Bradley Braves at UIC Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Deen's 26 lead Bradley past UIC 77-59
Deen was 10-of-15 shooting (6 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Braves (12-5, 4-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Connor Hickman scored 22 points while shooting 7 for 11 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line. Malevy Leons had eight points and shot 2 of 8 from the field and 4 for 5 from the foul line. The Braves picked up their sixth straight win.
Christian Jones finished with 25 points for the Flames (8-9, 1-5). Marquise Kennedy added seven points and seven rebounds for UIC. In addition, Steven Clay had seven points.
Bradley took the lead with 19:00 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Deen led their team in scoring with 18 points in the first half to help put them up 39-26 at the break. Bradley outscored UIC by five points over the final half, while Hickman led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Demarion Burch Steal. | 77 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:04 | CJ Jones Turnover. | 77 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Bradley Turnover. | 77 - 59 |
Statistics
 BRAD |
 UIC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-58 | FG | 21-48 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 14-20 | FT | 9-16 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
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 |