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Southern Indiana visits Valparaiso after Chaney’s 23-point performance
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (1-5) at Valparaiso Beacons (4-1)
Valparaiso, Indiana; Wednesday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso takes on Southern Indiana after Rakim Chaney scored 23 points in Valparaiso’s 90-75 victory over the Cleveland State Vikings.
The Beacons have gone 3-0 in home games. Valparaiso ranks eighth in the MVC with 22.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Chaney averaging 3.6.
The Screaming Eagles are 0-2 on the road. Southern Indiana ranks fifth in the OVC with 10.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Ola Ajiboye averaging 2.3.
Valparaiso is shooting 39.5% from the field this season, 5.4 percentage points lower than the 44.9% Southern Indiana allows to opponents. Southern Indiana averages 7.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 more makes per game than Valparaiso allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Chaney is shooting 59.6% and averaging 18.4 points for the Beacons. Mark Brown Jr. is averaging 3.6 points.
Ismail Habib is averaging 18.3 points for the Screaming Eagles. Kaden Brown is averaging 11.0 points.
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