CEDAR FALLS — AJ Green had 22 points as Northern Iowa beat Valparaiso 64-53 on Saturday night.

Luke McDonnell had 13 points for Northern Iowa (14-15, 9-7 Missouri Valley Conference), which earned its fourth consecutive win.

Javon Freeman had 11 points for the Crusaders (14-15, 7-9). Derrik Smits added 10 points and three assists.

The Panthers leveled the season series against the Crusaders with the win. Valparaiso defeated Northern Iowa 75-66 on Jan. 19. Northern Iowa plays Loyola of Chicago at home on Wednesday. Valparaiso plays Bradley on the road on Wednesday.

UNI 64, VALPARAISO 53

At Cedar Falls

VALPARAISO (14-15) — Sorolla 1-3 1-2 3, Lavender 4-9 1-4 9, Sackey 0-1 0-0 0, Freeman 4-10 2-2 11, Fazekas 2-5 0-0 4, McMillan 0-0 0-0 0, Smits 4-6 2-2 10, Evelyn 3-5 0-0 9, Kiser 1-2 0-0 2, Golder 2-7 0-0 5. TOTALS 21-48 6-10 53.

N. IOWA (14-15) — McDonnell 3-6 7-8 13, Lohaus 3-11 0-0 7, Green 9-16 1-2 22, Brown 3-6 3-3 9, Berhow 0-1 0-0 0, Dahl 2-4 2-2 6, Pickford 1-2 0-0 2, Haldeman 1-4 2-2 5. TOTALS 22-50 15-17 64.

Halftime–UNI 30-23. 3-Point Goals–Valparaiso 5-15 (Evelyn 3-4, Golder 1-3, Freeman 1-5, Lavender 0-1, Sackey 0-1, Fazekas 0-1), UNI 5-15 (Green 3-6, Lohaus 1-3, Haldeman 1-4, McDonnell 0-1, Berhow 0-1). Fouled Out–Smits. Rebounds–Valparaiso 26 (Evelyn, Lavender 5), UNI 28 (Lohaus, Green 5). Assists–Valparaiso 8 (Smits 3), UNI 10 (Lohaus, McDonnell 3). Total Fouls–Valparaiso 17, UNI 11. A–3,812 (6,650).