Game 12- Missouri State

It was a perfect night last time out for Valparaiso, in more ways than one. First off, the Crusaders rolled over Chicago State 71-53, improving to 9-2 on the year. But there were other modes of perfection. Alec Peters would be perfect from downtown, hitting all six of his three-pointers and finishing with 26 points. Peters added seven rebounds, a steal and a block. Darien Walker chipped in 12 points, three rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block. Seven players coming off the Crusader bench combined for 19 points, led by Shane Hammink with seven. Tevonn Walker again didn't play for Valpo with an injury. On the defensive side, Valpo held the Panthers to just 39.6% shooting from the floor. Only one Chicago State player broke double digits, with Kieran Woods scoring 14 off the bench. Trayvon Palmer added eight points and 10 boards. The battle of brothers would be won by Valpo's Jubril Adekoya (6 points, 6 rebounds) over his brother Jawed (5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist).

Today, the Crusaders will welcome the Missouri State Bears (4-6, 0-0 MVC) into the ARC. The Bears are coming off of a 85-66 victory over Oral Roberts on Wednesday night, while Valpo hasn't played in over a week (because of finals). Missouri State did defeat Oklahoma State 64-63 in Stillwater, but went 0-3 at the Puerto Rico Tipoff and lost in the MW/MVC Challenge.
-This will be just the third true road game for the Bears this season.
-Missouri St. is led by Camryn Boone (14.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg) and Obediah Church (7.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg).
-Center Tyler McCullough (6'11") is the tallest player on the Bears' roster. Guard Dequon Miller stands just 5'10".
-Both Valpo and Missouri St. were founding members of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities, playing in the league together from 1982-1990,
-The Bears lead the all-time series 14-5. Valpo won the most recent matchup, a 62-54 victory in 2012.
-With a Valpo victory, the Drew family (Homer, Scott, Bryce) would reach 1,000 career victories. The win would be Bryce Drew's 104th.
-Today's game will be televised on ESPN3 and on the radio at WVUR (95.1 FM). Todd Ickow, David Huseman, and Brandon Vickrey will have the call on both platforms.
-Valpo is currently ranked third in the Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.
-This will be the final home game of 2015 for the Crusaders, who won't return to the ARC until January 2, 2016 against UIC.