>> Bradley Beats North Dakota, Stays Unbeaten

Taylor Brown had 26 points and a career-high 14 rebounds Saturday night as Bradley remained unbeaten with a 78-69 victory over North Dakota.

Walt Lemon Jr. added 19 points, and Jordan Prosser had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Braves, who are off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2002.

Troy Huff had 22 points and 12 rebounds for North Dakota (2-1). Patrick Mitchell added 15 points, and Aaron Anderson had 13.

The first half featured five ties and seven lead changes until Bradley closed the period on an 11-2 run to go on top 34-25. North Dakota rallied and twice took 1-point leads midway through the second half, but a 14-5 run by the Braves gave them a 69-59 lead with 2:07 left on Jake Eastman's jumper.

Bradley is now 12-0 all-time against the Fighting Sioux, although the teams hadn't met since January of 1969.

>> ISU Beats Lipscomb

Tyler Brown scored 19 points, leading five Illinois State players in double figures, and the Redbirds held on to beat Lipscomb 78-70 on Saturday night.

John Wilkins had 15 points, Anthony Cousin scored 13, and Jon Ekey and Johnny Hill each scored 11 for Illinois State (2-1). The Redbirds led 41-30 at halftime but the Bison (1-3) got within a point twice in the second half, the last at 61-60. Hill scored for Illinois State and Brown hit a 3-pointer with 5:30 to go. Lipscomb never came within four points after that.

Robert Boyd led all scorers with 21 points for Lipscomb. Zavion Williams scored 18 points and Malcolm Smith added 11 for the Bison.

NCAA Top-25 Men's Basketball  (ESPN/"USA Today" Rankings)
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#1 North Carolina Tar Heels 101, Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils 75
#2 Kentucky Wildcats 62, Old Dominion Monarchs 52 (Hall of Fame Tip-Off)
#4 Connecticut Huskies 87, Coppin State Eagles 70
#15 Alabama Crimson Tide 65, Purdue Boilermakers 56 (Puerto Rico Tip-Off)
#19 Marquette Golden Eagles 96, Ole Miss Rebels 66 (Paradise Jam)
#24 Florida State Seminoles 80, South Alabama Jaguars 39