Burton leads Valpo to commanding 83-50 win over SE Louisiana (Nov 19, 2017)
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) Joe Burton scored 18 points and missed just three of 11 shot attempts, Bakari Evelyn scored 14 points and Valparaiso drubbed Southeastern Louisiana 83-50 on Sunday.
Derrik Smits made all six of his shots and finished with 12 points and collected six rebounds for Valparaiso.
Valparaiso (4-0) led 32-22 at halftime, and after intermission, Jabbar Singleton hit a layup and Eddy Polanco made a 3-pointer and a layup to bring the Lions within 42-38 with 13:37 left. But from there, Southeastern Louisiana shot 2 for 16 from the floor and the Crusaders outscored the Lions 41-12 to end the game.
Moses Greenwood led Southeastern Louisiana (1-3) with 11 points and seven rebounds and Eddy Polanco scored 10. The Lions finished with more turnovers (21) than field goals made and shot 17 of 52 (32.7 percent), including 1 of 15 (6.7 percent) from beyond the 3-point arc.
