MACOMB, Ill. - Dan Oppland scored 35 points to lead Valparaiso to an 82-68 win at Western Illinois, snapping the Leathernecks? three-game home winning streak. The Crusaders (11-4, 4-1 Mid-Con) led the entire way, by as many as 15 in the first half and by as many as 19 in the final minutes. The Leathernecks (5-10, 1-3 Mid-Con) used a 6-0 run late in the first half to come within five, 33-28, by Valpo stretched its lead again with a pair of three-pointers by Seth Colclasure near the 5:00 mark. Western cut its deficit to single-digits twice after the break, as late as 10:45, but the Crusaders responded with a 10-0 run to earn their largest lead of the night.Valparaiso shot 64 percent from the floor, 56 percent from long range and went 12-of-18 from the line, while Western shot 42 percent from the field, 33 percent from three-point range and hit 95.2 percent (20-21) from the charity stripe, narrowly missing the school record of 96 percent (24-25). The Leathernecks had four fewer turnovers but were outrebounded by four, 28-24.Fred Oguns led the Leatherneck scoring with 17 points, including 13 in the first half, for his fourth consecutive double-digit outing, while David Jackson added 14, 12 of which came in the second half, and Sammy Hunter added 12. Both Ron Howard and Colclasure scored 12 points for Valparaiso.Postgame Notes:? Eze Samuel scored a career-high seven points, going 2-for-2 from the floor and 3-for-3 from the line.? Western hit its first 18 free throw attempts.? The Leathernecks had an 11-8 advantage on the offensive glass and outscored the Crusaders 9-3 on second-chance points.? Jeff Woodside hit a three-pointer with 12 seconds remaining. It was the first three-point field goal attempt of his career and his first field goal attempt since the second game of the season.? Valpo?s 63.8 percent shooting is the highest mark by a Leatherneck opponent this year.? David Jackson led the Leathernecks on the boards with seven rebounds, one shy of his career high.Postgame quotes from Western Illinois head coach Derek Thomas:On Dan Oppland:?He was given too much space to step and catch. We tried to crowd him and he would either drive or they would call a foul. I guess he had one of those dream nights where he was hitting everything.?On their 1-3 start to the Mid-Con season:?We?ve been taking hits from the best teams. So far we?ve played numbers one, two and three from a year ago, so there?s nothing to be ashamed about. Sure it?s a little frustrating but the guys are keeping their heads up. We?re not as experienced as some of the teams out there and it shows right now. But there aren?t too many teams in the league that would be in much better shape than we are.?