TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) -- Manny Arop and Justin Gant scored 13
points apiece to lead Indiana State to a 68-53 win over Bradley
on Wednesday night.



Arop was 4 of 7 from the field, and Gant was 4 of 8 for the
Sycamores (10-5, 3-1 Missouri Valley).



Jake Odum added 11 points, and RJ Mahurin and Dawon Cummings
grabbed six rebounds apiece.



The Sycamores led 28-25 at halftime and never trailed in the
second half.



Indiana Sate shot 50 percent from the field for the game.
Bradley shot 31.8 percent. Bradley had only one field goal in
the final 8:25.



Walt Lemon Jr. led Bradley (Bradley 10-6, 2-2) with 15 points,
with 10 coming in the first half. Jake Eastman had eight
rebounds.



Dyricus Simms-Edwards scored nine points, joining Bradley's
1,000-Point Club.



The win gives Indiana State a 3-1 start to MVC play, its best
since the 2007-08 season when it also started 3-1.