Bradley Braves at Loyola Chicago Ramblers
· MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL
53 - 51
Bradley knocks Loyola-Chicago out of MVC tourney
The fifth-seeded Braves (19-14) had split their season series with top-seeded Loyola (20-13) but lost by 13 last weekend to the Ramblers, who were led by Marques Townes' 26 points.
But Townes, the team's leading scorer at 15.9 points per game, was only 3-of-17 shooting Saturday with seven points and missed the game's final shot, a short jumper as time ran out.
Kannell's 3-pointer from the baseline with 1:21 left gave Bradley a 53-49 lead. Townes scored inside with just over a minute to go and Bradley turned the ball over on a traveling call with 38.6 remaining. Bradley had fouls to give and used three in quick succession to get the clock down to 13 seconds with their defense forcing a last-second shot by Townes.
There were 12 lead changes and seven ties and neither team had a double-digit lead.
Kannell, selected as MVC's co-sixth man of the year, was 7-of-13 shooting with five 3-pointers in 30 minutes. Elijah Childs added 10 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.
Cooper Kaifes scored 14 points and Clayton Custer 10 for the Ramblers, who tied for the regular-season title with second-seeded Drake at 12-6.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Ja'Shon Henry Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Marques Townes missed Jumper. | 53 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Foul on Elijah Childs. | 53 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Foul on Darrell Brown. | 53 - 51 |
Statistics
 BRAD |
 LUC |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-60 | FG | 20-56 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 5-7 | FT | 2-4 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, MO
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 |
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |