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RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky will host a hot Valparaiso team on Wednesday at McBrayer Arena.  The game, sponsored by Dunkin' Donuts, will start at 7 p.m.
 
One fan at Wednesday's game will win two tickets to the EKU/Kentucky game on Sunday.  Anyone interested in the tickets will need to take their most spirited EKU selfie and post to Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #EKUMBBTIX before 3 p.m. Wednesday. The challenge is open to any student, fan or staff member. 
 
The winner will be selected Wednesday and their selfie will be shown on the video board at the first media timeout of the second half.  The winner must be present at the game to retrieve the tickets.
 
The live radio broadcast of Wednesday's game is available in the Richmond area on WCYO 100.7 FM, and can be heard worldwide on EKUSports.com.  A live video broadcast is available on OVCDigitalNetwork.com.
 
The Colonels are 4-1 after suffering their first defeat of the season Saturday at BYU.  Eastern trailed by only two at halftime but lost 90-76.  Newcomer Ja'Mill Powell tied for the game-high with a career-best 26 points.
 
Valparaiso is 7-1 and ranked No. 14 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25.  The Crusaders have beaten their last four opponents by an average of 20 points.
 
Eastern is tied for the 12th longest home court non-conference winning streak in the nation at 25 straight games.
 
The Colonels lead the nation in turnover margin (+16.6).  EKU is second in steals per game (13.8), second in scoring margin (32.6), second in free throw percentage (80.7), third in scoring (94.8), ninth in three-point field goals per game (10.2), 15th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0) and 17th in assists per game (17.8).
 
Senior Eric Stutz needs four more rebounds to become the 27th player in school history to grab 500 rebounds.  Fellow senior Corey Walden scored a career-high 33 points at Southern Utah last Wednesday and became the 33rd player to score 1,000 points as a Colonel.  He had a season-high seven assists at BYU.
 
Valparaiso's only loss of the season was a 56-41 setback at Missouri.
 
On Saturday, Valpo beat OVC preseason favorite Murray State 93-58 in Nashville.  The Crusaders shot 60 percent from the field while holding the Racers to 36 percent shooting.  Valparaiso hit 11-of-20 from three-point range and out-rebounded Murray State by nine.
 
Alec Peters, a 6-foot-9 sophomore forward, scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds.  Darien Walker, a 6-foot-3 junior guard, scored 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
 
During its six-game winning streak, Valparaiso has out-scored its opponents off turnovers by 54 points, or nine points per game.
 
For the season, Peters is averaging 19.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.  Walker is contributing 12.9 points and 3.5 boards.  Vashil Fernandez, a 6-foot-10 senior center, is the team's top rebounder at 6.6 boards per game.