9:58		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
9:51	+2	Chance Moore makes two point layup (Matthew Lee assists)	63-46
9:39		Darius DeAveiro misses two point layup
9:37		Kasper Sepp offensive rebound
9:27	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot	63-48
9:07		Cooper Schwieger blocks Cesare Edwards's two point layup
9:05		Cesare Edwards offensive rebound
9:03		Cesare Edwards misses two point layup
9:03		N.J. Benson offensive rebound
9:03		Cooper Schwieger shooting foul (N.J. Benson draws the foul)
9:03		N.J. Benson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:03	+1	N.J. Benson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-48
8:46		N.J. Benson blocks Kasper Sepp's two point layup
8:44		Matthew Lee defensive rebound
8:33		Matthew Lee misses two point jump shot
8:31		Sherman Weatherspoon IV defensive rebound
8:23		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses two point jump shot
8:21		Kasper Sepp offensive rebound
8:15		Kasper Sepp misses two point layup
8:13		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
8:08	+2	Alston Mason makes two point layup (N.J. Benson assists)	66-48
8:02		Alston Mason personal foul (Darius DeAveiro draws the foul)
8:02	+1	Darius DeAveiro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-49
8:02	+1	Darius DeAveiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-50
7:44		Donovan Clay turnover (out of bounds)
7:44		TV timeout
7:26	+2	Ola Ajiboye makes two point hook shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	66-52
7:00	+3	Alston Mason makes three point jump shot	69-52
6:45		Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot
6:43		Alston Mason defensive rebound
6:33		Alston Mason turnover (bad pass) (Ola Ajiboye steals)
6:20	+2	Darius DeAveiro makes two point jump shot (Ola Ajiboye assists)	69-54
5:58		Donovan Clay turnover (lost ball) (Darius DeAveiro steals)
5:58		Donovan Clay personal foul (Darius DeAveiro draws the foul)
5:58	+1	Darius DeAveiro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-55
5:58	+1	Darius DeAveiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-56
5:53	+2	Cesare Edwards makes two point dunk (Donovan Clay assists)	71-56
5:43		Matthew Lee personal foul (Jahari Williamson draws the foul)
5:43		Jahari Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:43		Alston Mason defensive rebound
5:24	+3	Cesare Edwards makes three point jump shot (Damien Mayo Jr. assists)	74-56
5:22		Bears 60 second timeout
5:12	+3	Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	74-59
4:44	+2	Damien Mayo Jr. makes two point layup (Alston Mason assists)	76-59
4:31		Darius DeAveiro turnover (out of bounds)
4:09		Donovan Clay misses two point layup
4:07		Beacons defensive rebound
3:58	+2	Jaxon Edwards makes two point layup (Darius DeAveiro assists)	76-61
3:50		Donovan Clay offensive foul
3:50		Donovan Clay turnover (offensive foul)
3:50		TV timeout
3:36		Jaxon Edwards misses three point jump shot
3:34		Damien Mayo Jr. defensive rebound
3:10		Jaxon Edwards blocks Donovan Clay's two point jump shot
3:08		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
3:01		Cesare Edwards blocks Sherman Weatherspoon IV's two point layup
2:59		Beacons offensive rebound
2:58		Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot
2:56		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
2:31	+3	Alston Mason makes three point jump shot (Damien Mayo Jr. assists)	79-61
2:22		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses three point jump shot
2:20		Matthew Lee defensive rebound
2:02		Donovan Clay misses two point layup
2:00		Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound
1:48	+3	Cooper Schwieger makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Edwards assists)	79-64
1:20		Cesare Edwards misses two point dunk
1:18		Jahari Williamson defensive rebound
1:13	+3	Cooper Schwieger makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	79-67
1:09		Beacons 30 second timeout
0:43	+2	Damien Mayo Jr. makes two point layup (Cesare Edwards assists)	81-67
0:38	+3	Darius DeAveiro makes three point jump shot	81-70
0:09		Alston Mason misses two point jump shot
0:07		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
0:02		Cesare Edwards blocks Cooper Schwieger's three point jump shot
0:00		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Cesare Edwards defensive rebound