UIC Flames at Bradley Braves
· MVC Tournament - Quarterfinal
Hickman has 20, Bradley defeats UIC 74-47 in MVC quarterfinal
The Braves will face second-seed Drake in the second of two semifinals Saturday.
Hickman had five rebounds for the Braves (22-10). Darius Hannah added 11 points while shooting 5 of 9 from the field while he also had seven rebounds and four blocks. Demarion Burch had 10 points and shot 4 of 5 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line.
The Flames (12-21) were led by Nathan Ojukwu, who posted 10 points. Toby Okani added nine points and three steals for UIC. Isaiah Rivera also had nine points.
Bradley took the lead with 13:31 left in the first half and did not give it up. Malevy Leons led their team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them up 27-25 at the break. Bradley pulled away with a 16-1 run in the second half to extend a two-point lead to 17 points. They outscored UIC by 25 points in the final half, as Hickman led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 47 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 47 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Nathan Ojukwu made Dunk. | 47 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Nathan Ojukwu Defensive Rebound. | 45 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Demarion Burch missed Free Throw. | 45 - 74 |
Statistics
 UIC |
 BRAD |
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|---|---|---|
| 13-54 | FG | 28-53 |
| 24.1 | Field Goal % | 52.8 |
| 3-24 | 3PT | 12-23 |
| 12.5 | Three Point % | 52.2 |
| 18-25 | FT | 6-14 |
| 72.0 | Free Throw % | 42.9 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Assists | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 34 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 5,813 | Capacity:
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 17-3 | - | 31-4 |
| Bradley | 15-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
| Northern Iowa | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
| Belmont | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
| Illinois State | 10-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| UIC | 10-10 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Murray State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
| Indiana State | 8-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Southern Illinois | 8-12 | 9 | 14-19 |
| Evansville | 8-12 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Valparaiso | 6-14 | 11 | 15-19 |
| Missouri State | 2-18 | 12 | 9-23 |