NCAAB

Bradley Braves at Drake Bulldogs

· MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL
Bradley Braves
20-12, 4-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 61
Drake Bulldogs
16-16, 10-3 Home

Thomas putback at 1.2 lifts Bradley over Drake 63-61 in MVC

Darrell Brown led the fifth-seeded Braves (20-12) with 24 points. He sank a clutch 3-pointer to tie the game at 61 with 2:49 to play. Both teams had opportunities after that, but the fourth-seeded Bulldogs (16-16) missed their last eight shots after Reed Timmer's 3-pointer at 6:29 produced a 57-56 lead. Bradley had four misses between its last two baskets.

Bradley faces league champion Loyola Chicago in the semifinals on Saturday.

Drake, which hasn't played in a MVC semifinal since 2008, closed the first half with a 10-2 run for a 35-27 lead. Bradley scored the first 12 points of the second half to go up 39-35 and the biggest lead after that was six points.

Timmer led the Bulldogs with 18 points. Drake shot 29 percent from the floor in the second half and was outrebounded 25-14 after intermission.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 63 - 61
2nd 0:01 Donte Thomas made Layup. 63 - 61
2nd 0:01 Donte Thomas Offensive Rebound. 61 - 61
2nd 0:02 Nick McGlynn Block. 61 - 61
2nd 0:02 Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye missed Layup. 61 - 61

Statistics

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25-56 FG 21-53
45 Field Goal % 40
6-18 3PT 9-26
33 Three Point % 35
7-11 FT 10-13
64 Free Throw % 77
39 Rebounds 28
14 Offensive Rebounds 9
25 Defensive Rebounds 19
11 Assists 13
4 Steals 4
4 Blocks 4
9 Turnovers 5
2 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 5
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 6
2 Fast Break Points 6
32 Points in Paint 20
15 Fouls 12
6 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Enterprise Center

Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 6,410 | 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