Brown leads Bradley to 66-53 win over Evansville
PEORIA, Ill. -- Darrell Brown had 17 points and Donte Thomas added 13 with 12 rebounds as Bradley started fast and finished strong for a 66-53 win over Evansville on Saturday night to surpass its win total of last season.
Bradley (14-7, 4-4 Missouri Valley Conference), which has won ten straight at home, was 13-20 for the 2016-17 season.
Bradley was up 36-25 at the break and led 55-41 with 7:18 remaining. Blake Simmons nailed a 3-point jumper to start a 9-1 run as Evansville closed to 56-50 with 3:22 left. Brown answered with six straight points to get the Braves out front 62-52 and they cruised to the win.
Brown hit three treys, making 6 of 16 from the floor. Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye added 12 points with nine rebounds and four assists, and Elijah Childs chipped in 11 points with eight rebounds.
Simmons had 12 points to reach the 1,000-point mark in his career and Ryan Taylor added 10 for Evansville (12-9, 2-6), which lost its third straight game.
Game Information
- Referees:
- John Moore
- Gene Grimshaw
- Roger Schmitz
2023-24 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Indiana State | 17-3 | - | 32-7 |
Drake | 16-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
Bradley | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
Belmont | 12-8 | 5 | 20-13 |
Northern Iowa | 12-8 | 5 | 19-14 |
Southern Illinois | 11-9 | 6 | 19-13 |
Illinois State | 9-11 | 8 | 15-17 |
Murray State | 9-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 17-16 |
Evansville | 6-14 | 11 | 17-18 |
UIC | 4-16 | 13 | 12-21 |
Valparaiso | 3-17 | 14 | 7-25 |