# 2013–14 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by third year head coach Bryce Drew, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 18–16, 9–7 in Horizon League play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the second round of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Milwaukee. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Columbia.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:30 pm | Murray State | W 77–74 | 1–0 | Athletics–Recreation Center (4,277) Valparaiso, IN |
| 11/10/2013* 1:35 pm | North Park | W 113–50 | 2–0 | Athletics–Recreation Center (N/A) Valparaiso, IN |
| 11/13/2013* 6:30 pm, BTN | at Illinois | L 52–64 | 2–1 | State Farm Center (13,504) Champaign, IL |
| 11/17/2013* 1:00 pm | at Ohio | L 72–76 | 2–2 | Convocation Center (6,144) Athens, OH |
| 11/20/2013* 8:00 pm | at Evansville | L 92–100 | 2–3 | Ford Center (4,018) Evansville, IN |
| 11/23/2013* 2:05 pm | James Madison | W 81–49 | 3–3 | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,453) Valparaiso, IN |
| 11/26/2013* 7:05 pm | UCF | W 85–70 | 4–3 | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,381) Valparaiso, IN |
| 11/29/2013* 7:05 pm | Mercer | L 108–117 $^{3OT}$ | 4–4 | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,574) Valparaiso, IN |
| 11/30/2013* 7:05 pm | Cincinnati Christian | W 94–58 | 5–4 | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,965) Valparaiso, IN |
| 12/04/2013* 6:00 pm | at Ball State | W 69–50 | 6–4 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,953) Muncie, IN |
| 12/07/2013* 7:00 pm | Saint Louis | L 65–67 | 6–5 | Athletics–Recreation Center (3,564) Valparaiso, IN |
| 12/14/2013* 1:05 pm | Loyola Marymount | W 80–73 | 7–5 | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,548) Valparaiso, IN |
| 12/21/2013* 5:30 pm | vs. Southeastern (FL) UCF Holiday Classic | W 89–46 | 8–5 | CFE Arena (364) Orlando, FL |
| 12/22/2013* 1:30 pm | at UCF UCF Holiday Classic | L 62–90 | 8–6 | CFE Arena (4,345) Orlando, FL |
| 12/29/2013* 3:00 pm | at East Tennessee State | L 62–73 | 8–7 | ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center (2,462) Johnson City, TN |
| 1/02/2014 7:05 pm | UIC | W 87–72 | 9–7 (1–0) | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,775) Valparaiso, IN |
| 1/04/2014 5:00 pm | at Oakland | L 70–75 | 9–8 (1–1) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,709) Rochester, MI |
| 1/10/2014 8:00 pm | Wright State | L 45–62 | 9–9 (1–2) | Athletics–Recreation Center (4,117) Valparaiso, IN |
| 1/15/2014 6:00 pm | at Detroit | W 78–70 | 10–9 (2–2) | Calihan Hall (1,602) Detroit, MI |
| 1/18/2014 1:00 pm | Milwaukee | W 75–62 | 11–9 (3–2) | Athletics–Recreation Center (3,281) Valparaiso, IN |
| 1/23/2014 6:05 pm | at Youngstown State | W 74–71 | 12–9 (4–2) | Beeghly Center (1,938) Youngstown, OH |
| 1/25/2014 1:00 pm | at Cleveland State | L 50–69 | 12–10 (4–3) | Wolstein Center (2,331) Cleveland, OH |
| 1/29/2014 7:05 pm | Green Bay | W 75–60 | 13–10 (5–3) | Athletics–Recreation Center (3,524) Valparaiso, IN |
| 2/01/2014 3:00 pm | at UIC | W 70–46 | 14–10 (6–3) | UIC Pavilion (3,197) Chicago, IL |
| 2/07/2014 8:00 pm | Detroit | L 57–59 | 14–11 (6–4) | Athletics–Recreation Center (3,661) Valparaiso, IN |
| 2/09/2014 1:35 pm | Oakland | W 63–60 | 15–11 (7–4) | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,448) Valparaiso, IN |
| 2/15/2014 7:00 pm | at Milwaukee | W 77–62 | 16–11 (8–4) | U.S. Cellular Arena (5,815) Milwaukee, WI |
| 2/20/2014 7:00 pm | at Green Bay | L 53–67 | 16–12 (8–5) | Resch Center (3,564) Green Bay, WI |
| 2/22/2014 7:05 pm | Youngstown State | W 68–66 | 17–12 (9–5) | Athletics–Recreation Center (3,657) Valparaiso, IN |
| 2/25/2014 6:00 pm | at Wright State | L 58–67 | 17–13 (9–6) | Nutter Center (4,081) Fairborn, OH |
| 3/01/2014 3:00 pm | Cleveland State | L 52–63 | 17–14 (9–7) | Athletics–Recreation Center (3,171) Valparaiso, IN |
| Horizon League tournament |||||
| 3/04/2014 7:00 pm | UIC First round | W 73–63 | 18–14 | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,099) Valparaiso, IN |
| 3/07/2014 8:30 pm | vs. Milwaukee Second round | L 57–74 | 18–15 | Resch Center (1,770) Green Bay, WI |
| CIT |||||
| 3/18/2014* 7:05 pm | Columbia First round | L 56–58 | 18–16 | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,663) Valparaiso, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||