Bradley BRAD 7-7, 1-1 MVC

Indiana State INS 8-6, 1-1 MVC

Bradley BRAD

7-7, 1-1 MVC

Final

Jan. 02, 2022

Indiana State INS

8-6, 1-1 MVC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Bradley BRAD	41	30	71
Indiana State INS	43	33	76

Box Score

Indiana State Tops Bradley, 76-71

Box Score (PDF)

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/2/2022 3:04:00 PM

Terre Haute, Ind. – The Bradley men's basketball team fell at Indiana State on Sunday afternoon, 76-71. The Braves are now 7-7 on the season with a 1-1 Missouri Valley record, while the Sycamores improve to 8-6 overall and 1-1 in league play.

Junior Terry Roberts led Bradley with 19 points and six assists, while also adding seven rebounds. Classmate Malevy Leons registered his first career double-double with 11 points and a personal-best 12 rebounds, while freshman Connor Hickman also scored in double figures with 10 points.

The schools played a tight game to start until trading runs before the break. Leading, 24-21, the Braves scored seven-straight points to move in front by double digits, 32-21. The Sycamores, however, answered with a 12-0 run to take a one-point lead, 33-32. The schools then traded baskets to finish the half with an Indiana State 3-pointer at the buzzer giving the hosts a 43-41 advantage at the break.

The second half was back-and-forth as the teams continued to trade runs. The Braves scored the first six points of the stanza and nine of the first 11 to grab a five-point edge, 50-45. Indiana State, though, would answer back with a 13-0 spurt for its largest lead of the game, 58-50. The Braves then responded with a 12-0 stretch of its own to move back in front by four, 62-58.

Indiana State, however, had one last run to seize the momentum. With the Braves ahead by three, 64-61, the Sycamores used a 10-2 stretch to take a 71-66 lead with just over two minutes remaining. Bradley pulled to within three, 71-68, with under a minute left in the game only for Indiana State to hit a 3-pointer on its next possession as the shot clock expired and with 12 seconds left to seal the victory.

Bradley shot 40.8 percent with a 9-of-28 mark from 3-point range. The Sycamores connected on 44.8 percent of their field goals, while making 15-of-35 from beyond the arc.

The Braves return to action on Wednesday, hosting Missouri State at 7 p.m.

Game Notes: Indiana State's 15 3-pointers are the most allowed by the Braves this season … Roberts tied his career high with six assists … Leons is the fourth Brave to record a double-double this season … The Braves lost for the first time when making at least nine 3-pointers (entered with a 6-0 record) … Bradley is now 1-7 this season when shooting under 44 percent in a game … Senior Ja'Shon Henry missed his third-straight game with a head injury … The home team has won the last seven games in the series.

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