Valparaiso, Ind. -- The Youngstown State men's basketball team fell victim to some hot shooting for the second straight game as Valparaiso connected on 11 3-pointers en route to a 77-58 victory over the Penguins on Saturday night at the Athletics-Recreation Center.

    Byron Davis led YSU with 18 points while Vytas Sulskis and Dwight Holmes each added 10 before fouling out.
    For the game, Valpo shot 54.2 percent (26-of-48) while the Guins shot 38.9 percent (21-of-54). The Crusaders were 11-of-24 from 3-point range while YSU was 6-of-19.
    Leading the way for Valparaiso was Jarryd Loyd who scored 18 points. Jake Diebler had 14 and was 4-of-7 from behind the 3-point line. Bryan Bouchier had 11 points while Shawn Huff added 10.

    The Penguins (8-18 overall and 4-13 in the Horizon League) played well for the first 15 minutes of the contest before Valpo made a big run right before halftime.

    YSU and the Crusaders were tied at 22 following Davis' sixth field goal of the first half with 4:09 remaining before the break.

    Valpo (15-11 and 6-8) closed the half on a 10-0 run as Jake Diebler and Loyd made clutch 3-pointers during the run to give the Crusaders a 32-22 lead.

    Davis finished the first half scoring 13 of the Guins' 22 points. Valpo used some strong distribution as four players had at least six points.

    In the half, YSU made 9-of-27 field-goal attempts, including 1-of-7 from behind the 3-point arc. Valpo was 11-of-24 (45.8 percent) from the field and 6-of-15 from 3-point range.

    The Guins did not make a field goal from the 18:43 mark to the 11:09 mark in the first half as well after jumping out to a 5-0 advantage to open the game.

    Youngstown State returns to action on Wednesday night against Green Bay at the Beeghly Center. Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m.