Bradley Braves at Missouri State Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
61 - 74
61 - 74
Gulley's 19 lifts Missouri St. past Bradley 74-61
The Bears (15-7, 5-5 Missouri Valley) shot 56.8 percent for the game, including 11 of 25 from 3-point range with six different players connecting from behind the arc.
Austin Ruder had 13 points and Ron Mvouika 10 for Missouri State, which also hit 12 of 16 free throws.
Walt Lemon Jr. paced Bradley (9-14, 4-6) with 13 points and matched his career-high with eight assists. Omari Grier added 12 points, hitting 4 of 5 3's.
After Lemon opened the scoring, the Bears reeled off 13 straight points, hitting three treys. Missouri Valley scored the last seven points of the half for a 33-28 lead. The Bears opened the second half with two layups before the Braves recovered.
It was a five-point game at the 8:38 mark.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Anthony Fields Turnover. | 61 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Ron Mvouika Turnover. | 61 - 74 |
| 2nd 1:07 | Jordan Swopshire made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Alwan. | 61 - 74 |
| 2nd 1:23 | Bradley Offensive Rebound. | 58 - 74 |
Statistics
 BRAD |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-51 | FG | 25-44 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 12-25 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 16-20 | FT | 12-16 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Great Southern Bank Arena
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 6,174 | Capacity:
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 6,174 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |