SUNDAY'S SCORES
SIU Edwardsville 82, Western Michigan 72 (Charleston, S.C.)
@Loyola (Md.) 73, Tennessee State 70
@Kansas State 88, Southeast Missouri 68
@Vanderbilt 74, Morehead State 48
SIU EDWARDSVILLE 82, WESTERN MICHIGAN 72
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville joined the ranks of NCAA Division I men’s basketball winners Sunday with an 83-72 victory over Western Michigan in the consolation game of the Charleston Classic.
The Cougars now have but two days to rest and get ready for the University of Wisconsin Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Kohl Center.
SIUE used five players in double figures, including a season-high 21 points from Aamir McCleary. The junior from Philadelphia, Pa., hit a key three-pointer with 2:11 left, giving SIUE some extra breathing room at the end.
Nikola Bundalo was a force inside with 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting. Barry Wellington scored 12 and grabbed four steals. Aaron Garriott turned in his first double-digit scoring day with 11. Mark Yelovich, the leading scorer in SIUE's first two contests, picked up 10 points, all in the second half.
Forrester said the Cougars did not hang their heads after two losses by a total of nine points to College of Charleston and East Tennessee State.
SIUE shot an impressive 57.4 percent from the field, hitting 31 of 54 shots.
Western Michigan finished with 39 percent shooting and were led by guard David Kool, who scored a game-high 27 points and dished out six assists.
The Broncos held an early 7-6 lead and watched as the Cougars went on a 14-0 run to go up by 13 points. Western Michigan pecked away at the lead and moved to within three by halftime. Western Michigan never led the second half despite the first-half comeback.
LOYOLA (MD.) 73, TENNESSEE STATE 70
BALTIMORE, Md. (AP) - Brett Harvey scored a game-high 34 points to lead Loyola-Maryland over Tennessee State 73-70 on Sunday.
Jawaan Wright added 11 points and Isaac Reid grabbed 15 rebounds for the Greyhounds (1-1), who capitalized on 14 Tennessee State turnovers in the game. Harvey was one of four Loyola-Maryland players to score coming off the bench.
Darius Cox led the Tigers (0-2) with 20 points, and Gerald Robinson chipped in 15. Stephen Evans added a double-double, his second in as many game for the Tigers this season, scoring 11 and grabbing 12 rebounds.
The Tigers lost despite shooting 43.3 percent from the field compared to a 41.8 mark for the Greyhounds. The Greyhounds were also out rebounded in the game by the Tigers 46-37.
KANSAS STATE 88, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 68
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas State of the Big 12 Conference built up a 39-16 halftime lead but had to hold on for an 88-68 win over Southeast Missouri State.
The Wildcats, 2-0, built a 39-16 halftime lead while controlling the boards 34-19 while the Redhawks shot only 17% from the field.
Southeast shooting warmed up in the second half and pulled within 15 at 46-31 with 13:48 remaining behind the scoring of Kenard Moore who had a career-high 31 points. The Redhawks outscored the Wildcats 52-49 in the second half and won the battle of the boards 28-16. Junior LaMont Russell had 17 rebounds for the Wildcats.
Jajuan Maxwell had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Kansas State was led by Fred Brown with 21 points including 4-6 from three.
The Redhawks, 0-2, will open the home season on Friday, hosting Culver Stockton in a 5:30 p.m. game.
VANDERBILT 74, MOREHEAD STATE 48
NASHVILLE (AP) - Freshman Jeffery Taylor's 16 points led five players in double figures, three of which were freshmen, as Vanderbilt defeated Morehead State 74-48 Sunday.
Taylor scored 10 in the second half as the Commodores outscored the Eagles 43-24.
Vanderbilt (1-0), which has seven freshmen on its roster, also got 12 points from sophomore A.J. Ogilvy and 10 from junior Jermaine Beal.
Morehead State(0-2), which led for most of the game's first 11 minutes, got 10 points each from Robert Murry and Terrance Hill.
The Commodores were without freshman forward Steve Tchiengang, who was declared ineligible for the first five games of the season by the NCAA under a policy that involves certain first-year international students. Vanderbilt officials said the ruling was not a surprise. Tchiengang is a native of Cameroon.