Bradley BRAD 12-12, 4-7 MVC

Northern Iowa UNI 10-14, 5-6 MVC

Bradley BRAD

12-12, 4-7 MVC

Final

Feb. 06, 2019

Northern Iowa UNI

10-14, 5-6 MVC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Bradley BRAD	36	43	79
Northern Iowa UNI	34	37	71

Box Score

Bradley Earns First Win at Northern Iowa Since 2008

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 2/6/2019 10:19:00 PM

Cedar Falls, Iowa – Junior Darrell Brown scored 29 points to lead the Bradley men's basketball team to a 79-71 road victory at Northern Iowa – BU's first in Cedar Falls since 2008. The Braves improve to 12-12 on the year with a 4-7 Missouri Valley Conference record, while the Panthers are 10-14 and 5-6 versus league foes.

Brown made 11-of-18 field goals in the winning effort, while also connecting on 5-of-6 from beyond the arc. The junior scored 18 of his 29 points after the halftime whistle as Bradley pulled away late versus the Panthers.

Overall, four Braves scored in double figures. Senior Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye scored 15 points, while Nate Kennell chipped in 12. The duo followed Brown's lead from beyond the arc, making 5-of-8 from 3-point range (3-of-5 for Lautier-Ogunleye and 2-of-3 from Kennell).

Sophomore Elijah Childs also registered his fifth double-double of the season with 11 points and a game-high 11 boards.

Bradley started the contest strong with the game's first 12 points. The Braves' lead reached as many as 14 points, 20-6, as BU made eight of its first 11 attempts, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range.

The Panthers, however, answered with a run of their own, using a 12-2 stretch to pull even at 27. The Braves regained their edge after Lautier-Ogunleye's third triple of the opening half and eventually headed into the locker room with a 36-34 edge.

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🔊🔊 Darrell Brown discusses his 29-point effort and Bradley's win at Northern Iowa on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/77KYMyMOMv
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In the second stanza, the Braves weathered an early hot stretch for the Panthers that saw the hosts go ahead for the first time, 47-43. Kennell then stepped up and scored eight-straight points for the Braves – making a pair of 3-pointers and adding two free throws – as Bradley moved in front, 51-49.

The schools battled back-and-forth before Brown and Bradley's late push sealed the win. With the Panthers ahead by two, 58-56, Brown gave BU the edge for good with a 3-pointer and a 59-58 lead. His triple started a run where he scored seven-straight for the Braves as the BU edge jumped between one and three. The junior finally gave Bradley some breathing room when he connected on his fifth 3-pointer of the night with just two minutes left on the clock for a 70-64 advantage. The Braves then made nine of their final 11 free-throw attempts to end their 11-game losing streak at Northern Iowa.

Bradley shot 54.9 percent in the winning effort with an 11-of-20 clip from beyond the arc (55.0 percent). The Panthers, meanwhile, made 44.8 percent of their field goals.

The Braves look to carry their road momentum into Carver Arena on Saturday, when Bradley hosts Indiana State. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

Game Notes: Bradley won back-to-back road Valley games for the first time since 2008-09. while BU's three road MVC wins this season are its most since 2009-10 (also three) … The Braves have made more than half of their 3-pointers in four of the last eight games – had only one game over 40 percent in the season's first 16 games … Brown has made 22-of-41 during the eight-game stretch (53.7 percent) … Bradley won the battle in the paint for the fifth-straight game, 30-20 … Bradley is now 4-2 when winning the battle on the boards in Valley games (0-5 when losing) … The schools split the season series for the third-straight year, each winning on the road.

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