Central Michigan visits Valparaiso following Schmidt's 20-point showing

Published Dec. 13, 2024 3:42 a.m. ET

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Central Michigan Chippewas (5-3) at Valparaiso Beacons (4-4, 0-1 MVC)

Valparaiso, Indiana; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso takes on Central Michigan after Tyler Schmidt scored 20 points in Valparaiso's 66-60 loss to the Drake Bulldogs.

The Beacons are 4-2 on their home court. Valparaiso scores 77.0 points and has outscored opponents by 7.2 points per game.

The Chippewas have gone 3-2 away from home. Central Michigan is third in the MAC scoring 79.6 points per game and is shooting 48.4%.

Valparaiso scores 77.0 points, 9.5 more per game than the 67.5 Central Michigan allows. Central Michigan has shot at a 48.4% rate from the field this season, 3.6 percentage points higher than the 44.8% shooting opponents of Valparaiso have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Schmidt is shooting 68.9% and averaging 11.9 points for the Beacons.

Jakobi Heady is scoring 13.1 points per game and averaging 7.5 rebounds for the Chippewas.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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