Sycamores upset No. 25 Vanderbilt

Steve McWhorter hit two free throws with 3:32 left to put Indiana State ahead for good and the Sycamores upset No. 25 Vanderbilt 61-55 Saturday at Nashville, Tenn., for their first win over a ranked team since 2006.

Indiana State (8-2) earned its fifth win in 12 games against Southeastern Conference teams and first since beating Vanderbilt on Dec. 22, 1984, in Terre Haute. The Sycamores are off to their best start since opening 8-1 in 2005-06.

RJ Mahurin had a career-high 14 points off the bench, and Carl Richard and Jordan Printy each finished with 11. Jake Odum added 10 for the Sycamores, whose last win over a ranked team came on their own court against No. 14 Butler on Dec. 12, 2006.

Vanderbilt (6-4) lost its third non-conference game at home this season. The Commodores hadn't played since beating Davidson 87-83 on the road Dec. 7, which put them back into the Top 25.

INDIANA ST. (8-2): Richard 4-6 0-0 11, Walker 1-10 1-2 3, Odum 3-9 4-6 10, Printy 4-7 0-0 11, McWhorter 2-4 2-2 6, Lu. Eitel 0-0 0-0 0, Gant 0-3 0-0 0, Lathan 3-4 0-0 6, Mahurin 5-8 0-0 14. Totals 22-51 7-10 61.

VANDERBILT (6-4): Taylor 8-15 2-4 21, Odom 0-2 0-0 0, Ezeli 2-6 0-0 4, Tinsley 5-8 0-0 12, Jenkins 3-10 4-5 11, Johnson 0-2 1-2 1, Goulbourne 1-3 2-3 4, Parker 0-1 0-0 0, Tchiengang 0-3 2-4 2. Totals 19-50 11-18 55.

Halftime—Tied 28-28. 3-Point Goals—Indiana St. 10-21 (Mahurin 4-7, Richard 3-4, Printy 3-5, Lathan 0-1, Gant 0-1, McWhorter 0-1, Odum 0-2), Vanderbilt 6-22 (Taylor 3-6, Tinsley 2-4, Jenkins 1-6, Tchiengang 0-1, Parker 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Goulbourne 0-1, Odom 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana St. 29 (Odum 8), Vanderbilt 34 (Goulbourne, Taylor, Tinsley 6). Assists—Indiana St. 14 (Odum 7), Vanderbilt 9 (Tinsley 3). Total Fouls—Indiana St. 14, Vanderbilt 10. A—13,310.

No. 25 Creighton 97, Houston Baptist 62

HOUSTON BAPTIST (4-7): Bernardi 7-14 0-2 16, Davis 2-3 0-0 5, Latas 3-9 1-4 7, Smith 0-5 1-2 1, Russell 1-5 2-5 4, March 1-5 0-0 3, Thomas 1-4 0-2 2, Hill 6-10 1-2 16, Asp 0-0 0-0 0, Bowden 2-3 0-0 4, Bembry 2-7 0-1 4, Evans 0-2 0-1 0. Totals 25-67 5-19 62.

CREIGHTON (8-1): McDermott 9-17 6-6 25, Echenique 6-9 6-8 18, Gibbs 0-0 2-2 2, Manigat 3-7 0-0 7, Young 0-3 0-0 0, Chatman 1-3 4-8 6, Stormberg 1-3 0-0 3, Jones 2-3 0-2 5, Sebastian 1-1 0-0 2, Ferrarini 1-3 0-0 2, Dorwart 0-1 0-1 0, Dingman 2-6 3-4 8, Artino 3-5 3-4 9, Wragge 2-7 4-4 10. Totals 31-68 28-39 97.

Halftime—Creighton 46-23. 3-Point Goals—Houston Baptist 7-19 (Hill 3-5, Bernardi 2-4, Davis 1-2, March 1-3, Russell 0-1, Evans 0-1, Smith 0-3), Creighton 7-28 (Wragge 2-5, Jones 1-2, Stormberg 1-3, Manigat 1-4, Dingman 1-4, McDermott 1-5, Young 0-1, Chatman 0-1, Dorwart 0-1, Ferrarini 0-2). Fouled Out—Davis. Rebounds—Houston Baptist 36 (Bernardi, Latas 5), Creighton 56 (Echenique 14). Assists—Houston Baptist 12 (Smith 3), Creighton 27 (Gibbs 8). Total Fouls—Houston Baptist 26, Creighton 19. Technical—Davis. A—16,513.

Drexel 73, Bradley 68

BRADLEY (5-5): Woods 0-0 0-0 0, Simms-Edwards 2-9 0-0 4, Brown 3-11 2-3 8, Eastman 7-12 1-2 17, Crawford 3-3 0-1 6, Knezevic 2-3 1-1 5, Shayok 1-3 2-2 4, Lemon 7-10 4-5 18, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Prosser 2-6 2-3 6. Totals 27-57 12-17 68.

DREXEL (5-4): McCoy 2-5 0-2 4, Givens 6-9 5-5 17, Younger 0-0 0-0 0, Massenat 4-10 4-6 15, Lee 3-7 3-5 11, Fouch 6-11 0-0 14, Thomas 3-10 1-2 8, Ruffin 1-2 2-4 4. Totals 25-54 15-24 73.

Halftime—Drexel 31-24. 3-Point Goals—Bradley 2-11 (Eastman 2-4, Shayok 0-1, Lemon 0-1, Brown 0-2, Simms-Edwards 0-3), Drexel 8-21 (Massenat 3-5, Lee 2-5, Fouch 2-7, Thomas 1-4). Fouled Out—McCoy. Rebounds—Bradley 34 (Prosser 7), Drexel 34 (Givens 10). Assists—Bradley 11 (Simms-Edwards 6), Drexel 19 (Thomas 5). Total Fouls—Bradley 22, Drexel 19. A—1,821.

Missouri St. 78, Kennesaw State 55

KENNESAW STATE (2-7): Anderson 0-3 0-0 0, Cummings 9-15 5-6 24, Love 2-9 0-0 6, Dixon 5-13 4-5 17, Sabic 0-3 2-4 2, Henry 1-2 0-0 2, Turner 0-3 0-0 0, Dawson 1-3 1-2 4, Osemhen 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 18-51 12-18 55.

MISSOURI ST. (6-3): Gulley 3-6 2-2 8, Weems 9-11 2-2 22, Patterson 4-7 3-3 12, Scheer 1-4 0-0 2, Bizoukas 2-2 0-0 6, Downing 3-9 2-2 9, Aromona 0-0 0-0 0, Copeland 3-5 0-0 7, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Kirk 3-4 0-1 6, Rhine 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 31-52 9-10 78.

Halftime—Missouri St. 40-22. 3-Point Goals—Kennesaw State 7-22 (Dixon 3-6, Love 2-7, Dawson 1-2, Cummings 1-2, Henry 0-1, Sabic 0-1, Turner 0-3), Missouri St. 7-17 (Bizoukas 2-2, Weems 2-3, Patterson 1-1, Copeland 1-2, Downing 1-4, Gulley 0-2, Scheer 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Kennesaw State 22 (Cummings 7), Missouri St. 36 (Weems 8). Assists—Kennesaw State 9 (Love 4), Missouri St. 24 (Bizoukas 11). Total Fouls—Kennesaw State 14, Missouri St. 14. A—5,425.

Tennessee Tech 72, Evansville 70

TENNESSEE TECH (6-4): Barnes 1-2 2-4 4, Ogbe 1-2 0-0 2, Swansey 3-6 2-2 9, Dillard 8-13 2-2 18, Murphy 8-16 5-7 23, McMorrow 0-2 0-0 0, McKay 0-0 0-0 0, Dunn 2-3 0-0 6, Inameti 1-3 0-2 2, Bailey 2-5 3-4 8. Totals 26-52 14-21 72.

EVANSVILLE (4-5): Sawvell 2-4 2-2 6, Harris 5-10 13-14 23, Holmes 3-8 2-4 9, Taylor 0-2 0-0 0, Ryan 7-13 6-6 22, Nelson 0-0 0-0 0, Peeler 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-6 2-2 2, Moore 1-1 0-0 2, Cox 2-3 2-2 6. Totals 20-47 27-30 70.

Halftime—Tennessee Tech 31-30. 3-Point Goals—Tennessee Tech 6-17 (Dunn 2-3, Murphy 2-4, Bailey 1-3, Swansey 1-4, Ogbe 0-1, Dillard 0-1, Inameti 0-1), Evansville 3-15 (Ryan 2-6, Holmes 1-5, Cox 0-1, Jones 0-1, Harris 0-2). Fouled Out—Barnes, Ryan. Rebounds—Tennessee Tech 24 (Dillard 8), Evansville 36 (Harris 10). Assists—Tennessee Tech 14 (Swansey 7), Evansville 10 (Taylor 5). Total Fouls—Tennessee Tech 21, Evansville 20. A—4,235.

S. Illinois 62, N. Illinois 49

S. ILLINOIS (2-5): Seck 2-5 2-3 6, Setty 0-1 2-2 2, Goff 0-1 1-2 1, Swan 0-3 2-2 2, Taylor 3-6 0-0 6, Brown-Surles 6-12 4-4 19, Drinkard 1-3 0-2 2, Bryer 0-0 0-0 0, Lindsay 3-5 2-4 9, Daniels 1-3 0-2 2, Early 3-6 7-8 13. Totals 19-45 20-29 62.

N. ILLINOIS (0-10): Toler 4-15 3-3 12, Kev. Gray 0-0 0-2 0, Nader 4-14 4-7 14, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Bolin 3-4 3-4 9, Christian 2-7 3-4 7, Ford 0-1 0-0 0, Berg 0-2 2-5 2, Kei. Gray 1-2 1-1 3, Nixon 0-1 0-0 0, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Storm 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 14-48 18-28 49.

Halftime—S. Illinois 31-23. 3-Point Goals—S. Illinois 4-19 (Brown-Surles 3-8, Lindsay 1-3, Early 0-1, Goff 0-1, Setty 0-1, Swan 0-2, Taylor 0-3), N. Illinois 3-18 (Nader 2-6, Toler 1-4, Bolin 0-1, Berg 0-1, Miller 0-1, Ford 0-1, Storm 0-1, Nixon 0-1, Christian 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—S. Illinois 31 (Seck 10), N. Illinois 38 (Bolin 12). Assists—S. Illinois 7 (Brown-Surles 3), N. Illinois 6 (Christian 3). Total Fouls—S. Illinois 22, N. Illinois 23. A—1,063.