EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- Adnan Hodzic had 23 points and 11 rebounds and Lipscomb rallied in the second half Saturday for its first victory of the season with a 67-64 decision over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Josh Slater scored 16 points, all in the second half, and Brandon Brown had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Bisons (1-4). Mark Yelovich had game-high totals of 26 points and 13 rebounds for Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (0-5). The Cougars led by six at halftime and by 10 early in second half. But Hodzic sank a jumper at 14:09 to push the Bisons ahead 46-45, and they never trailed after that. SIU-Edwardsville went 7:07 without scoring in the second half but pulled within 64-63 with 23 seconds left on Yelovich's jumper. But Lipscomb hit four free throws in the final seconds. Stephen Jones scored 12 for the Cougars, and LeShaun Murphy had 10. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
