Valparaiso plays Western Michigan after Earnest's 29-point outing

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

Associated Press

Western Michigan Broncos (2-4) at Valparaiso Beacons (2-5)

Valparaiso, Indiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso plays Western Michigan after Leah Earnest scored 29 points in Valparaiso's 77-59 loss to the Lehigh Mountain Hawks.

The Beacons have gone 1-1 at home. Valparaiso has a 2-3 record against teams above .500.

The Broncos are 0-3 in road games. Western Michigan is 1-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 20.0 turnovers per game.

Valparaiso's average of 7.0 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.7 fewer made shots on average than the 7.7 per game Western Michigan allows. Western Michigan's 38.2% shooting percentage from the field this season is 6.2 percentage points lower than Valparaiso has given up to its opponents (44.4%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Earnest is scoring 17.4 points per game and averaging 8.3 rebounds for the Beacons.

Marina Asensio is averaging 11 points, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals for the Broncos.

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