Evansville edges Valparaiso 80-79

Evansville Purple Aces held off Valparaiso Beacons 80-79 on Saturday at Ford Center.

Evansville came back from 8 down after the first half. The second half made the difference: Evansville outscored Valparaiso 46-37.

Evansville shot 47% to 43% and won the boards 32-29.

For Evansville, AJ Casey (F): 37. For Valparaiso, JT Pettigrew (F): 17.

Evansville improves to 7-23. Valparaiso falls to 17-14.

Attendance: 3,982.

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.