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The Valparaiso Crusaders handed the Bulls their second straight Mid-Continent Conference loss as they downed UB 82-80. Senior Bryce Drew sank a running shot from the right side of the court as time expired to give the Crusaders the win. Tied at 80 with less than a minute to play, UB had chances to take the lead but couldn't convert. The Bulls have now lost four straight to the Crusaders, and are 0-4 lifetime on the road at Valparaiso. UB (9-7/5-2) is now tied for second with Valparaiso (9-7/5-2) in the Mid-Con, trailing conference leader Western Illinois (11-5/6-0).

Senior swingman Rasaun Young exploded for a season-high 32 points on 11-of-20 shooting, also hitting 8-of-9 free throws and 2-of-3 three-point attempts. Senior guard Mike Martinho had 21 points on 6-of-12 shooting, while senior forward Scott McMillin added 12. Valpo outrebounded the Bulls 37 to 24 and had five players score in double figures led by Drew's 23 points.

The Bulls return from their three-game road trip for three games at home, starting on Wednesday (1/21) when they host UMKC in Alumni Arena. Tip-off is set for 7:50 pm.

BUFFALO (80)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Young           33 11-20   8-9   3-5  1  4   32
Mcmillen        22  3-10   5-6   1-4  1  0   12
Alexeev         20   0-2   1-2   2-4  0  1    1
Peterson        39   1-3   1-2   0-3 13  3    3
Martinho        37  6-12   6-7   0-1  2  2   21
Harris          12   0-0   3-4   0-3  1  3    3
Alkhas           6   0-1   0-0   0-0  0  1    0
Kleidon          4   0-0   0-0   0-1  0  1    0
Libomi           3   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Clemens         24   4-7   0-0   1-3  1  3    8
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TOTALS         200 25-55 24-30  7-24 19 18   80
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Percentages: FG-.455, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals:
6-15, .400 (Young 2-3, Mcmillen 1-4, Alexeev 0-1,
Peterson 0-2, Martinho 3-5). Team rebounds: 5.
Blocked shots: None. Turnovers: 10 (Martinho 4,
Mcmillen 2, Clemens, Libomi, Peterson, Young).
Steals: 9 (Young 4, Peterson 2, Alkhas, Clemens,
Martinho).

VALPARAISO (82)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Viskovic        30   7-8   1-2   2-6  3  5   15
Bi Jenkins      34  7-13   1-2  3-10  3  4   15
Vilcinskas      24   4-6   3-5   4-9  2  4   11
Sykes           33  5-12   2-2   4-6  4  4   14
Drew            37  9-21   1-2   0-5  8  3   23
Punda            3   0-1   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Nuness          20   0-3   2-2   0-1  0  1    2
J Jenkins        7   0-1   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Bo Jenkins      12   0-2   2-2   0-0  0  1    2
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TOTALS         200 32-67 12-17 13-37 20 22   82
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Percentages: FG-.478, FT-.706. 3-Point Goals:
6-18, .333 (Sykes 2-4, Drew 4-10, Punda 0-1,
Nuness 0-2, J Jenkins 0-1). Team rebounds: 5.
Blocked shots: 5 (Vilcinskas 3, Viskovic 2).
Turnovers: 15 (Bi Jenkins 3, Drew 3, Sykes 3,
Viskovic 3, Bo Jenkins, J Jenkins, Vilcinskas).
Steals: 2 (Nuness, Sykes).
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Buffalo            36   44  -   80
Valparaiso         38   44  -   82
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Technical fouls: Buffalo 1 ().  A: 3,012.
Officials: Kent Faulkner, Terry Anderson, Bill
Kaminski.