Drake Bulldogs at Bradley Braves
· MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 67
58 - 67
Thomas leads Bradley past Drake, 67-58 and into quarters
The Braves advance to the quarterfinals on Friday night, where they face No. 2 seed Wichita State.
Thomas hit a layup, a jumper and another layup to get Bradley started in the second half, but Drake hung on with a pair of Reed Timmer 3-pointers but could never overtake the Braves (13-19).
Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye added 11 points and Koch Bar and Darrell Brown each contributed 10 more as Bradley shot 23 of 53 from the field (43.4 percent), including 5 of 15 from 3-point range.
Drake (7-24) got 13 points from De'Antae McMurray, 12 from T.J. Thomas and 11 from Timmer while shooting 32.8 percent (19 of 58).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Luuk van Bree Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Reed Timmer missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Darrell Brown made Free Throw. | 58 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Bradley Deadball Team Rebound. | 58 - 66 |
Statistics
DRKE |
BRAD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-58 | FG | 23-53 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 4-22 | 3PT | 5-15 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 16-22 | FT | 16-22 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Assists | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 23 | Fouls | 20 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 5,057 | Capacity:
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 5,057 | 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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