Jan. 19, 2008

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Cedric Jackson
• Scored in doubled figures for the 15th time (in 19 games), finishing with 16 points.
• Went 9-12 from the line to match career highs for both free throw attempts (12 vs. multiple opponents) and made (9 vs. Georgia Southern).
• The Horizon League leader in both assists and steals, he had 3 assists and one steal.

J'Nathan Bullock
• Scored all but two of his 11 points in the second half (15th double-figure game of year).
• Scored a three-point play with 9:39 left allowed him to become the 17th player in CSU history with 1,000 career points. He now has 1,005 points.
• Went five-for-five from the line (is 89-103 this year).

Chris Moore
• Broke out of a mild scoring slump (7 points in 3 games) to score in double figures for the third time this year, finishing with 12 points.
• Was 6-for-9 from the field (Had taken just three shots in the last three games.)
• Added five rebounds (four offensive).

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• This was the 29th all-time meeting between CSU and Valpo with the Vikings owning a 22-7 series lead. The two teams had not met since the 1993-94 season.
• The win improves CSU to 14-5 overall and 7-0 in league play, putting the Vikings a game-and-a-half ahead of Butler and three games ahead of the rest of the league.
• CSU is now 7-0 in league play for only the second time in school history (and first in the Horizon League), matching the accomplishment of the 1992-93 team that won its first 14 league games.
• The Vikings have now won 6 straight games for the first time since a seven-game streak in Jan.-Feb., 2001.
• The Vikings ties the Wolstein Center record for consecutive wins with seven straight (done twice...97-98 and 92-94).
• Valparaiso never led in the opening half, though the game was tied at 7 (16:11) and 16 (8:41). A 6-2 CSU run over the final 4:04 of the half gave the Vikings their largest lead (30-23) at the intermission.
• CSU extended its lead to 36-26 (17:24) and never led by less than four the rest of the way.
• CSU, which was leading the league with a +8.0 rebounding margin this year, enjoyed a 36-28 edge on the boards. The Vikings have been out-rebounded just four times this year.
• CSU limited Valpo to .375 shooting from three-point (9-24). In CSU's last 10 wins, only one team has shot better than .400 (Wright State, 7-11, .636).
• After a season-low .526 effort from the line vs. Butler (10-19), CSU went 22-for-30 (.733).