NCAAB

Bradley Braves at Drake Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Bradley Braves
3-20, 1-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 80
Drake Bulldogs
6-16, 4-6 Home

Drake beats Bradley 80-70 for 1st Missouri Valley win

Kale Abrahamson's 4-point play midway through the second half started Drake's 11-0 run for a 65-49 lead. Bradley battled back to get within six points with 1:04 left, but Reed Timmer answered with two free throws as Drake closed by making 6 of 8 from the stripe.

Timmer finished with 19 points for Drake (6-16, 1-9), which ended a nine-game losing streak. Abrahamson had 13 points.

Drake has won nine of the last 12 meetings since the 2011-12 season.

Antoine Pittman scored 17 points for Bradley (3-20, 1-9), which has lost five in a row and 11 of 12. Luuk van Bree added 13 points, Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye had 12 and Donte Thomas 11.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 70 - 80
2nd 0:08 Graham Woodward Steal. 70 - 80
2nd 0:09 Luuk van Bree Turnover. 70 - 80
2nd 0:14 Graham Woodward made Free Throw. 70 - 80
2nd 0:14 Graham Woodward made Free Throw. 70 - 79

Statistics

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25-61 FG 23-50
41 Field Goal % 46
8-22 3PT 7-16
36 Three Point % 44
12-15 FT 27-36
80 Free Throw % 75
35 Rebounds 37
11 Offensive Rebounds 9
24 Defensive Rebounds 28
11 Assists 10
5 Steals 3
3 Blocks 3
11 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 10
6 Fast Break Points 0
28 Points in Paint 30
29 Fouls 18
4 Largest Lead 16

Game Information

Venue: Knapp Center

Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 3,254 | 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