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Novosel scores 18 as Evansville beats So. Illinois (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Shannon Novosel scored 18 points and Stephanie Bamberger added 13 as ninth-seeded Evansville defeated No. 8 Southern Illinois 58-53 in the first round of the Missouri Valley women's basketball tournament Thursday. Evansville (12-18) went on a 15-4 run in the second half to pull away. Novosel sank a 3-pointer with 5:04 to give the Aces a 49-40 lead and Evansville expanded that lead to 55-44 with 1:33...