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Valparaiso Beacons at Bradley Braves

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Valparaiso Beacons
9-7, 2-6 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 80
Bradley Braves
12-4, 8-0 Home

Thomas scores 19 as Bradley beats Valparaiso 80-71

Koch Bar and Nate Kennell added 14 points apiece for the Braves (12-4, 2-1). Darrell Brown had 12 points and seven assists and Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye pulled down 14 rebounds in addition to his six points.

The teams were tied 33-all at intermission and Bradley pulled away on a 16-11 run early in the second half to lead 49-44 with 13:03 to play. The Braves led the rest of the way.

Valparaiso closed to 70-65 with 2:30 left but Thomas, Brown, Kennell and Jayden Hodgson combined to hit 8 of 8 from the line after that to help keep the Braves on top.

Tevonn Walker scored with 25 points and seven rebounds for the Crusaders (9-7, 0-3) who have lost four straight. Markus Golder added 11 points off the bench.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 80
2nd 0:21 Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye Defensive Rebound. 71 - 80
2nd 0:21 Tevonn Walker missed Jumper. 71 - 80
2nd 0:32 Nate Kennell made Free Throw. 71 - 80
2nd 0:32 Nate Kennell made Free Throw. 71 - 79

Statistics

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20-61 FG 25-49
33 Field Goal % 51
8-22 3PT 4-14
36 Three Point % 29
23-31 FT 26-36
74 Free Throw % 72
30 Rebounds 45
10 Offensive Rebounds 10
20 Defensive Rebounds 35
9 Assists 16
7 Steals 4
2 Blocks 6
11 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 9
3 Fast Break Points 2
20 Points in Paint 30
30 Fouls 25
4 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

Venue: Carver Arena

Location: Peoria, IL
Attendance: 5,294 | 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