Valparaiso hangs on to beat Indiana State, 69-63

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) Alec Peters and E. Victor Nickerson each scored 15 points to help lead Valparaiso to a 69-63 win over Indiana State on Wednesday night.

Peters added a game-high 11 rebounds and Nickerson finished with seven.

Darien Walker and David Skara had 12 points apiece for the Crusaders (8-2), who have won three of their last four.

Valparaiso opened the game on an 8-2 run and led 31-21 at the break. A Matt Van Scyoc 3-pointer capped a 21-10 stretch to open the second half and the Sycamores (3-5) led 42-41 with 12:13 to go.

The Crusaders regained control by stringing together an 18-9 spurt, capped by a Skara 3-pointer, to give them a 59-51 lead which they did not relinquish.

Van Scyoc had 20 points for Indiana State. Brenton Scott finished with 16.