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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

Final (2OT)
HomePurdue80
Friday, November 6, 2026Mackey ArenaAll Columbus sports
FinalFinal/2OTBTNPlay by play
12OT2OTT
VAL2038121383
PUR3226121080
Final

Valparaiso edges Purdue 83-80 in 2 overtimes

Valparaiso Beacons held off Purdue Boilermakers 83-80 in 2 overtimes on Friday at Mackey Arena.

Valparaiso came back from 12 down after the first half. The second half made the difference: Valparaiso outscored Purdue 38-26.

Valparaiso shot 46% to 38% and lost the boards 46-37.

For Valparaiso, Rakim Chaney (G): 35. For Purdue, Daniel Jacobsen (C): 28.

Valparaiso improves to 2-0. Purdue falls to 0-2.

Attendance: 14,876.

Full recap at ESPN: Justus McNair's 3-pointer at buzzer sends Valparaiso past Purdue 83-80 in 2OT

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

Top performers

#2
VAL · PointsRakim Chaney G35
#2
VAL · AssistsRakim Chaney G6
#2
VAL · ReboundsRakim Chaney G8
#12
PUR · PointsDaniel Jacobsen C28
#17
PUR · AssistsOmer Mayer G5
#0
PUR · ReboundsC.J. Cox G12
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
C. Hopoi F2584-80-20-030002125
JT Pettigrew F31114-101-22-482211263
R. Chaney G413514-224-83-486010175
J. McNair G44177-131-42-351110141
B. Alocen G3352-51-40-131020032
H. Scroggins F720-00-02-210000100
K. Yu C1910-40-31-211100105
T. Garrett G1721-70-40-020100111
R. Roberts G1200-10-00-001300001
S. Servilus G2121-10-00-020100112
Team8333-717-2710-163712953102725

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