Bradley 59, Loyola Marymount 57

Bradley 59, Loyola Marymount 57

Published Nov. 17, 2010 11:55 p.m. ET

Bradley rallied for the second night in a row to defeat Loyola Marymount 59-57 in the second round of the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament.

The Braves (3-0) trailed 54-46 with 7:19 to play, but went on a 12-2 run to finish the game. Sam Maniscalco scored on a turnaround jumper with 2:58 remaining to give the Braves the lead for good, 55-54, and junior center Anthony Thompson's putback basket with 1:12 remaining gave Bradley a 3-point cushion.

Maniscalco finished with 14 points and Dodie Dunson 10 for the Braves.

Vernon Teels led the Lions (1-2) with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Drew Viney added 12 points and nine rebounds.

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Bradley, which used a 19-2 second-half run on Tuesday to defeat Northern Illinois 66-63, prevailed against the Lions despite shooting 30.4 percent (17 for 56) from the field and being outrebounded 50-33. Loyola Marymount shot 38.3 percent and committed 24 turnovers.

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