VALPARAISO, Ind. – Ryan Taylor and Dru Smith each had stellar nights to lead the University of Evansville men's basketball team to a 75-65 win over Valparaiso on Wednesday night at the Athletics-Recreation Center in the team's first meetings as Missouri Valley Conference members.
"This was a good win for us, everybody contributed," Aces head coach Marty Simmons said. "We got into some foul trouble in the first half and the guys off the bench did a great job. Valpo made a run in the second half, but we showed some great poise to get the win.