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Wright scores 22, 11th-seeded Valparaiso downs sixth-seeded UIC in Missouri Valley Tournament 67-50

AP
Mar 07, 2025

ST. LOUIS (AP) All Wright had 22 points in 11th-seeded Valparaiso Beacons's 67-50 upset win over No. 6-seed UIC on Thursday in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

The Beacons advance to the quarterfinals and will battle the No. 3 seed, Northern Iowa, on Friday.

Wright went 9 of 16 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Beacons (14-18). Cooper Schwieger scored 17 points and added 11 rebounds and six blocks. Jefferson Monegro had nine points and went 4 of 11 from the field (1 for 5 from 3-point range).

Ethan Pickett led the Flames (17-14) in scoring, finishing with 11 points and six rebounds. Filip Skobalj added nine points and two steals for UIC. Sasa Ciani also had eight points.

Valparaiso took the lead with 17:14 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 37-21 at halftime, with Schwieger racking up 15 points. Valparaiso pulled away with a 10-0 run in the second half to extend a 14-point lead to 24 points. They outscored UIC by one point in the final half, as Wright led the way with a team-high 10 second-half points.

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1st Half
VALP
Beacons
37
UIC
Flames
21

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Flames gains possession)
19:43	+2	Tyem Freeman makes two point jump shot (Filip Skobalj assists)	0-2
19:21		Tyem Freeman blocks All Wright's two point layup
19:19		Jordan Mason defensive rebound
19:05		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point layup
19:03		Carson Schwieger defensive rebound
18:38		All Wright misses three point jump shot
18:36		Jordan Mason defensive rebound
18:30		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
18:28		Carson Schwieger defensive rebound
18:28		Modestas Kancleris personal foul
18:08		Cooper Schwieger turnover (lost ball) (Tyem Freeman steals)
17:44		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
17:42		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
17:34		All Wright misses three point jump shot
17:32		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
17:27		Tyem Freeman misses two point layup
17:25		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro defensive rebound
17:14	+3	Carson Schwieger makes three point jump shot (Cooper Schwieger assists)	3-2
16:50		Jordan Mason turnover (traveling)
16:33		Carson Schwieger misses three point jump shot
16:31		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
16:06		Cooper Schwieger blocks Jordan Mason's two point jump shot
16:04		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
15:57		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses three point jump shot
15:55		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro offensive rebound
15:50	+3	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	6-2
15:20		Carson Schwieger blocks Jordan Mason's two point layup
15:18		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
15:15		Darius DeAveiro misses two point layup
15:13		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
14:59		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro personal foul (Modestas Kancleris draws the foul)
14:59		TV timeout
14:43		Kaspar Sepp shooting foul (Ahmad Henderson II draws the foul)
14:43		Ahmad Henderson II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:43	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-3
14:16		Kaspar Sepp offensive foul
14:16		Kaspar Sepp turnover (offensive foul)
13:59		Ahmad Henderson II misses three point jump shot
13:57		Beacons defensive rebound
13:47		Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot
13:45		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
13:39	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point layup (Sasa Ciani assists)	6-5
13:31		Javon Jackson personal foul
13:25	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot	8-5
13:07	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup (Javon Jackson assists)	8-7
13:00		Carson Schwieger misses three point jump shot
12:58		Tyler Schmidt offensive rebound
12:48	+2	Tyler Schmidt makes two point jump shot (Cooper Schwieger assists)	10-7
12:24		Javon Jackson misses three point jump shot
12:22		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
12:08	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point dunk (Carson Schwieger assists)	12-7
11:38		Jordan Mason misses two point jump shot
11:36		Tyler Schmidt defensive rebound
11:28		Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot
11:26		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
11:21		Carson Schwieger shooting foul (Ethan Pickett draws the foul)
11:21		TV timeout
11:21	+1	Ethan Pickett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-8
11:21	+1	Ethan Pickett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-9
11:14	+2	All Wright makes two point layup	14-9
10:54		Sasa Ciani turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Schmidt steals)
10:46		Isaiah Shaw misses two point layup
10:44		Tyler Schmidt offensive rebound
10:42		Tyler Schmidt misses two point layup
10:40		Koby Jeffries defensive rebound
10:37		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro blocks Ethan Pickett's two point layup
10:35		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
10:29		Isaiah Shaw misses three point jump shot
10:27		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
10:21		Tyler Schmidt shooting foul (Javon Jackson draws the foul)
10:21	+1	Javon Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-10
10:21	+1	Javon Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-11
10:09		Javon Jackson shooting foul (All Wright draws the foul)
10:09	+1	All Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-11
10:09		All Wright misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:09		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
9:41		Sasa Ciani misses two point jump shot
9:39		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
9:32		Sasa Ciani shooting foul (Cooper Schwieger draws the foul)
9:32	+1	Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-11
9:32		Cooper Schwieger misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:32		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
9:06		Darius DeAveiro personal foul
9:04		Javon Jackson misses two point jump shot
9:02		Modestas Kancleris offensive rebound
9:00	+2	Modestas Kancleris makes two point layup	16-13
8:46		Cooper Schwieger misses two point jump shot
8:44		Javon Jackson defensive rebound
8:32		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
8:30		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
8:08		Carson Schwieger turnover (lost ball) (Tyem Freeman steals)
7:43	+2	Modestas Kancleris makes two point layup	16-15
7:27	+2	All Wright makes two point jump shot	18-15
7:00		Cooper Schwieger blocks Jordan Mason's two point jump shot
6:58		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
6:40	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot	20-15
6:28		TV timeout
6:20		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point jump shot
6:18		Modestas Kancleris offensive rebound
6:14		Carson Schwieger shooting foul (Modestas Kancleris draws the foul)
6:14		Modestas Kancleris misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:14		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
6:01	+2	All Wright makes two point jump shot	22-15
5:31		Modestas Kancleris turnover (traveling)
5:19	+3	All Wright makes three point jump shot (Kaspar Sepp assists)	25-15
5:06	+2	Javon Jackson makes two point jump shot	25-17
4:45	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup	27-17
4:38		Darius DeAveiro shooting foul (Ahmad Henderson II draws the foul)
4:38	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-18
4:38	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-19
4:15	+2	Justus McNair makes two point jump shot (Cooper Schwieger assists)	29-19
3:59		Javon Jackson misses three point jump shot
3:57		All Wright defensive rebound
3:46		Ahmad Henderson II personal foul (All Wright draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:42	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot (All Wright assists)	31-19
3:32		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point layup
3:30		Justus McNair defensive rebound
3:14		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses three point jump shot
3:12		Javon Jackson defensive rebound
2:58		Tyem Freeman turnover (out of bounds)
2:44	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot	33-19
2:28		Filip Skobalj turnover (bad pass) (All Wright steals)
2:24	+2	All Wright makes two point layup	35-19
2:22		Flames 30 second timeout
2:18		All Wright shooting foul (Javon Jackson draws the foul)
2:18		Javon Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:18		Flames offensive rebound
2:13		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
2:11		Justus McNair defensive rebound
2:08		Ahmad Henderson II personal foul
1:42		Tyem Freeman blocks Tyler Schmidt's two point jump shot
1:40		Beacons offensive rebound
1:38		Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot
1:36		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
1:30	+2	Tyem Freeman makes two point layup (Modestas Kancleris assists)	35-21
1:11		All Wright misses three point jump shot
1:09		Javon Jackson defensive rebound
1:02		Javon Jackson misses two point layup
1:00		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot	37-21
0:23		Justus McNair blocks Jordan Mason's two point jump shot
0:21		Flames offensive rebound
0:17		Javon Jackson misses two point jump shot
0:15		Flames offensive rebound
0:02		Jordan Mason misses two point jump shot
0:01		Ethan Pickett offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VALP
Beacons
30
UIC
Flames
29

Time		Play	Score
19:43	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot	39-21
19:26		Filip Skobalj misses two point jump shot
19:23		Carson Schwieger personal foul
19:19	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Tyem Freeman assists)	39-24
18:55		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses two point layup
18:53		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
18:48		Jordan Mason misses three point jump shot
18:46		Beacons defensive rebound
18:33		Modestas Kancleris personal foul
18:18		Cooper Schwieger turnover (lost ball) (Filip Skobalj steals)
18:02		Modestas Kancleris misses three point jump shot
18:00		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
17:58		Tyem Freeman personal foul
17:57		Cooper Schwieger turnover (bad pass) (Tyem Freeman steals)
17:54		Tyem Freeman offensive foul
17:54		Tyem Freeman turnover (offensive foul)
17:45	+2	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes two point jump shot	41-24
17:21		Darius DeAveiro personal foul
17:15	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Henderson II assists)	41-27
17:06		Beacons 30 second timeout
17:06		TV timeout
16:53	+2	All Wright makes two point layup (Tyler Schmidt assists)	43-27
16:38		Cooper Schwieger blocks Sasa Ciani's two point layup
16:36		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
16:33		Jordan Mason misses two point layup
16:31		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
16:14	+3	All Wright makes three point jump shot (Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro assists)	46-27
15:55		Cooper Schwieger blocks Javon Jackson's two point layup
15:53		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
15:42		Jordan Mason personal foul (All Wright draws the foul)
15:42		TV timeout
15:39	+3	All Wright makes three point jump shot (Tyler Schmidt assists)	49-27
15:09		Javon Jackson misses two point jump shot
15:07		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
15:02		All Wright turnover (lost ball) (Javon Jackson steals)
14:57		Ethan Pickett misses two point dunk
14:55		Tyler Schmidt defensive rebound
14:31		All Wright misses two point layup
14:29		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro offensive rebound
14:25		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses two point layup
14:23		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
14:22		Tyem Freeman turnover (bad pass)
14:10		Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot
14:08		Filip Skobalj defensive rebound
14:01		Cooper Schwieger blocks Ahmad Henderson II's two point layup
13:59		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
13:44		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses three point jump shot
13:42		Filip Skobalj defensive rebound
13:34		Javon Jackson misses three point jump shot
13:32		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro defensive rebound
13:15		Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
13:13		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
13:03		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
13:01		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
12:34	+2	Tyler Schmidt makes two point jump shot	51-27
12:13	+3	Ethan Pickett makes three point jump shot (Tyem Freeman assists)	51-30
11:50		Tyem Freeman personal foul (Cooper Schwieger draws the foul)
11:50		TV timeout
11:43		Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot
11:41		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro offensive rebound
11:31		Justus McNair misses three point jump shot
11:29		Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound
11:12		Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot
11:10		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
10:58		Ethan Pickett misses three point jump shot
10:56		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro defensive rebound
10:28		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses three point jump shot
10:26		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
10:20		Darius DeAveiro shooting foul (Ethan Pickett draws the foul)
10:20		Ethan Pickett misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:20		Ethan Pickett misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:20		Tyler Schmidt defensive rebound
9:59		All Wright misses two point jump shot
9:57		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro offensive rebound
9:43	+2	Tyler Schmidt makes two point layup (Justus McNair assists)	53-30
9:31		All Wright shooting foul (Modestas Kancleris draws the foul)
9:31	+1	Modestas Kancleris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-31
9:31		Modestas Kancleris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:31		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro defensive rebound
9:20		Filip Skobalj blocks Tyler Schmidt's two point layup
9:18		Koby Jeffries defensive rebound
9:05	+2	Koby Jeffries makes two point layup	53-33
9:03		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro personal foul
8:43		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
8:16	+2	Tyler Schmidt makes two point jump shot	55-33
8:05		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro shooting foul (Koby Jeffries draws the foul)
8:05		Koby Jeffries misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:05	+1	Koby Jeffries makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-34
8:02		Modestas Kancleris personal foul
7:37		Modestas Kancleris shooting foul (Justus McNair draws the foul)
7:37		TV timeout
7:37	+1	Justus McNair makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-34
7:37	+1	Justus McNair makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-34
7:28		Jordan Mason misses three point jump shot
7:26		Tyem Freeman offensive rebound
7:16		Koby Jeffries turnover (bad pass) (Justus McNair steals)
6:56		Justus McNair misses three point jump shot
6:54		Koby Jeffries defensive rebound
6:48		Tyem Freeman turnover (traveling)
6:29	+2	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes two point layup (Justus McNair assists)	59-34
6:20		Ahmad Henderson II misses three point jump shot
6:18		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
5:54	+2	All Wright makes two point jump shot	61-34
5:39		Cooper Schwieger blocks Sasa Ciani's two point layup
5:37		Flames offensive rebound
5:35	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup (Filip Skobalj assists)	61-36
5:04	+2	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes two point layup	63-36
4:55		Ethan Pickett misses two point layup
4:53		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
4:30		Sasa Ciani blocks Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro's two point layup
4:28		Tyler Schmidt offensive rebound
4:23		Tyler Schmidt misses two point layup
4:21		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
4:09	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point layup (Ahmad Henderson II assists)	63-38
3:39		All Wright misses two point jump shot
3:37		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
3:19	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup	63-40
3:05		Beacons 30 second timeout
3:05		TV timeout
2:44	+2	Justus McNair makes two point jump shot	65-40
2:36		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro shooting foul (Ethan Pickett draws the foul)
2:36	+1	Ethan Pickett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-41
2:36	+1	Ethan Pickett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-42
2:30		Justus McNair turnover (Filip Skobalj steals)
2:21		Ethan Pickett misses two point jump shot
2:19		Beacons defensive rebound
1:52		Justus McNair misses three point jump shot
1:50		Ahmad Henderson II defensive rebound
1:26	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Khaled Khaled assists)	65-45
1:12		Joe Vick misses three point jump shot
1:10		Isaiah Shaw offensive rebound
1:07	+2	Isaiah Shaw makes two point layup	67-45
0:53	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point jump shot (Khaled Khaled assists)	67-47
0:21		Beacons turnover (shot clock violation)
0:10	+3	Ahmad Henderson II makes three point jump shot (Khaled Khaled assists)	67-50
0:00		End of period

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Ahmad Henderson II makes three point jump shot (Khaled Khaled assists)