Bradley Braves at Illinois State Redbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
74 - 71
Henry leads Bradley over Illinois State 74-71 in OT
Illinois State's Zach Copeland made three free throws with nine seconds left in regulation to force overtime tied 67-all.
Nate Kennell had 19 points for Bradley (20-10, 11-6 Missouri Valley Conference), which rebounded from a 90-78 loss at Valparaiso on Saturday and has won five of its last six. Darrell Brown added 17 points and seven assists. Koch Bar had 10 points.
Elijah Childs, the Braves' leading scorer heading into the contest at 15 points per game, scored four points on 2-of-11 shooting.
Keith Fisher III scored a season-high 23 points and had eight rebounds for the Redbirds (9-20, 4-13). Copeland added 16 points and seven rebounds. Jaycee Hillsman had 13 points.
The Braves improve to 2-0 against the Redbirds for the season. Bradley defeated Illinois State 75-63 on Jan. 22. Bradley finishes out the regular season against Loyola of Chicago at home on Saturday. Illinois State finishes out the regular season against Evansville on the road on Saturday.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 71 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 74 - 71 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Keith Fisher III Offensive Rebound. | 74 - 71 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Zach Copeland missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 71 |
| 3rd 0:04 | DJ Horne Offensive Rebound. | 74 - 71 |
Statistics
 BRAD |
 ILST |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-77 | FG | 19-55 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 5-22 | 3PT | 8-26 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 15-20 | FT | 25-30 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 19 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 22 | Fouls | 18 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 5,541 | 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 |