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Cuff's 22 lead Evansville past Valparaiso 78-68

AP
Jan 25, 2025

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) Tanner Cuff had 22 points in Evansville's 78-68 victory over Valparaiso on Saturday night.

Cuff had seven rebounds for the Purple Aces (7-14, 4-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Gabriel Pozzato added 21 points while going 7 of 13 from the floor, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the free-throw line while they also had seven rebounds. Tayshawn Comer shot 6 for 12, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points.

Cooper Schwieger finished with 13 points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocks for the Beacons (10-11, 3-7). Tyler Schmidt added 13 points and five steals for Valparaiso. All Wright also had 13 points and two steals.

Evansville took the lead less than 3 minutes into the game and did not relinquish it. The score was 44-26 at halftime, with Comer racking up 14 points. Evansville used an 8-0 run in the second half to build a 21-point lead at 70-49 with 7:27 left in the half before finishing off the win.

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1st Half
EVAN
Aces
44
VALP
Beacons
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Connor Turnbull vs. Kaspar Sepp (Purple Aces gains possession)
19:44	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point layup (Gabriel Pozzato assists)	2-0
19:21		All Wright misses two point layup
19:19		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
19:13		Connor Turnbull offensive foul
19:13		Connor Turnbull turnover (offensive foul)
18:54	+2	Kaspar Sepp makes two point layup	2-2
18:26		Tanner Cuff turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Schmidt steals)
18:04	+2	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes two point layup	2-4
17:48		Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot
17:46		Beacons defensive rebound
17:34		Kaspar Sepp misses three point jump shot
17:32		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
17:25	+2	Gabriel Pozzato makes two point jump shot	4-4
17:18		Joshua Hughes blocks Tyler Schmidt's two point layup
17:16		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
17:05	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point layup (Tayshawn Comer assists)	6-4
16:53		All Wright misses two point jump shot
16:51		Kaspar Sepp offensive rebound
16:49		Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
16:47		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
16:37		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
16:35		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
16:29		Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot
16:27		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
16:11		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
16:09		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
16:08		Tanner Cuff personal foul
16:01		All Wright misses three point jump shot
15:59		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
15:42	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point jump shot	8-4
15:31	+2	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes two point layup	8-6
15:17	+3	Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot	11-6
15:06		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses three point jump shot
15:04		Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound
14:56		Tanner Cuff personal foul
14:56		TV timeout
14:49	+3	Isaiah Shaw makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	11-9
14:31	+3	Gabriel Pozzato makes three point jump shot	14-9
14:15	+3	Isaiah Shaw makes three point jump shot (Kaspar Sepp assists)	14-12
13:41	+3	Gabriel Pozzato makes three point jump shot	17-12
13:37		Gabriel Pozzato technical foul
13:37		Cooper Schwieger misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:37		Cooper Schwieger misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:37		Beacons offensive rebound
13:23	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point dunk (Darius DeAveiro assists)	17-14
13:02		Gabriel Pozzato turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Shaw steals)
12:45	+2	Kaspar Sepp makes two point layup (Isaiah Shaw assists)	17-16
12:29	+2	Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup	19-16
12:02		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses two point layup
12:00		Beacons offensive rebound
11:56		Beacons turnover (shot clock violation)
11:56		TV timeout
11:35		Cooper Schwieger blocks Joshua Hughes's two point layup
11:33		Tyler Schmidt defensive rebound
11:22		Cooper Schwieger misses two point layup
11:20		Gui Tesch defensive rebound
11:08		Darius DeAveiro personal foul
10:58	+2	Gabriel Pozzato makes two point layup	21-16
10:44		Tyler Schmidt misses two point jump shot
10:42		Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound
10:31		Gabriel Pozzato turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Schmidt steals)
10:20		Darius DeAveiro misses three point jump shot
10:18		Purple Aces defensive rebound
10:05	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point layup (Gui Tesch assists)	23-16
9:53	+2	Justus McNair makes two point layup	23-18
9:41		Tayshawn Comer turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Schmidt steals)
9:29	+3	Justus McNair makes three point jump shot (Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro assists)	23-21
9:07	+3	Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot	26-21
8:43		Connor Turnbull blocks Tyler Schmidt's two point layup
8:41		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
8:38		Tayshawn Comer turnover (bad pass) (Cooper Schwieger steals)
8:31		All Wright misses three point jump shot
8:29		Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound
8:01	+3	Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot	29-21
7:48		Justus McNair turnover (lost ball) (Tanner Cuff steals)
7:44		Justus McNair shooting foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
7:44		TV timeout
7:44	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-21
7:44		Tanner Cuff misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:44		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
7:14	+2	Tyler Schmidt makes two point layup	30-23
6:56	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point layup	32-23
6:45		Tyler Schmidt turnover (lost ball) (Tayshawn Comer steals)
6:26		Gabriel Pozzato misses two point layup
6:24		Connor Turnbull offensive rebound
6:23	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point layup	34-23
6:16		Cooper Schwieger misses two point jump shot
6:14		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
5:49		Connor Turnbull misses two point jump shot
5:47		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
5:37		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses two point layup
5:35		Purple Aces defensive rebound
5:19	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point layup	36-23
5:11		All Wright misses two point layup
5:09		Purple Aces defensive rebound
4:55		Tayshawn Comer turnover (lost ball) (Justus McNair steals)
4:47		Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
4:45		Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound
4:14		Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot
4:12		Beacons defensive rebound
4:12		Kaia Berridge personal foul
4:03		Isaiah Shaw misses three point jump shot
4:01		Kaia Berridge defensive rebound
3:44	+3	Kaia Berridge makes three point jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists)	39-23
3:41		Beacons 30 second timeout
3:41		TV timeout
3:20		All Wright misses two point jump shot
3:18		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
2:52		Tanner Cuff misses two point jump shot
2:50		Isaiah Shaw defensive rebound
2:47		Kaspar Sepp offensive foul
2:47		Kaspar Sepp turnover (offensive foul)
2:31		Tayshawn Comer offensive foul
2:31		Tayshawn Comer turnover (offensive foul)
2:21	+2	All Wright makes two point layup	39-25
2:08		Kaspar Sepp personal foul
2:01		Gabriel Pozzato misses two point layup
1:59		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro defensive rebound
1:37		Tayshawn Comer blocks Tyler Schmidt's two point layup
1:35		Tyler Schmidt offensive rebound
1:33		Connor Turnbull blocks Tyler Schmidt's two point jump shot
1:31		Purple Aces defensive rebound
1:31		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
1:20	+2	Gabriel Pozzato makes two point layup (Tayshawn Comer assists)	41-25
1:03		Connor Turnbull blocks All Wright's two point layup
1:01		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
0:56	+3	Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot	44-25
0:37		Isaiah Shaw misses three point jump shot
0:35		Connor Turnbull defensive rebound
0:06		Tayshawn Comer turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Shaw steals)
0:03		Connor Turnbull shooting foul (Isaiah Shaw draws the foul)
0:03		Isaiah Shaw misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:03	+1	Isaiah Shaw makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-26
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
EVAN
Aces
34
VALP
Beacons
42

Time		Play	Score
19:39		Cooper Schwieger misses two point jump shot
19:37		Connor Turnbull defensive rebound
19:14	+3	Gabriel Pozzato makes three point jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists)	47-26
18:58		Tanner Cuff blocks Kaspar Sepp's two point layup
18:56		Kaspar Sepp offensive rebound
18:54	+2	Kaspar Sepp makes two point layup	47-28
18:36		Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot
18:34		Kaspar Sepp defensive rebound
18:19	+3	Cooper Schwieger makes three point jump shot (Tyler Schmidt assists)	47-31
18:01	+3	Connor Turnbull makes three point jump shot (Gabriel Pozzato assists)	50-31
17:51		All Wright misses three point jump shot
17:49		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro offensive rebound
17:43		Connor Turnbull blocks Cooper Schwieger's two point layup
17:41		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
17:37		All Wright shooting foul (Tayshawn Comer draws the foul)
17:37		Tayshawn Comer misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:37	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-31
17:16	+3	All Wright makes three point jump shot	51-34
16:52	+2	Joshua Hughes makes two point layup (Connor Turnbull assists)	53-34
16:42		All Wright misses two point jump shot
16:40		Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound
16:32		Gabriel Pozzato misses two point jump shot
16:30		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
16:24		Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
16:22		Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound
16:02		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
16:00		Kaspar Sepp defensive rebound
15:51		All Wright misses three point jump shot
15:49		All Wright offensive rebound
15:47	+2	All Wright makes two point layup	53-36
15:32	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point layup	55-36
15:25		Connor Turnbull blocks All Wright's two point layup
15:23		Kaspar Sepp offensive rebound
15:23	+2	Kaspar Sepp makes two point layup	55-38
15:23		Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Kaspar Sepp draws the foul)
15:23		TV timeout
15:23		Kaspar Sepp misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:23		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
15:13		Cooper Schwieger shooting foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
15:13	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-38
15:13	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-38
14:51		All Wright misses two point jump shot
14:49		Kaspar Sepp offensive rebound
14:41		All Wright misses three point jump shot
14:39		Kaspar Sepp offensive rebound
14:35		Isaiah Shaw misses three point jump shot
14:33		Kaspar Sepp offensive rebound
14:32		Michael Day personal foul
14:21		Cooper Schwieger misses two point jump shot
14:19		Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound
13:56		Justus McNair personal foul
13:49	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point jump shot	59-38
13:39	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup	59-40
13:21		Cooper Schwieger blocks Tanner Cuff's two point layup
13:19		Purple Aces offensive rebound
13:18		Tanner Cuff turnover (bad pass) (Cooper Schwieger steals)
13:15		Gabriel Pozzato shooting foul (Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro draws the foul)
13:15		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:15		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:15		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
13:00	+3	Tanner Cuff makes three point jump shot (Gabriel Pozzato assists)	62-40
12:47		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses three point jump shot
12:45		Michael Day defensive rebound
12:29		Tayshawn Comer misses two point layup
12:27		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
12:18	+2	Darius DeAveiro makes two point jump shot	62-42
11:56		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
11:54		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
11:40		Michael Day shooting foul (Cooper Schwieger draws the foul)
11:40		TV timeout
11:40	+1	Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-43
11:40	+1	Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-44
11:13		Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot
11:11		Gui Tesch offensive rebound
10:50		Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot
10:48		Purple Aces offensive rebound
10:48		Purple Aces turnover (shot clock violation)
10:37	+2	All Wright makes two point layup	62-46
10:23		Connor Turnbull offensive foul
10:23		Connor Turnbull turnover (offensive foul)
10:08	+3	Tyler Schmidt makes three point jump shot (Kaspar Sepp assists)	62-49
9:38		Tanner Cuff misses two point jump shot
9:36		Tyler Schmidt defensive rebound
9:31		All Wright offensive foul
9:31		All Wright turnover (offensive foul)
9:18		Connor Turnbull turnover (bad pass)
9:07		Tyler Schmidt turnover (lost ball)
8:45	+2	Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup	64-49
8:35		Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot
8:33		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
8:13	+2	Gabriel Pozzato makes two point layup	66-49
7:57		Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
7:55		Purple Aces defensive rebound
7:55		TV timeout
7:55		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
7:55		TV timeout
7:38		All Wright shooting foul (Gabriel Pozzato draws the foul)
7:38	+1	Gabriel Pozzato makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-49
7:38	+1	Gabriel Pozzato makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-49
7:30		Darius DeAveiro turnover (bad pass) (Gabriel Pozzato steals)
7:27		Cooper Schwieger shooting foul (Gabriel Pozzato draws the foul)
7:27	+1	Gabriel Pozzato makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-49
7:27	+1	Gabriel Pozzato makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-49
7:19		Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot
7:17		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
7:04		Connor Turnbull turnover (bad pass) (Darius DeAveiro steals)
6:58	+3	Darius DeAveiro makes three point jump shot (All Wright assists)	70-52
6:31	+2	Joshua Hughes makes two point dunk (Connor Turnbull assists)	72-52
6:17	+3	Tyler Schmidt makes three point jump shot (Kaspar Sepp assists)	72-55
5:43		Tayshawn Comer turnover (traveling)
5:37		All Wright turnover (lost ball) (Connor Turnbull steals)
5:11		Tanner Cuff turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Schmidt steals)
5:02	+2	Tyler Schmidt makes two point layup	72-57
5:02		Gabriel Pozzato shooting foul (Tyler Schmidt draws the foul)
5:02	+1	Tyler Schmidt makes regular free throw 1 of 1	72-58
4:33		Tanner Cuff misses two point jump shot
4:31		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
4:20	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup	72-60
3:52	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point layup (Connor Turnbull assists)	74-60
3:41	+2	All Wright makes two point layup	74-62
3:21		Tayshawn Comer turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Schmidt steals)
3:17		Isaiah Shaw misses three point jump shot
3:15		Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound
2:56		Tyler Schmidt personal foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
2:56		TV timeout
2:56	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-62
2:56	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-62
2:44		Tyler Schmidt turnover (lost ball) (Tanner Cuff steals)
2:22		Gabriel Pozzato misses two point jump shot
2:20		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
2:12		Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
2:10		Isaiah Shaw offensive rebound
2:10		Tanner Cuff personal foul (Isaiah Shaw draws the foul)
2:10		Isaiah Shaw misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:10		Tyler Schmidt offensive rebound
2:07	+2	Tyler Schmidt makes two point layup	76-64
1:47		Gabriel Pozzato turnover (3-second violation)
1:34		Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Cooper Schwieger draws the foul)
1:34	+1	Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-65
1:34	+1	Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-66
1:34		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
1:32		Tanner Cuff turnover (bad pass) (All Wright steals)
1:30		All Wright turnover (lost ball)
1:24		Tayshawn Comer turnover (lost ball) (All Wright steals)
1:20		All Wright offensive foul
1:20		All Wright turnover (offensive foul)
0:53		Tayshawn Comer misses two point layup
0:51		Connor Turnbull offensive rebound
0:48	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point layup	78-66
0:43		Connor Turnbull blocks Cooper Schwieger's two point jump shot
0:41		Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound
0:37		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro turnover (bad pass) (Tayshawn Comer steals)
0:10		Tayshawn Comer turnover (double dribble)
0:07	+2	All Wright makes two point jump shot	78-68
0:00		End of period

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All Wright makes two point jump shot