CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Jeremy Crouch had 27 points as
Bradley beat Virginia 96-85 in the semifinals of the College
Basketball Invitation tonight.
Crouch's 3-pointer with 11:42 to play sparked a 19-5 run that
ended with Bradley (20-15) up 80-63 with just under five minutes
remaining. Crouch hit three of his five 3-pointers during that run,
and he finished shooting 9-of-18 and a perfect 4-4 from the free
throw line.
Virginia (17-16) led by as many as 14 in the first half before
Bradley used a 15-0 run to catch back up and make it even at the
break.
Theron Wilson had 17 for Bradley, and Daniel Ruffin, Matt Salley
and Andrew Warren each added 11. Salley also had 10 rebounds.
Jeff Jones had a career-high 26 points for Virginia, Sean
Singletary had 17, Adrian Joseph 15 and Mamadi Diane added 10. It
was the final game for Singletary, Joseph and Ryan Pettinella, and
when Singletary came out of the game with 48 seconds left he
received a long standing ovation.
Bradley will face Tulsa in the first game of a best-of-three
championship on Monday.
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