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Bradley Braves at Illinois State Redbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Bradley Braves
11-16, 1-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
54 - 70
Illinois State Redbirds
14-12, 10-3 Home

Illinois State powers past Bradley 70-54

Illinois State (14-12, 7-7 Missouri Valley) broke away with a 13-4 spurt early in the second half that included 3-pointers from Bobby Hunter and Zach Lofton to take a 51-39 lead with 11 minutes left, and never let Bradley closer than eight points down the stretch.

Paris Lee contributed 13 points and Hunter added 10 for the Redbirds, who hit 24 of 50 from the field and snapped a two-game skid with the win. Knight was 8 of 12 from the field and 5 of 7 from beyond the arc.

Bradley (11-16, 6-8) was held to just 17-for-49 shooting from the field, including 7 of 19 from 3-point range.

Walt Lemon Jr. led the Braves with 18 points, Auston Barnes had 12 and Tyshon Pickett 10 plus 11 rebounds.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 54 - 70
2nd 0:00 Bradley Deadball Team Rebound. 54 - 70
2nd 0:00 Jordan Swopshire missed Three Point Jumper. 54 - 70
2nd 0:09 Matt Stacho made Jumper. 54 - 70
2nd 0:11 Kaza Keane Steal. 54 - 68

Statistics

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17-49 FG 24-50
35 Field Goal % 48
7-19 3PT 10-25
37 Three Point % 40
13-23 FT 12-22
57 Free Throw % 55
35 Rebounds 33
10 Offensive Rebounds 7
25 Defensive Rebounds 26
9 Assists 13
5 Steals 7
3 Blocks 5
12 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 9
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Off Turnovers 14
4 Fast Break Points 6
12 Points in Paint 22
19 Fouls 21

Game Information

Venue: CEFCU Arena

Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 8,111 | 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
Full Standings