Cuff's 22 lead Evansville past Valparaiso 78-68
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) Tanner Cuff had 22 points in Evansville's 78-68 victory over Valparaiso on Saturday night.
Cuff had seven rebounds for the Purple Aces (7-14, 4-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Gabriel Pozzato added 21 points while going 7 of 13 from the floor, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the free-throw line while they also had seven rebounds. Tayshawn Comer shot 6 for 12, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points.
Cooper Schwieger finished with 13 points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocks for the Beacons (10-11, 3-7). Tyler Schmidt added 13 points and five steals for Valparaiso. All Wright also had 13 points and two steals.
Evansville took the lead less than 3 minutes into the game and did not relinquish it. The score was 44-26 at halftime, with Comer racking up 14 points. Evansville used an 8-0 run in the second half to build a 21-point lead at 70-49 with 7:27 left in the half before finishing off the win.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Connor Turnbull vs. Kaspar Sepp (Purple Aces gains possession) | Â | |
19:44 | +2 | Tanner Cuff makes two point layup (Gabriel Pozzato assists) | 2-0 | |
19:21 | Â | All Wright misses two point layup | Â | |
19:19 | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â | |
19:13 | Â | Connor Turnbull offensive foul | Â | |
19:13 | Â | Connor Turnbull turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
18:54 | +2 | Kaspar Sepp makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
18:26 | Â | Tanner Cuff turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Schmidt steals) | Â | |
18:04 | +2 | Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes two point layup | 2-4 | |
17:48 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:46 | Â | Beacons defensive rebound | Â | |
17:34 | Â | Kaspar Sepp misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:32 | Â | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | Â | |
17:25 | +2 | Gabriel Pozzato makes two point jump shot | 4-4 | |
17:18 | Â | Joshua Hughes blocks Tyler Schmidt's two point layup | Â | |
17:16 | Â | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | Â | |
17:05 | +2 | Connor Turnbull makes two point layup (Tayshawn Comer assists) | 6-4 | |
16:53 | Â | All Wright misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:51 | Â | Kaspar Sepp offensive rebound | Â | |
16:49 | Â | Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:47 | Â | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | Â | |
16:37 | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:35 | Â | Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound | Â | |
16:29 | Â | Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:27 | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â | |
16:11 | Â | Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:09 | Â | Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound | Â | |
16:08 | Â | Tanner Cuff personal foul | Â | |
16:01 | Â | All Wright misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:59 | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â | |
15:42 | +2 | Tanner Cuff makes two point jump shot | 8-4 | |
15:31 | +2 | Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes two point layup | 8-6 | |
15:17 | +3 | Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot | 11-6 | |
15:06 | Â | Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:04 | Â | Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound | Â | |
14:56 | Â | Tanner Cuff personal foul | Â | |
14:56 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:49 | +3 | Isaiah Shaw makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists) | 11-9 | |
14:31 | +3 | Gabriel Pozzato makes three point jump shot | 14-9 | |
14:15 | +3 | Isaiah Shaw makes three point jump shot (Kaspar Sepp assists) | 14-12 | |
13:41 | +3 | Gabriel Pozzato makes three point jump shot | 17-12 | |
13:37 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato technical foul | Â | |
13:37 | Â | Cooper Schwieger misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
13:37 | Â | Cooper Schwieger misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
13:37 | Â | Beacons offensive rebound | Â | |
13:23 | +2 | Cooper Schwieger makes two point dunk (Darius DeAveiro assists) | 17-14 | |
13:02 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Shaw steals) | Â | |
12:45 | +2 | Kaspar Sepp makes two point layup (Isaiah Shaw assists) | 17-16 | |
12:29 | +2 | Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup | 19-16 | |
12:02 | Â | Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses two point layup | Â | |
12:00 | Â | Beacons offensive rebound | Â | |
11:56 | Â | Beacons turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
11:56 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:35 | Â | Cooper Schwieger blocks Joshua Hughes's two point layup | Â | |
11:33 | Â | Tyler Schmidt defensive rebound | Â | |
11:22 | Â | Cooper Schwieger misses two point layup | Â | |
11:20 | Â | Gui Tesch defensive rebound | Â | |
11:08 | Â | Darius DeAveiro personal foul | Â | |
10:58 | +2 | Gabriel Pozzato makes two point layup | 21-16 | |
10:44 | Â | Tyler Schmidt misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:42 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound | Â | |
10:31 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Schmidt steals) | Â | |
10:20 | Â | Darius DeAveiro misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:18 | Â | Purple Aces defensive rebound | Â | |
10:05 | +2 | Tanner Cuff makes two point layup (Gui Tesch assists) | 23-16 | |
9:53 | +2 | Justus McNair makes two point layup | 23-18 | |
9:41 | Â | Tayshawn Comer turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Schmidt steals) | Â | |
9:29 | +3 | Justus McNair makes three point jump shot (Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro assists) | 23-21 | |
9:07 | +3 | Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot | 26-21 | |
8:43 | Â | Connor Turnbull blocks Tyler Schmidt's two point layup | Â | |
8:41 | Â | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | Â | |
8:38 | Â | Tayshawn Comer turnover (bad pass) (Cooper Schwieger steals) | Â | |
8:31 | Â | All Wright misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:29 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound | Â | |
8:01 | +3 | Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot | 29-21 | |
7:48 | Â | Justus McNair turnover (lost ball) (Tanner Cuff steals) | Â | |
7:44 | Â | Justus McNair shooting foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul) | Â | |
7:44 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:44 | +1 | Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-21 | |
7:44 | Â | Tanner Cuff misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
7:44 | Â | Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound | Â | |
7:14 | +2 | Tyler Schmidt makes two point layup | 30-23 | |
6:56 | +2 | Tanner Cuff makes two point layup | 32-23 | |
6:45 | Â | Tyler Schmidt turnover (lost ball) (Tayshawn Comer steals) | Â | |
6:26 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses two point layup | Â | |
6:24 | Â | Connor Turnbull offensive rebound | Â | |
6:23 | +2 | Connor Turnbull makes two point layup | 34-23 | |
6:16 | Â | Cooper Schwieger misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:14 | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â | |
5:49 | Â | Connor Turnbull misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:47 | Â | Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound | Â | |
5:37 | Â | Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses two point layup | Â | |
5:35 | Â | Purple Aces defensive rebound | Â | |
5:19 | +2 | Tanner Cuff makes two point layup | 36-23 | |
5:11 | Â | All Wright misses two point layup | Â | |
5:09 | Â | Purple Aces defensive rebound | Â | |
4:55 | Â | Tayshawn Comer turnover (lost ball) (Justus McNair steals) | Â | |
4:47 | Â | Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:45 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound | Â | |
4:14 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:12 | Â | Beacons defensive rebound | Â | |
4:12 | Â | Kaia Berridge personal foul | Â | |
4:03 | Â | Isaiah Shaw misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:01 | Â | Kaia Berridge defensive rebound | Â | |
3:44 | +3 | Kaia Berridge makes three point jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists) | 39-23 | |
3:41 | Â | Beacons 30 second timeout | Â | |
3:41 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:20 | Â | All Wright misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:18 | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â | |
2:52 | Â | Tanner Cuff misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:50 | Â | Isaiah Shaw defensive rebound | Â | |
2:47 | Â | Kaspar Sepp offensive foul | Â | |
2:47 | Â | Kaspar Sepp turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
2:31 | Â | Tayshawn Comer offensive foul | Â | |
2:31 | Â | Tayshawn Comer turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
2:21 | +2 | All Wright makes two point layup | 39-25 | |
2:08 | Â | Kaspar Sepp personal foul | Â | |
2:01 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses two point layup | Â | |
1:59 | Â | Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro defensive rebound | Â | |
1:37 | Â | Tayshawn Comer blocks Tyler Schmidt's two point layup | Â | |
1:35 | Â | Tyler Schmidt offensive rebound | Â | |
1:33 | Â | Connor Turnbull blocks Tyler Schmidt's two point jump shot | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Purple Aces defensive rebound | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Purple Aces 30 second timeout | Â | |
1:20 | +2 | Gabriel Pozzato makes two point layup (Tayshawn Comer assists) | 41-25 | |
1:03 | Â | Connor Turnbull blocks All Wright's two point layup | Â | |
1:01 | Â | Joshua Hughes defensive rebound | Â | |
0:56 | +3 | Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot | 44-25 | |
0:37 | Â | Isaiah Shaw misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:35 | Â | Connor Turnbull defensive rebound | Â | |
0:06 | Â | Tayshawn Comer turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Shaw steals) | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Connor Turnbull shooting foul (Isaiah Shaw draws the foul) | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Isaiah Shaw misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
0:03 | +1 | Isaiah Shaw makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-26 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |