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Illinois State Redbirds at Bradley Braves

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois State Redbirds
10-10, 3-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
55 - 52
Bradley Braves
3-17, 2-8 Home

Illinois State escapes with 55-52 win over Bradley

DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell added 15 points and Deontae Hawkins grabbed 15 rebounds to help Illinois State (10-10, 4-3 Missouri Valley) snap a three-game losing streak.

Tony Wills missed the front-end of a one-and-one for the Redbirds, who led 52-48 with 1:17 left. Bradley (3-17, 1-6) got as close as 54-52 and had a chance to tie on a 3-point attempt at the buzzer.

The Redbirds led by four at halftime and stretched it to 41-27 with a 14-4 run to open the second.

Ronnie Suggs had 16 points and eight rebounds and Donte Thomas scored 12 to lead the Braves.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 55 - 52
2nd 0:01 Callum Barker Offensive Rebound. 55 - 52
2nd 0:01 Ronnie Suggs missed Three Point Jumper. 55 - 52
2nd 0:04 DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell made Free Throw. 55 - 52
2nd 0:04 Illinois St Timeout 54 - 52

Statistics

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19-56 FG 15-48
34 Field Goal % 31
6-23 3PT 4-21
26 Three Point % 19
11-20 FT 18-27
55 Free Throw % 67
44 Rebounds 38
12 Offensive Rebounds 8
32 Defensive Rebounds 30
11 Assists 8
6 Steals 8
2 Blocks 3
15 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 12
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 10
6 Fast Break Points 2
20 Points in Paint 18
26 Fouls 21
15 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Venue: Carver Arena

Location: Peoria, IL
Attendance: 7,300 | 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
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