Bradley Braves at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Johnson, Wheeler lead Bradley to 94-90 OT win over Evansville
Johnson added five rebounds, seven assists, and six steals for the Braves (13-6, 6-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Wheeler shot 6 of 9 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to add 17 points. Ahmet Jonovic had 15 points and shot 6 of 8 from the field and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line.
Leif Moeller led the Purple Aces (5-14, 1-7) in scoring, finishing with 26 points, six assists and two steals. Bryce Quinet added 20 points for Evansville. AJ Casey finished with 13 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Bradley entered halftime down 36-29. Johnson paced the team in scoring in the first half with 11 points. Johnson scored 20 second-half points as Bradley and Evansville ended regulation tied 79-79.
Wheeler shot 2 of 2 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line on the way to their eight points in the overtime.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 94 - 90 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 94 - 90 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Jaquan Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 94 - 90 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Ahmet Jonovic subbing in for Bradley | 93 - 90 |
| 3rd 0:03 | AJ Smith subbing out for Bradley | 93 - 90 |
Statistics
 BRAD |
 EVAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-68 | FG | 28-55 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 11-24 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 20-26 | FT | 23-31 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 23 | Fouls | 20 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 10 | Lead Changes | 10 |
| 35 | Percent Led | 55 |
Game Information
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 4,089 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 8-2 | - | 18-3 |
| Murray State | 8-2 | - | 16-5 |
| Bradley | 7-4 | 1.5 | 14-8 |
| UIC | 7-4 | 1.5 | 12-10 |
| Illinois State | 6-4 | 2 | 14-7 |
| Northern Iowa | 5-5 | 3 | 13-8 |
| Drake | 5-5 | 3 | 11-10 |
| Valparaiso | 4-5 | 3.5 | 10-10 |
| Southern Illinois | 2-7 | 5.5 | 8-12 |
| Indiana State | 2-9 | 6.5 | 9-13 |
| Evansville | 1-8 | 6.5 | 5-15 |