Southern Illinois vs Valparaiso — College Basketball, Jan 21, 2026

Valparaiso beat Southern Illinois 69–63 at home on Jan 21, 2026.

FinalWed, Jan 21Conference game

Southern Illinois Salukis

15-16 · 8-8 on the road

63

Valparaiso Beacons

17-14 · 13-3 at home

69

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	Final
SIU	20	43	63
VAL	39	30	69

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

Southern Illinois Salukis

• Jalen HaynesG

  17 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
  4-14 FG

  0-4 3PT
• Drew SteffeG

  14 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
  5-10 FG

  1-5 3PT
• Prince AligbeF

  10 pts · 8 reb
  4-8 FG

Valparaiso Beacons

• Justus McNairG

  17 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
  6-8 FG

  4-6 3PT
• Brody WhitakerG

  12 pts · 3 reb
  1-4 FG

  1-1 3PT
• Isaiah BarnesG

  8 pts · 4 reb
  3-5 FG

  2-2 3PT

Box score◷History

every player+

SIU	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jalen Haynes	37	17	5	5	1	0	3	4-14	0-4	9-11	—
Drew Steffe	35	14	3	1	0	0	3	5-10	1-5	3-4	—
Prince Aligbe	27	10	8	0	0	0	1	4-8	0-0	2-4	—
Rolyns Aligbe	27	10	3	1	2	0	1	4-7	1-1	1-3	—
Damien Mayo Jr.	27	5	4	4	3	0	1	2-6	0-2	1-3	—
Max Pikaar	18	0	5	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	—
Davion Sykes	10	2	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	2-4	—
Jorge Moreno	10	2	3	0	0	0	2	1-2	0-0	0-1	—
Caden Hawkins	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	—
Totals		63	32	11	6	0	11	21-51	3-14	18-30

VAL	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Shon Tupuola	27	6	5	1	1	2	2	3-3	0-0	0-0	—
Rakim Chaney	26	5	2	6	0	0	3	1-5	0-1	3-6	—
Owen Dease	25	6	4	0	0	1	1	2-7	0-2	2-4	—
JT Pettigrew	24	5	4	1	0	0	1	1-5	0-2	3-4	—
Brody Whitaker	21	12	3	0	1	0	0	1-4	1-1	9-9	—
Justus McNair	19	17	1	1	0	0	0	6-8	4-6	1-2	—
Isaiah Barnes	16	8	4	0	0	0	1	3-5	2-2	0-2	—
Sader Servilus	16	0	3	2	2	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	—
Mark Brown Jr.	11	2	0	2	2	0	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	—
Tucker Tornatta	10	4	1	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	2-3	—
Carter Hopoi	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-0	—
Kyonte Thomas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		69	27	14	6	3	10	21-43	7-16	20-30

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

SIUVAL

41.2%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 21-51, home 21-43.

48.8%

21.4%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 3-14, home 7-16.

43.8%

60.0%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 18-30, home 20-30.

66.7%

35

Rebounds

31

12

Offensive rebounds

4

11

Assists

14

11

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

10

6

Steals

6

0

Blocks

3

34

Points in the paint

22

12

Fast-break points

10

24

Fouls?Fewer is better.

22

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)

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

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

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

SIUVAL

+3.2 124thNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions190th −0.7

103.9 289thOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions211th 107.7

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

69.9 84thPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)262nd 66.6

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

MTWTFSSMTGame

SIU

DRKE

BEL

VAL

3 days rest

MTWTFSSMTGame

VAL

BEL

UNI

SIU

3 days rest

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

SIU · last 10

15-16 · 3 days rest

• Jan 17 vs BELL 68–73
• Jan 14 vs DRKEL 73–76
• Jan 7 @ UICL 57–70
• Jan 4 @ BELW 68–67
• Jan 1 vs VALW 75–70
• 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

3-7 in these

VAL · last 10

17-14 · 3 days rest

• Jan 17 vs UNIW 54–44
• Jan 13 @ BELL 74–78
• Jan 10 @ MURL 79–92
• Jan 7 vs ILSTW 77–71
• Jan 4 vs UICW 66–59
• Jan 1 @ SIUL 70–75
• Dec 29 @ UNIL 48–58
• Dec 21 vs MURL 79–85
• Dec 16 @ NUL 70–86
• Dec 13 vs UNCWL 70–73

3-7 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.