CSU rolls past Loyola; No. 11 Butler wins 21st

Butler stands atop the Horizon League standings with a 12-1 record.

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CHICAGO — J’Nathan Bullock had 17 points and George Tandy tied his career high with 16 as Cleveland State used sprints at the start of each half for an 83-70 Horizon League victory over Loyola of Chicago on Saturday. The Vikings improved to 16-8, 7-5.

Leon Young led Loyola (12-12, 4-8) with 22 points, hitting six of nine from the field and 10 of 12 free throw attempts.

No. 11 Butler 69 Wright St. 51

DAYTON — Zach Hahn scored a career-high 17 points and Butler finished a week on the road with a victory at one of its least-favorite places.

Butler (21-2, 12-1 Horizon League) had dropped seven straight at the Nutter Center.

Wright State (14-10, 8-5) had been on the upswing — 12 wins in the last 14 games — despite injuries to their guards. Leading scorer Vaughn Duggins broke a finger in December and is out for the season. John David Gardner didn’t suit up for Saturday’s game because of an injured hip.

Detroit 56 Valparaiso 55

DETROIT — Woody Payne made a steal with two seconds left and then split a pair of free throws.

Chris Hayes had a game-high 20 points and nine rebounds and Eulis Stephens added 10 points for the Titans (7-16, 2-11 Horizon League), who snapped a six-game home losing streak and posted their first conference win of the season at Calihan Hall.

Valparaiso threw in a long inbounds pass after Payne’s go-ahead free throw. But Urule Igbavboa couldn’t handle it and it went out of bounds with one second to play, wrapping up a game that had seen seven ties and eight lead changes.

Michael Rogers and Howard Little scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, for the Crusaders (6-18, 3-10).

Green Bay 72 Milwaukee 68

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Troy Cotton’s 3-pointer with 3:15 remaining snapped a 65-65 tie and sent Wisconsin-Green Bay over Milwaukee.