November 19, 20221st2ndFinal
UIW263864
Valparaiso293968
Stats at a GlanceUIWVALPO
FG Percentage.424 (25-59) .404 (21-52)
3P FG Percentage.455 (10-22) .261 (6-23)
FT Percentage.571 (4-7) .870 (20-23)
Offensive Rebounds97
Defensive Rebounds2526
Total Rebounds3433
Turnovers1210
Steals46
Bench Points209
LeadersUIWVALPO
PointsGriscti - 14
Krikke - 22
ReboundsTEAM - 6
Palm - 8
AssistsCisse - 5
DeAveiro - 4
King - 4
StealsYoder - 2
Miller - 2
Green - 2
King - 2
BlocksYoder - 1
Green - 1
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Valpo Defeats Incarnate Word on Saturday
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Valpo Defeats Incarnate Word on Saturday
Maximus Nelson had one of Valpo's six dunks on Saturday.
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The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team moved to 2-0 at home by besting Incarnate Word 68-64 on Saturday night at the Athletics-Recreation Center. After being recognized for surpassing 1,000 career points in a pregame ceremony, Ben Krikke (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada / Jasper Place) poured in a team-high 22 to help the Beacons fend off the Cardinals.

How It Happened

  • Incarnate Word took an early 5-2 lead, but Quinton Green (Columbus, Ohio / Homeschool [Cedarville]) and Krikke hit consecutive triples to vault Valpo ahead 8-5.
  • A fastbreak dunk by Kobe King (La Crosse, Wis. / La Crosse [Wisconsin]) stretched the early edge to seven at 12-5 with 12:22 to go in the first.
  • The Cardinals went on a 10-0 run to flip a 14-8 deficit into an 18-14 lead at the 7:42 mark.
  • The lead went back and forth for the remainder of the half, with three free throws over the final two minutes eventually inching the Beacons ahead 29-26.
  • Green hit an early 3 in the second half, then Krikke swished from long distance at the 16:22 mark to up the lead to five. Incarnate Word again fought back to take the lead and the game remained a seesaw affair.
  • Freshman Maximus Nelson (Appleton, Wis. / Appleton) hit a crucial 3 at the 8:29 mark to break a 45-all tie and put Valpo back in front.
  • King had a dunk with 6:44 to go to put Valpo once again ahead by three, and later Nelson made it a five-point game with a slam of his own.  
  • The Cardinals would still not go away, continually fighting back to within one possession. Green made a pair of free throws with six seconds on the clock to ice the game by extending the lead to four.  

Inside the Game

  • Krikke finished with 22 points on a day where he went 7-of-8 at the free-throw line. The Valpo forward has scored 18 or more in all four games this season and has 20+ in three straight outings.
  • Green tied a season high with 20 points, matching his output from the opener at Toledo. He went 7-of-8 at the charity stripe.
  • The free throw line was kind to the Beacons, who converted 20 of their 23 attempts, an 87 percent clip.
  • Nelson chipped in seven points and five rebounds in 15 minutes.
  • Jerome Palm (Almere, Netherlands [Echnaton [Hillsborough CC]) squeezed a team-high eight rebounds.
  • The Beacons had six dunks in the game with King (3), Green (2) and Nelson (1) all in on the act.
  • Former Valpo player Chris Artis returned to the ARC as an assistant coach for Incarnate Word.

Postgame Comments

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Up Next

Valpo (2-2) will begin a 10-day, four-game road trip by visiting Samford on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Homewood, Ala. The contest will be broadcast on ESPN+ with links to live video, audio and stats available on ValpoAthletics.com.