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CBB: Bradley, SIU, Western Illinois Lose

Terence Davis scored 19 points, including three 3-pointers, Sebastian Saiz had his sixth double-double of the season and Mississippi defeated Bradley 66-49 on Monday night.
Cullen Neal scored 12 while Sebastian Saiz had 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Rebels (8-3), who were never seriously threatened.
 
Darrell Brown scored 14 points for Bradley (5-7).
 
The Braves shot 18 of 58 (31 percent) from the field overall, trailed 38-19 at halftime and never got closer than 17 points again.
 
Ole Miss was 23 of 55 (41 percent) from the field, including 9 of 28 from 3-point range, and out rebounded Bradley 41-36.
 
Ole Miss went on an 11-0 run during a two-minute frame late in the first half to build a 19-point halftime cushion. Neal and Burnett combined for three 3-point shots before Davis capped the decisive surge with a twisting layup.
 
>>Purdue Rolls Western Illinois
 
Caleb Swanigan had 21 points and 21 rebounds, Isaac Haas scored 18 points and No. 15 Purdue beat Western Illinois 82-50 on Monday night.
 
Swanigan went 7 for 16 from the field and 6 for 7 at the free-throw line in his ninth double-double of the season. He had 26 points and 10 rebounds in Saturday's 86-81 victory against No. 25 Notre Dame in the Crossroads Classic.
 
Purdue (10-2) also got 16 points from Vince Edwards in its fifth consecutive victory.
 
>>UNLV Tops Southern Illinois
 
Tyrell Green made 9 of 13 shots and scored a career-high tying 23 points, including a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 1:09 to play, and UNLV scored the final seven points in its 68-61 win over Southern Illinois on Monday night.
 
Kris Clyburn added 11 points and seven boards and Jalen Poyser scored 10. Jovan Mooring had a career-high six rebounds, tied a career best with six assists and scored all of his four points in the final 39 seconds.
 
UNLV (7-5) used an 11-2 run to take a 61-57 lead with 4:03 left. Thik Bol hit a jumper and Armon Fletcher made two free throws for SIU to tie it with 1:33 to go. Mooring hit Green for the go-ahead 3 and then stole a pass near midcourt and took it for a layup. After grabbing a rebound on the other end, he made two free throws to cap the scoring before coming up with another steal to clinch it.
 
Fletcher and Mike Rodriguez led Southern Illinois (6-6) with 15 points apiece.
 
The Salukis shot just 39 percent, compared to 57 percent shooting by UNLV, but scored 22 points off 23 UNLV turnovers to keep it close.

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