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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

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Final
HomeValparaiso74
Wednesday, February 25, 2026All Meridian sports
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Final

Valparaiso edges Drake 74-71

Valparaiso Beacons held off Drake Bulldogs 74-71 on Wednesday at Athletics-Recreation Center.

The second half made the difference: Valparaiso outscored Drake 38-34.

Valparaiso shot 44% to 48% and lost the boards 31-29.

For Valparaiso, Rakim Chaney (G): 17. For Drake, Owen Larson (G): 18.

Valparaiso improves to 17-13. Drake falls to 12-18.

Attendance: 1,835.

Full recap at ESPN: Pettigrew hits game-winning 3-pointer as Valparaiso beats Drake 74-71

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#1
DRKE · PointsOwen Larson G18
#10
DRKE · AssistsEli Shetlar G5
#10
DRKE · ReboundsEli Shetlar G6
#2
VAL · PointsRakim Chaney G17
#7
VAL · AssistsJT Pettigrew F4
#7
VAL · ReboundsJT Pettigrew F7
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
O. Federiko F2062-31-11-241202134
O. Larson G35187-132-72-223220021
E. Shetlar G2420-00-02-365000063
A. Alia G2631-71-50-010010014
J. Quinn G30166-142-52-414200011
G. Goodbary F17104-42-20-040100130
I. Carr F2184-50-00-030100123
J. Thomas G2783-100-22-241110220
Team7127-568-229-133114114292216

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