Bradley Braves at Cincinnati Bearcats
· NIT - 2nd Round
James scores 25, Cincinnati beats Bradley 74-57 in NIT
James went 11 of 17 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range) for the Bearcats (20-14). Dan Skillings Jr. added 20 points and five rebounds. Simas Lukosius added 17 points.
Malevy Leons led the way for the Braves (22-11) with 16 points and six rebounds. Connor Hickman scored 14.
Cincinnati took the lead with 18:36 left in the first half and did not give it up. James led their team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 36-28 at the break.
Cincinnati advances to play the winner of Sunday's Indiana State versus Minnesota matchup.
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Matchup Prediction
Cincinnati: 79.4%
Bradley: 20.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 57 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Josh Reed Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Ahmet Jonovic missed Free Throw. | 57 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Foul on Sage Tolentino. | 57 - 74 |
Statistics
 BRAD |
 CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-61 | FG | 28-59 |
| 37.7 | Field Goal % | 47.5 |
| 5-23 | 3PT | 10-28 |
| 21.7 | Three Point % | 35.7 |
| 6-7 | FT | 8-15 |
| 85.7 | Free Throw % | 53.3 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Fifth Third Arena
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 4,732 | Capacity:
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Belmont | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Bradley | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Illinois State | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| UIC | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Northern Iowa | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
| Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Murray State | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Evansville | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Indiana State | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Southern Illinois | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Valparaiso | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |