Eastern Illinois Panthers at Bradley Braves
· NCAA Men's Basketball
73 - 66
Kukobat's late dunk helps Eastern Illinois to 73-66 win
Bradley had closed to 64-62 following two Darrell Brown free throws with 1:03 left before Kukobat slammed home the dunk. Brown hit a jump shot to trail 67-64 with 45 seconds left. Shareef Smith and Josiah Wallace made six free throws down the stretch to clinch the win.
Mack Smith nailed 6 of 9 from behind the arc to total 20 points with Wallace adding 14 points. Shareef Smith and Ben Harvey added 12 points apiece for the Panthers (6-5).
Eastern Illinois drained 13 of 24 from distance (54 percent) while holding the Braves to 5 of 17 (29 percent) from long range.
Bradley took a 36-33 lead into the break. A Harvey 3-pointer gave the Panthers a 40-38 lead less than three minutes into the second half. The teams swapped the lead until Mack Smith nailed two treys to start Eastern Illinois on an 8-0 run for a 58-48 advantage midway through the second half. The Braves never regained the lead.
Koch Bar had 13 points and Brown 12 for Bradley (7-4).
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Shareef Smith made Free Throw. | 73 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Shareef Smith made Free Throw. | 72 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Darrell Brown. | 71 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Elijah Childs made Jumper. | 71 - 66 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 BRAD |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-57 | FG | 24-55 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 13-24 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 54 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 12-15 | FT | 13-20 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Peoria, IL
Attendance: 5,186 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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| 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 |