High Point Panthers @ Valparaiso Beacons
Kamga buzzer-beater gets High Point past Valparaiso, 55-53
VALPARAISO, Ind. -- Brandon Kamga hit a jumper with a second left to give High Point a 55-53 win at Valparaiso on Tuesday night.
The Panthers bounced back from a 70-69 loss at Eastern Kentucky on a last-second 3-pointer Saturday.
Valparaiso (5-4) rallied from a seven-point deficit with under three minutes left. Bakari Evelyn knocked down a jumper and Javon Freeman scored at the basket with 1:24 left to get Crusaders within three and Ryan Fazekas hit a 3-pointer with :19 left to tie the game at 53-53.
Jahaad Proctor led the Panthers (4-5) with 19 points and Kamga added another 16. High Point shot 24 of 56 from the floor (42.9 percent), but was just 2 of 13 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Derrik Smits scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Valparaiso, which shot 18 of 55 from the field (32.7 percent), including 3 of 22 from distance.
Game Information
Valparaiso, IN
Referee:Rick Crawford
Referee:John Higgins
Referee:Michael Swoboda
2025-26 Standings
| Big South ConferenceBig South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
| Missouri Valley ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |
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