>>Bradley Drops Georgia Southern
Tyshon Pickett scored 17 points and pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds, and Bradley rode a pair of scoring runs to a 62-43 victory over Georgia Southern on Monday night in the opening round of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic.
Will Egolf added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Braves (7-2), who matched their win total from the entire 2011-12 season, when they were 7-25. Georgia Southern's 43 points were the fewest Bradley has allowed since a 52-42 win over Indiana State in 2004.
C.J. Reed led the Eagles (4-6) with 10 points and Cleon Roberts scored nine. Georgia Southern shot 35% from the field and made just 3 of its 11 free throws.
Bradley went on an 11-0 run midway through the first half en route to a 29-18 halftime lead. Later, the Braves scored 14 unanswered points to lead 59-40 and clinch the win.
>>Duke Takes Over Top Spot In Latest "USA Today" Rankings; Illini Stay Put
(Undated) -- The Duke Blue Devils have taken over the top spot in the latest "USA Today" men's top-25 college basketball poll. The 9-and-0 Blue Devils received 30 first-place votes and 774 total points. Previous number-one Indiana slipped five spots to number-six after falling 88-86 in overtime to Butler on Saturday. Michigan is now second, followed by Syracuse and Louisville. Arizona replaced Florida at number-five after beating the Gators in Tucson over the weekend. Ohio State, Kansas, Florida and Illinois round out the top-10. NC State fell out of the top-25, while Butler jumped into the final spot in the rankings with the upset of the Hoosiers.
NCAA Top-25 Basketball ("USA Today" Rankings)
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#3 Syracuse Orange 72, Detroit Titans 68
#12 Missouri Tigers 102, South Carolina State Bulldogs 51
#18 UNLV Rebls 62, UTEP Miners 60
#22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 74, IPFW Mastodons 62
