Valpo Takes Down Rhode Island, CSU & NKU Record First Wins

Men's Basketball Scoreboard (Nov. 17)
#rv/-- Valparaiso 58, #rv/rv Rhode Island 55
Cleveland State 62, Malone 46
Northern Kentucky 83, Tiffin 71
#18/18 Notre Dame 86, Milwaukee 78
ETSU 103, Green Bay 90
Western Illinois 84, UIC 57

Crusaders Earn Tip-Off Marathon Victory At Rhode Island
The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team claimed its third victory in an 86-hour span to open the 2015-16 campaign on Tuesday morning, as playing live on ESPN2 as part of the ESPN Tip-Off Marathon, the Crusaders led for the game’s final 15 minutes in a 58-55 win at Rhode Island.

Fannigan's Double-Double, Strong Second Half Lead Vikings Past Malone, 62-46
Demonte Flannigan notched his first career double-double with career-highs in points (22) and rebounds (17) and Cleveland State used a strong second half to defeat Malone, 62-46, on Tuesday night in the home opener.

Holland’s near triple-double leads NKU past Tiffin, 83-71
Sophomore Lavone Holland came one assist shy of his first career triple double in Northern Kentucky University's home opening 83-71 win over Tiffin.  The Norse improved to 1-1, while the Dragons dropped to 1-2 overall.

Valiant Effort Comes Up Short In 86-78 Loss At No. 18 Notre Dame
Playing its fourth game in five days, Milwaukee (3-1) gave No. 18 Notre Dame (2-0) all it could handle, but dropped an 86-78 decision tonight at Purcell Pavilion. The loss snaps the Panthers' seven-game winning streak, which dated back to last February.

Lowe's Career High Not Enough as Green Bay Falls at ETSU
Despite a career-high and near double-double performance from Kenneth Lowe, the Green Bay men’s basketball team couldn’t keep up with the hot shooting display from ETSU and fell 103-90 at Freedom Hall early Tuesday morning. The game was part of the annual 24 hour season tip-off marathon aired on ESPN2.

Flames Drop First Road Test at Western Illinois
UIC struggled to put the ball in the basket Tuesday night as it fell on the road to Western Illinois, 84-57.