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The University at Buffalo Bulls fell 73-64 on Wednesday (2/11) night to the Valparaiso Crusaders before 3,366 fans in Alumni Arena. The loss, UB's fifth straight to Valpo, drops them to 12-10, 7-5 in Mid-Continent Conference play while the Crusaders improve to 15-9 and 10-3 in league play. The Bulls have not beaten Valparaiso since the 1994-95 season when they scored a 90-85 victory in Alumni Arena during their first season in the Mid-Con.

Valparaiso came out firing early on, grabbing an 18-2 lead with two free throws by senior Scott McMillin (Wichita, KS/Bishop Carroll) the only points for the Bulls until 14:38 when junior Robert Harris (New Rochelle, NY/Archbishop Stepinac) scored a layup off one of freshman guard Ryan Peterson's (Clark, NJ/Seton Hall Prep) 10 assists. However, UB was unable to get any closer than eight points before the break, with the Crusaders taking a 34-24 lead into the half. UB shot only 37% (10-of-27) while Valpo connected on 13 of their their 31 attempts (41.9%), including 6-of-9 from three-point range.

UB narrowed the lead to 37-29 early in the second half when senior swingman Matt Clemens (Cleveland, OH/St. Edwards) scored two of his game- and career-high 22 points. However, that's as close as the Bulls would get as the Crusaders' defense controlled UB's Mike Martinho (Rahway. NJ/Union Catholic) and Rasaun Young (New Rochelle, NY/New Rochelle), allowing them to score only seven and 12 points respectively. Valpo star Bryce Drew was also a non-factor, scoring only nine points, however senior forward Bill Jenkins and senior center Zoran Viskovic combined for 13 and 16 points to lead the Crusaders.

The Bulls wrap up their three-game homestand on Saturday (2/14) night when they host Mid-Con rival Youngstown State in Alumni Arena at 8:20 pm.

VALPARAISO (73)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Sykes           35  4-13   1-2   2-4  2  3    9
Drew            35  3-15   1-2   1-3  6  0    9
Vilcinskas      21   0-4   2-4   2-9  2  3    2
Bi Jenkins      28   5-7   0-0   0-2  3  3   13
Viskovic        30  6-11   4-4  3-10  4  2   16
Nuness          19   2-5   4-4   1-1  2  0   10
J Jenkins       13   2-4   0-0   1-3  0  2    6
Bo Jenkins      19   3-3   2-2   1-6  0  2    8
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TOTALS         200 25-62 14-18 11-38 19 15   73
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Percentages: FG-.403, FT-.778. 3-Point Goals:
9-16, .563 (Sykes 0-3, Drew 2-4, Bi Jenkins 3-3,
Nuness 2-4, J Jenkins 2-2). Team rebounds: 3.
Blocked shots: 1 (Vilcinskas). Turnovers: 9 (Bi
Jenkins 4, Bo Jenkins 3, Nuness, Sykes). Steals:
4 (Nuness 2, Vilcinskas, Viskovic).

BUFFALO (64)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Peterson        26   1-4   0-0   0-2 10  0    3
Martinho        36   2-9   2-2   1-4  3  2    7
Harris          25   3-4   0-2  2-10  3  2    6
Mcmillen        30  4-11   2-2   0-3  0  4   12
Young           38  4-11   4-4   0-5  3  3   12
Clemens         33  9-12   2-2   1-2  0  4   22
Alexeev         12   1-5   0-2   2-5  0  2    2
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TOTALS         200 24-56 10-14  6-31 19 17   64
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Percentages: FG-.429, FT-.714. 3-Point Goals:
6-22, .273 (Peterson 1-3, Martinho 1-4, Mcmillen
2-9, Young 0-2, Clemens 2-3, Alexeev 0-1). Team
rebounds: 2. Blocked shots: 2 (Harris, Clemens).
Turnovers: 11 (Young 5, Harris 2, Martinho 2,
Alexeev, Peterson). Steals: 3 (Clemens, Martinho,
Young).
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Valparaiso         34   39  -   73
Buffalo            24   40  -   64
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 3,366. Officials: Dan
Fouser, Leroy Hendricks, Jeff Nichols.