Evansville Purple Aces at Bradley Braves
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Jaquan Johnson scored 22 points, as Bradley beats Evansville 76-68
Johnson added five rebounds and five assists for the Braves (10-4, 3-0 Missouri Valley Conference), while going 9 for 9 from the free-throw line. Montana Wheeler scored 12 points while going 6 of 10 from the field. Demarion Burch shot 5 for 9, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points. It was the seventh win in a row for the Braves.
AJ Casey finished with 21 points and six rebounds for the Purple Aces (4-10, 0-3) off the bench. Joshua Hughes added 14 points and seven rebounds for Evansville. Bryce Quinet also had 11 points, four assists and two steals.
Burch scored eight points in the first half and Bradley went into the break trailing 35-31. Johnson scored the last nine points for Bradley to close out the eight-point victory.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Ahmet Jonovic Steal. | 68 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Bryce Quinet bad pass turnover | 68 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Timoty van der Knaap makes free throw 2 of 2 | 68 - 76 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 BRAD |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-62 | FG | 26-64 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 10-14 | FT | 17-21 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 8 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 61 | Percent Led | 32 |
Game Information
Location: Peoria, IL
Attendance: 5,917 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 12-2 | - | 22-3 |
| Murray State | 10-4 | 2 | 18-7 |
| Bradley | 9-5 | 3 | 16-9 |
| Illinois State | 8-5 | 3.5 | 16-8 |
| UIC | 8-6 | 4 | 13-12 |
| Northern Iowa | 7-6 | 4.5 | 15-9 |
| Valparaiso | 6-7 | 5.5 | 12-12 |
| Drake | 6-8 | 6 | 12-13 |
| Southern Illinois | 4-9 | 7.5 | 10-14 |
| Indiana State | 3-10 | 8.5 | 10-14 |
| Evansville | 1-12 | 10.5 | 5-19 |