VALPARAISO, Ind. -- Tevonn Walker scored 26 points and grabbed six rebounds as Valparaiso ended Drake's five-game win streak with a 77-60 victory Wednesday night.
Walker, Max Joseph and Bakari Evelyn combined to make eight 3-pointers, and Derrik Smits had two dunks, in an explosive first half for the Crusaders (11-7, 2/3 Missouri Valley Conference) that gave them a 46-35 lead at intermission.
Drake closed to 57-49 midway through the second half but another hail of 3s by Walker, Joseph and Evelyn helped stretch the Crusaders lead to 70-54 with 4 1/2 left and they cruised from there.