Peoria, Ill. – The Bradley men's basketball team never trailed en route to its second-straight Missouri Valley Conference victory, earning a 70-62 win over Southern Illinois on Saturday night at Carver Arena. The Braves improve to 10-10 with the victory and 4-4 in conference play, while the Salukis drop to 10-9 overall and 3-4 versus Valley foes.
Sophomore Rienk Mast led Bradley with 20 points – on 9-of-13 shooting – and nine rebounds in the winning effort. Junior Terry Roberts added 18 points and matched a career high with seven assists, while junior Ville Tahvanainen chipped in 13 points off the bench for BU.