PEORIA, Ill. – Men's Basketball topped Missouri State on Saturday afternoon by a score of 86-60.
Bradley led Missouri State 42-28 at halftime after they were 51.2% from the field. They also tallied 24 rebounds, while the Bears had 11. The Braves recorded 22 points in the paint and eight second chance points.
Darius Hannah led the Braves with 13 points and a perfect 5-for-5 from the field. Connor Hickman collected 11 points with three three-pointers made. Duke Deen led Bradley with six rebounds.
The Braves took down the Bears in the second half with a final score of 86-60. Bradley shot 54.7% from the field and 36.4% from beyond the arc in the game. They had 41 total rebounds, 13 of them on the offensive side with 15 second chance points. They also had 48 points in the paint and held Missouri State to 18.2% from the three-point line.
Hickman had the most points in the game with 25 and six made three-pointers. In his last two games, he has recorded 53 points and 12 landed three-pointers. Hannah ended his night with 19 points, five rebounds and two steals.
Off the bench, Demarion Burch recorded 11 points, a rebound, two assists and two steals. Deen collected seven rebounds, six assists and a steal.
Looking Ahead
The Braves stay at home for a game with the Evansville Purple Aces on Jan. 10 at 7 PM. Tickets for that game can be found here.
They go back on the road on Jan. 13 to face UIC at 1 PM.
Tickets
The Bradley Ticket Central page can be found
here.