INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Walt Lemon Jr. scored 19 points and Tyshon Pickett had 18 points and 10 rebounds, leading unbeaten Bradley to a 79-72 victory over IUPUI on Saturday night.
Jake Eastman chipped in 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting for the Braves (3-0), who went on an 8-1 run with 2:51 remaining to turn a 65-65 tie into a 73-66 lead, then hit enough free throws in the final minute to secure the win.
John Hart scored a career-high 26 points, including four 3-pointers, off the bench for the Jaguars (2-2), and Greg Rice and Mitchell Patton added 15 apiece. Donovan Gibbs had a team-high eight rebounds.
IUPUI led 34-30 after a back-and-forth first half. After halftime, neither team managed more than a six-point advantage before Bradley's late run.
The game was only the third ever between the schools, and the first since the 2001-02 season.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Bradley (3-0) « | 30 | 49 | 79 |
| IUPUI (2-2) | 34 | 38 | 72 |
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Pickett, F | 32 | 8-13 | 2-2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| W. Egolf, C | 29 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| W. Lemon Jr., G | 35 | 4-11 | 9-10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| D. Simms-Edwards, G | 34 | 2-7 | 5-6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| J. Eastman, G | 33 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Prosser | 18 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| J. Crawford | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| K. Bell | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Shayok | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29-62 | 18-21 | 42 | 20 | 16 | 79 | |
| 46.8% | 85.7% | ||||||
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Gibbs, F | 37 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| M. Patton, C | 32 | 5-12 | 5-7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| J. Hart, G | 36 | 9-15 | 4-5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 26 |
| S. Esposito, G | 35 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| G. Rice, G | 34 | 5-11 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Barksdale | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Shanklin | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Gaines | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| C. Loepker | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-61 | 13-17 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 72 | |
| 41% | 76.5% | ||||||
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