Western Kentucky third at Classic

Associated Press

•	ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM MVP: Carl English (Hawai'i) Patrick Sparks (W. Kentucky) Danny Granger (Bradley) Darnell Archey (Butler) Duane Lightfoot (Butler) Tony Akpan (Hawai'i)

Patrick Sparks had 11 points and nine assists for the Hilltoppers (7-5).

Damien Kinloch had 13 points, including nine free throws, and six rebounds for the Golden Eagles (6-6).

Western Kentucky opened the game with a 24-9 run with Videnov hitting three 3-pointers.

WESTERN KENTUCKY (7-5)

Boyden 0-3 0-0 0, Williams 4-5 0-0 8, Sparks 4-11 1-2 11, Videnov 6-11 0-0 17, Wells, 1-3 0-0 3, Halcomb 0-0 2-2 2, Winchester 3-6 0-0 7, Rumph 1-2 2-2 4, Brown 5-8 6-8 16, Massiah 2-3 1-2 6, Holland 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-53 12-16 74.

TENNESSEE TECH (6-6)

Perkins 1-2 0-0 2, Kinloch 2-7 9-10 13, Morgan 4-8 0-0 8, Crisp 2-11 0-0 5, Jolly 2-6 3-4 8, Gayden 0-3 0-0 0, Strange 1-1 0-1 2, Clark 2-3 1-1 5, Boyd 1-3 1-4 3, Moore 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 2-4 1-2 4. Totals 17-49 15-22 51.

Halftime—Western Kentucky 39-21. 3-Point goals—Western Kentucky 10-23 (Videnov 5-8, Sparks 2-5, Massiah 1-1, Wells 1-2, Winchester 1-3, Boyden 0-1), Tennessee Tech 2-12 (Jolly 1-4, Crisp 1-4, Gayden 0-1, Clark 0-1, Boyd 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Western Kentucky 35 (Williams 7), Tennessee Tech 24 (Crisp, Kinloch 6). Assists—Western Kentucky 17 (Sparks 9), Tennessee Tech 11 (Jolly, Crisp, Gayden, Clark 2). Total fouls—Western Kentucky 21, Tennessee Tech 17. A—N/A.

Bradley 88, Chicago State 76: Phillip Gilbert scored 22 points and James Gillingham and reserve Mike Suggs each added 19 as Bradley (4-7) beat Chicago State (3-8) in the fifth-place game of the Rainbow Classic.

CHICAGO ST. (3-8)

Perry 4-12 3-4 11, Bone 0-0 0-0 0, Richard 1-2 0-3 3, Franklin 7-15 3-5 17, Turner 1-4 0-1 2, Wimmer 5-8 1-2 14, Mlachnik 2-5 2-2 8, Hansbro 4-8 3-5 11, Smallwood 4-6 0-2 8, Carter 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 29-63 12-24 76.

BRADLEY (4-7)

Granger 3-11 7-10 13, Stewart 0-2 0-0 0, Gillingham 4-7 9-10 19, Robinson 3-7 1-2 9, Gilbert 9-16 2-3 22, Paul 0-2 2-2 0, Sunley 0-1 0-0 0, Suggs 7-9 2-4 19, Battle 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 27-58 25-33 88.

Halftime—Bradley 50-22. 3-Point goals—Chicago St. 6-15 (Wimmer 3-6, Mlachnik 2-4, Richard 1-2, Turner 0-1, Franklin 0-2), Bradley 9-19 (Suggs 3-3, Gillingham 2-4, Robinson 2-5, Gilbert 2-7). Fouled out—Carter. Rebounds—Chicago St. 35 (Perry, Hansbro 8), Bradley 36 (Granger 12). Assists—Chicago St. 14 (Mlachnik 5), Bradley 16 (Robinson 8). Total fouls—Chicago St. 27, Bradley 23. Technical fouls—Bradley team. A—406.

Alcorn State 74, Texas-Pan American 56: Jason Cable scored 17 points and Lee Cook added 13 to lead Alcorn State (2-9) past Texas-Pan American (4-11) for seventh place in the Rainbow Classic.

TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (4-11)

Sitnikovas 1-8 6-8 8, Holcomb 4-13 3-6 11, Thompson 0-2 0-0 0, Mitchell 5-16 4-7 14, Davis 3-5 1-3 7, Diaz 1-2 2-2 4, East 1-6 0-0 2, Montalvo 1-7 2-2 4, Cortez 0-0 2-2 2, Hall 0-1 0-0 0, Armenta 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 18-62 20-30 56.

ALCORN STATE (2-9)

Harris 3-6 3-4 9, Callans 2-3 2-2 6, Landfair 1-6 0-1 2, C. Jackson 2-2 1-2 5, Cable 6-8 1-3 17, McCollum 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 2-3 0-0 6, Cole 0-1 0-0 0, Cook 6-10 1-2 13, Howard 0-1 1-2 1, B. Jackson 3-6 0-0 7, Frazier 3-4 0-0 8. Totals 28-51 9-16 74.

Halftime—Alcorn St. 40-26. 3-Point goals—Texas-Pan American 0-13 (Davis 0-1, Thompson 0-1, Diaz 0-1, East 0-1, Montalvo 0-1, Mitchell 0-8), Alcorn St. 9-15 (Cable 4-5, Frazier 2-2, Jones 2-3, B. Jackson 1-3, Harris 0-1, McCollum 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Texas-Pan American 37 (Davis, Sitnikovas 8), Alcorn St. 37 (Callans 7). Assists—Texas-Pan American 7 (Mitchell 4), Alcorn St. 18 (C. Jackson 3). Total fouls—Texas-Pan American 17, Alcorn St. 24.