Hornseth scores 16 as Northern Iowa defeats Valparaiso 58-48
AP
Dec 29, 2025
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) Will Hornseth's 16 points helped Northern Iowa Panthers defeat Valparaiso Beacons 58-48 on Monday.
Hornseth added seven rebounds for the Panthers (10-3, 2-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Trey Campbell scored 12 points while going 3 of 7 from the floor, and Ben Schwieger had nine points and finished 4 of 6 from the field.
Owen Dease led the Beacons (6-7, 0-2) in scoring, finishing with 18 points. JT Pettigrew added six points and seven rebounds for Valparaiso, and Sader Servilus finished with six points.
Northern Iowa was tied with Valparaiso at the half, 22-22, with Hornseth (seven points) the high scorer before the break. Leon Bond III's free throw with 15:17 remaining in the second half gave Northern Iowa the lead for good at 29-28.
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1st Half
VALP
Beacons
22
UNI
Panthers
22
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Panthers gains possession)
19:38
+2
Will Hornseth makes two point layup
0-2
19:21
Isaiah Barnes misses two point jump shot
19:19
Tristan Smith defensive rebound
19:04
Will Hornseth turnover (bad pass) (Rakim Chaney steals)
18:38
Brody Whitaker misses three point jump shot
18:36
Will Hornseth defensive rebound
18:26
Leon Bond III misses three point jump shot
18:24
Isaiah Barnes defensive rebound
18:16
JT Pettigrew personal foul
17:57
Shon Tupuola blocks Will Hornseth's two point layup
17:55
JT Pettigrew defensive rebound
17:45
Will Hornseth shooting foul (Shon Tupuola draws the foul)
17:45
+1
Shon Tupuola makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-2
17:45
Shon Tupuola misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:45
Ben Schwieger defensive rebound
17:18
Will Hornseth misses two point layup
17:16
Shon Tupuola defensive rebound
17:02
Rakim Chaney turnover (lost ball) (Tristan Smith steals)
16:57
+2
Ben Schwieger makes two point dunk (Leon Bond III assists)
1-4
16:22
+2
JT Pettigrew makes two point jump shot (Rakim Chaney assists)
3-4
15:51
+2
Ismaël Diouf makes two point layup (Ben Schwieger assists)
3-6
15:38
JT Pettigrew misses two point jump shot
15:36
Tristan Smith defensive rebound
15:25
Ismaël Diouf misses three point jump shot
15:23
Leon Bond III offensive rebound
15:22
Leon Bond III misses two point layup
15:20
Tristan Smith offensive rebound
15:19
+2
Tristan Smith makes two point layup
3-8
14:59
JT Pettigrew misses two point layup
14:57
Tristan Smith defensive rebound
14:45
Leon Bond III misses three point jump shot
14:43
Shon Tupuola defensive rebound
14:32
Leon Bond III shooting foul (Justus McNair draws the foul)
14:32
TV timeout
14:32
+1
Justus McNair makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-8
14:32
+1
Justus McNair makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-8
14:14
+3
Geon Hutchins makes three point jump shot (Ismaël Diouf assists)
5-11
13:46
+2
Sader Servilus makes two point layup (Owen Dease assists)
7-11
13:24
Trey Campbell misses three point jump shot
13:22
Justus McNair defensive rebound
13:01
+3
Justus McNair makes three point jump shot (Sader Servilus assists)
10-11
12:31
+2
Leon Bond III makes two point jump shot (Trey Campbell assists)
10-13
12:19
Leon Bond III personal foul
12:06
+2
Sader Servilus makes two point layup (Justus McNair assists)
12-13
11:33
Panthers turnover (shot clock violation)
11:33
TV timeout
11:01
Mark Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:59
Mark Brown Jr. offensive rebound
10:51
Shon Tupuola misses two point layup
10:49
Will Hornseth defensive rebound
10:24
Geon Hutchins misses three point jump shot
10:22
Owen Dease defensive rebound
10:14
Justus McNair misses three point jump shot
10:12
Geon Hutchins defensive rebound
9:58
Shon Tupuola shooting foul (Will Hornseth draws the foul)
9:58
+1
Will Hornseth makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-14
9:58
Will Hornseth misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:58
Shon Tupuola defensive rebound
9:41
Brody Whitaker misses three point jump shot
9:39
JT Pettigrew offensive rebound
9:28
Rakim Chaney misses three point jump shot
9:26
Ben Schwieger defensive rebound
9:19
+2
Will Hornseth makes two point layup (Ben Schwieger assists)
12-16
9:05
Isaiah Barnes misses two point layup
9:03
Kyle Pock defensive rebound
8:38
Will Hornseth misses two point jump shot
8:36
JT Pettigrew defensive rebound
8:09
JT Pettigrew misses two point layup
8:07
Shon Tupuola offensive rebound
8:05
+2
Shon Tupuola makes two point layup
14-16
7:42
+3
Ben Schwieger makes three point jump shot (Will Hornseth assists)
14-19
7:26
+2
Brody Whitaker makes two point jump shot
16-19
7:08
JT Pettigrew personal foul
7:07
TV timeout
6:58
Ben Schwieger misses two point layup
6:56
Rakim Chaney defensive rebound
6:44
Ismaël Diouf personal foul
6:29
Carter Hopoi misses two point layup
6:27
Carter Hopoi offensive rebound
6:13
Tristan Smith blocks Brody Whitaker's two point layup
6:11
Isaiah Barnes offensive rebound
6:08
Isaiah Barnes misses three point jump shot
6:06
Isaiah Barnes offensive rebound
5:49
Carter Hopoi misses three point jump shot
5:47
Tristan Smith defensive rebound
5:37
Leon Bond III offensive foul
5:37
Leon Bond III turnover (offensive foul)
5:17
+2
Rakim Chaney makes two point jump shot
18-19
4:50
Geon Hutchins misses two point jump shot
4:48
Sader Servilus defensive rebound
4:35
+2
Sader Servilus makes two point layup (Brody Whitaker assists)