Valparaiso vs Southern Illinois — College Basketball, Jan 1, 2026

Southern Illinois beat Valparaiso 75–70 at home on Jan 1, 2026.

FinalThu, Jan 1Conference game

Valparaiso Beacons

17-14 · 4-11 on the road

70

Southern Illinois Salukis

15-16 · 7-8 at home

75

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	Final
VAL	25	45	70
SIU	36	39	75

Top performersiEach team's three leading scorers in this game, with rebounds and assists. The full box score is below.◷History

Valparaiso Beacons

• Owen DeaseF

  26 pts · 7 reb
  7-15 FG

  1-3 3PT
• JT PettigrewF

  18 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
  6-14 FG

  2-6 3PT
• Shon TupuolaC

  6 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast · 4 blk
  2-6 FG

Southern Illinois Salukis

• Quel'Ron HouseG

  12 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
  3-9 FG

  1-2 3PT
• Prince AligbeF

  12 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
  4-7 FG

  0-1 3PT
• Rolyns AligbeF

  9 pts · 12 reb
  3-8 FG

  2-2 3PT

Box score◷History

every player+

VAL	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
JT Pettigrew	33	18	7	3	2	0	3	6-14	2-6	4-6	—
Owen Dease	32	26	7	0	0	0	0	7-15	1-3	11-12	—
Rakim Chaney	25	3	3	3	0	0	3	1-7	1-6	0-0	—
Brody Whitaker	24	4	6	1	1	0	0	2-8	0-1	0-0	—
Shon Tupuola	23	6	8	1	0	4	1	2-6	0-0	2-2	—
Justus McNair	21	6	1	0	0	0	0	1-4	0-1	4-4	—
Carter Hopoi	15	5	5	0	0	2	1	2-5	0-2	1-1	—
Mark Brown Jr.	9	0	2	0	1	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	—
Isaiah Barnes	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	2-2	—
Tucker Tornatta	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0-2	0-0	0-0	—
Sader Servilus	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-2	—
Kyonte Thomas	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	—
Totals		70	43	8	4	6	10	21-66	4-21	24-29

SIU	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Drew Steffe	26	9	5	4	1	1	3	1-7	1-6	6-9	—
Damien Mayo Jr.	24	3	2	2	0	0	1	1-4	1-3	0-0	—
Rolyns Aligbe	23	9	12	0	0	0	0	3-8	2-2	1-4	—
Prince Aligbe	22	12	3	1	0	2	1	4-7	0-1	4-5	—
Quel'Ron House	20	12	4	1	1	0	1	3-9	1-2	5-6	—
Jalen Haynes	20	7	5	2	0	0	1	3-6	1-2	0-1	—
Davion Sykes	18	7	2	0	2	0	2	3-7	0-0	1-2	—
Isaiah Stafford	18	7	3	1	2	0	0	2-5	0-2	3-6	—
Max Pikaar	17	3	3	0	0	2	0	0-0	0-0	3-4	—
Jorge Moreno	12	6	3	1	0	1	0	2-2	0-0	2-5	—
Totals		75	42	12	6	6	9	22-55	6-18	25-42

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsiTeam stats: green marks the better side; a longer bar is a bigger number, not always a better one.◷History

VALSIU

31.8%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 21-66, home 22-55.

40.0%

19.0%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 4-21, home 6-18.

33.3%

82.8%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 24-29, home 25-42.

59.5%

47

Rebounds

43

14

Offensive rebounds

10

8

Assists

12

10

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

9

4

Steals

6

6

Blocks

6

28

Points in the paint

32

8

Fast-break points

12

28

Fouls?Fewer is better.

21

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

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Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest+

Offense vs defense: the four factorsiEach offense's league rank against the defense it faces in shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws; longer = better.◷History

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 361 (#1 = best)

VAL offensevsSIU defense

VAL offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · SIU defense in 4 (1 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

48.3%

#303

49.0%

Stronger#69

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

13.6%

#105

16.3%

slight#69

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

32.3%

#114

27.3%

slight#49

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

28.6%

#76

21.8%

slight#67

SIU offensevsVAL defense

SIU offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · VAL defense in 4 (2 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

49.2%

#283

50.8%

Stronger#141

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

14.8%

#203

14.6%

slight#170

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

30.9%

#166

30.0%

slight#159

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

21.3%

#308

24.9%

Stronger#156

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 361 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesiHeadline ratings, then the biggest mismatches between one team's offense and the other's defense.◷History

VALSIU

−0.7 190thNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions124th +3.2

107.7 211thOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions289th 103.9

108.4 140thDefensive rating?Points allowed per 100 possessions (rank 1 = allows least)24th 100.7

66.6 262ndPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)84th 69.9

Expected pace: about 68 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

• 
  SIU 2-point shooting

  SIU offense 52.2% (161st) vs VAL defense allowing 52.4% (212th)
  +51 spots

ContextiEach team's last ten days going into this game (filled = home, outline = road; travel distance is not tracked)◷History

last 10 days

TWTFSSMTWGame

VAL

UNI

SIU

2 days rest

TWTFSSMTWGame

SIU

MUR

VAL

2 days rest

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

VAL · last 10

17-14 · 2 days rest

• Dec 29 @ UNIL 48–58
• Dec 21 vs MURL 79–85
• Dec 16 @ NUL 70–86
• Dec 13 vs UNCWL 70–73
• Dec 2 @ MARQL 72–75
• Nov 29 vs WMUW 84–55
• Nov 19 @ CLEW 90–75
• Nov 16 vs BRYW 68–50
• Nov 12 vs NICHW 68–63
• Nov 7 @ UKL 59–107

4-6 in these

SIU · last 10

15-16 · 2 days rest

• Dec 29 @ MURL 81–84
• Dec 21 @ BRADL 69–73
• Dec 18 vs ILSTL 68–75
• Dec 13 @ RICHL 84–93
• Dec 10 vs UTMW 83–54
• Dec 3 @ HPUW 86–84
• Nov 29 vs LRW 74–65
• Nov 26 @ MEML 58–74
• Nov 24 vs UABL 73–81
• Nov 23 @ DELW 79–59

4-6 in these

From box scores. Ratings are per 100 possessions (possessions estimated from box scores). Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.