Scores

Final

S Illinois 66

(8-9, 1-5 MVC)

Bradley 69

(11-7, 3-3 MVC)

8:00 PM ET, January 15, 2013

Carver Arena, Peoria, IL

1 2 T
SIU 35 3166
BRAD 34 3569

Top Performers

Southern Illinois: D. Jackson 21 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Bradley: D. Simms-Edwards 18 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl

Bradley 69, S. Illinois 66

Associated Press

PEORIA, Ill. -- Dyricus Simms-Edwards scored 18 points and Bradley defeated Southern Illinois 69-66 Tuesday night.

Four Braves were in double figures. Walt Lemon Jr. scored 16 points and added eight assists, Tyshon Pickett scored 15 and Will Egolf had 11 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots for Bradley (11-7, 3-3 Missouri Valley).

Desmar Jackson led the Salukis (8-9, 1-5) with 21 points. Jeff Early had 17 points and 11 rebounds and Anthony Beane Jr. added 13 points for SIU.

The win ended Bradley's three-game losing streak and gave the Braves their first season sweep of their MVC rivals since 2000-01.

Neither team led by more than eight points in the game.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SIU
BRAD
Points 66 69
FG Made-Attempted 28-51 (.549) 23-51 (.451)
3P Made-Attempted 2-12 (.167) 8-22 (.364)
FT Made-Attempted 8-14 (.571) 15-19 (.789)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 16 (0/0) 13 (0/0)
Largest Lead 5 8

Game Leaders

 
SIU
BRAD
PointsD. Jackson 21D. Simms-Edwards 18
ReboundsJ. Early 11W. Egolf 7
AssistsK. Brown-Surles 3W. Lemon Jr. 8
StealsK. Brown-Surles 2W. Lemon Jr. 3
BlocksD. Jackson 1W. Egolf 4
Team Stats: Southern Illinois | Bradley

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 2, 2013 BRAD 66, @SIU 60Recap
» Jan 15, 2013 @BRAD 69, SIU 66Recap

Next 5 Games

SIU
BRAD
01/20 ILST 8:00pm
01/23 @UNI 8:00pm
01/27 CREI 8:00pm
01/30 DRKE 8:05pm
02/02 @ILST 4:05pm
 01/19 MOSU 2:00pm
01/23 @EVAN 8:05pm
01/26 @WICH 8:00pm
01/29 ILST 8:00pm
02/02 @CREI 3:05pm
Complete Schedule: Southern Illinois | Bradley

Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#10 Creighton13-527-7
Wichita State12-626-8
Northern Iowa11-718-14
Evansville10-818-14
Indiana State9-918-14
Illinois State8-1018-15
Bradley7-1116-16
Drake7-1115-17
Southern Illinois6-1214-17
Missouri State7-1111-22
View expanded standings »