Bradley hands Chicago State 8th straight loss 84-58
CHICAGO -- Luuk van Bree led a balanced attack with 15 points, Darrell Brown had a double-double and Bradley took control early to defeat Chicago State 84-58 on Saturday.
Brown had 11 points and a career-high 10 assists for the Braves (8-2), who are off to their best start since opening 9-1 32 years ago. Donte Thomas and Jayden Hodgson added 13 points apiece.
Bradley, fifth in the country allowing just 58 points a game, held the Cougars to that mark even though they shot better than what the Braves allow. Chicago State shot 40 percent (22 of 55), making 6 of 18 behind the arc. Brady has held opponents to 26 percent from 3 and 36.3 percent overall.
Nate Kennell's 3-pointer capped an 8-0 run that had the Braves up 15-5 less than five minutes into the game and it was 48-30 at the half. The Cougars got it down to 12 on back-to-back baskets by Deionte Simmons but Bradley answered with a 17-2 run. Hodgson sandwiched a pair of 3s around one by van Bree that made it 73-46 with 6:52 left.
Montana Byrde had 14 points and Simmons 12 for Chicago State (2-12), which has lost eight straight.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Rick O'Neill
- Dan Nowakowski
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Bradley | 5-1 | - | 14-3 |
Drake | 4-2 | 1 | 14-2 |
Belmont | 4-2 | 1 | 12-5 |
Murray State | 4-2 | 1 | 10-7 |
Northern Iowa | 4-2 | 1 | 10-7 |
UIC | 3-3 | 2 | 10-6 |
Valparaiso | 3-3 | 2 | 10-7 |
Indiana State | 3-3 | 2 | 9-8 |
Evansville | 3-3 | 2 | 6-11 |
Illinois State | 2-4 | 3 | 10-7 |
Southern Illinois | 1-5 | 4 | 6-11 |
Missouri State | 0-6 | 5 | 7-10 |
2024-25 Northeast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Long Island University | 4-0 | - | 8-11 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 2-1 | 1.5 | 6-12 |
Central Connecticut | 2-2 | 2 | 11-6 |
Stonehill | 2-2 | 2 | 10-9 |
St. Francis (PA) | 2-2 | 2 | 7-11 |
Wagner | 1-2 | 2.5 | 9-7 |
Le Moyne | 1-2 | 2.5 | 6-12 |
Chicago State | 1-2 | 2.5 | 1-17 |
Mercyhurst | 1-3 | 3 | 7-12 |