VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - Ryan Broekhoff scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help Valparaiso cruise to a 69-46 win over Northern Illinois on Tuesday.
The Crusaders (2-0) led by nine at halftime but blew the game open by hitting a trio of 3-pointers in the first 2:24 of the second half and leading by 25 as they pulled away. Two of the 3s came from Ben Boggs, who finished with 11 points.
Northern Illinois (0-2) was led by Aksel Bolin with 10 points and Daveon Balls, who had nine, but the Huskies shot only 29 percent (19 of 65) for the game - including just 4 of 18 from 3-point range.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Northern Illinois (0-2) | 17 | 29 | 46 |
| Valparaiso (2-0) « | 23 | 46 | 69 |
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| Northern Illinois Huskies | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Gray, F | 24 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| K. Gray, F | 17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| A. Bolin, G | 27 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| T. Baker, G | 24 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| A. Springs, G | 24 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Balls | 26 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| S. Mader | 21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Davis | 15 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Bowie | 14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Christian | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Cravatta | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 19-65 | 4-7 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 46 | |
| 29.2% | 57.1% | ||||||
| Valparaiso Crusaders | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Broekhoff, F | 30 | 6-12 | 4-4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| K. Van Wijk, F | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| E. Buggs, G | 29 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| W. Bogan, G | 26 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| B. Boggs, G | 24 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Coleman | 22 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Kenney | 22 | 6-8 | 1-3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| V. Fernandez | 19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Rossi | 7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 25-48 | 6-9 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 69 | |
| 52.1% | 66.7% | ||||||
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