HORIZon LEAGUE Saturday’s other games

No. 23 Butler 74, Wright State 62

INDIANAPOLIS — Willie Veasley had a career-high 19 points, leading Butler to its 12th straight win. Matt Howard finished with 12 points and Gordon Hayward scored 11 for the Bulldogs (20-4, 13-0 Horizon League), who are off to the best conference start in program history. Butler’s win streak is the program’s fourth longest. Vaughn Duggins had 18 points and N’Gai Evans scored 14 for the Raiders (15-9, 8-5), who dropped their sixth straight game to Butler and had their four-game winning streak snapped.

Cleveland State 59, Loyola of Chicago 56

CHICAGO — Jared Cunningham scored 15 points, including two free throws that put Cleveland State ahead to stay. It was the fifth straight victory for Cleveland State (12-12, 8-4 Horizon). Trevon Harmon scored 14 points for Cleveland State. Jeremy Montgomery had 12 and Cole finished with 11.

Valparaiso 74, Detroit 70

VALPARAISO, Ind. — Brandon Wood scored 18 points and Valparaiso weathered an 18-0 second-half run by Detroit. Michael Rogers added 13 points for the Crusaders (12-13, 7-6 Horizon League), who have won six of their last eight games. Brandon McPherson and Cory Johnson scored 12 apiece, and Ryan Broekhoff grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. Chase Simon led the Titans (14-10, 7-6) with 20 points. Xavier Keeling added 17 and Eli Holman 13. Detroit pushed its lead to 54-50, but Valparaiso responded with eight in a row for a 58-54 edge. The Crusaders did not give up the lead again, though Simon’s 3-pointer with 1:38 left trimmed it to 71-70. Two McPherson free throws and one by Broekhoff sealed it.

Associated Press