Box Score MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- Bradley erased a 12-point second-half deficit to force overtime and needed two hoops in the final minute of the first extra period to force a second overtime, but Wisconsin-Milwaukee hit three of its school record 17 three-pointers in the final five minutes to down the Braves 116-112 in double overtime Tuesday at Klotsche Center.
Seven different UWM players hit three-pointers and a banked in three by Kimee Chandler, the final Panther triple of the night, may have been the back-breaker for Bradley (5-4 overall) which had a three-game win streak snapped with the loss.
Chandler's banked in three from the wing with 2:50 to play in the second overtime gave UWM a 112-107 lead. Senior Katie Yohn pulled Bradley within two points (114-112) with 25 seconds to play, but it was the final hoop of the night for the Braves as UWM's Angela Rodriguez made a pair of free throws with 22 seconds to play to make it a two possession game (116-112).
Bradley missed four shots in the closing seconds and dropped a 116-112 decision in BU's highest scoring game since Nov. 1982. The 112 points scored are the third most in school history.
The Braves trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half, before using an 8-0 run to pull within four points (52-48) in the early going of the second half and trailed 59-57 with 11:48 to play in regulation after a pair of Shronda Butts' free throws.
Sophomore Kelsey Budd had a steal and made a pair of free throws with 9:02 remaining to make it a one-point contest at 66-65 and Bradley later pulled even (74-74) on a Michelle Young steal and breakaway layup with 4:32 left in the second half.
Yohn gave Bradley its first lead of the game (79-78) with a three-pointer with three and a half minutes to play in regulation and the BU advantage stood at 85-82 with less than 1:30 on the clock following a Butts driving layup.
After getting a pair of defensive stops, the Braves went to the line with eight seconds left trying to ice the game, but a pair of missed free throws left the door open for the Panthers. UWM's Ashley Green, who was 4-for-4 from three-point range and scored a career-high 33 points, threw in a desperation buzzer-beating three from the right wing to send the game to overtime tied at 87-87.
Butts led Bradley with a career-best 34 points, scoring 28 points in the second half and overtime periods. Her 34 points tied for the third highest point total in school history and were the most by a BU player since Shelli Braud had 34 points against Illinois State on Feb. 24, 1988.
Junior Catie O'Leary tied the Bradley record for made free throws and broke the school mark for free throws made without a miss in a game, going a perfect 16-for-16 from the charity stripe. The Janesville, Wis., native finished with 18 points in her first game back in her home state.
Yohn tallied her second double-double of the year, finishing with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Budd (11 points) and Young (10 points) joined the trio in double figures.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (4-4 overall) had seven different players hit three-pointers and shot 51.5 percent (17-for-33) from three-point range. Green was one of three UWM players to score more than 20 points and paced five Panthers in double figures.
Bradley returns to action Tuesday, Dec. 18, hosting Illinois-Chicago (6 p.m.) at Renaissance Coliseum in the final non-conference home game of the year.
