Valparaiso 60, Ill.-Chicago 55

Published Jan. 21, 2012 7:00 p.m. ET

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Kevin Van Wijk scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds to pace Valparaiso past Illinois-Chicago 60-55 on Saturday.

Jay Harris came off the bench to score 13 points for Valparaiso (14-7, 7-2 Horizon) and Ryan Broekhoff scored 12 and had three steals.

The lead changed hands 15 times and the score was tied on eight occasions.

Valparaiso outscored Illinois-Chicago (6-13, 2-7) 32-10 in the paint and had a 23-17 scoring advantage off the bench.

Gary Talton scored 12 points to lead Illinois-Chicago and Hayden Humes and Paris Carter each scored 11. Humes also had six assists and Daniel Barnes had three steals.