Illinois State Redbirds at Bradley Braves
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Deen's 11 help Bradley down Illinois State 61-57
Deen had six rebounds for the Braves (18-3, 9-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Zek Montgomery added 11 points while shooting 5 for 14, including 1 for 5 from beyond the arc while they also had six rebounds. Christian Davis had 10 points and shot 3 of 6 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.
Johnny Kinziger finished with 16 points and five assists for the Redbirds (12-9, 4-6). Ty Pence added 12 points for Illinois State. Malachi Poindexter also had eight points.
Bradley went into the half ahead of Illinois State 28-26. Darius Hannah scored six points in the half. Bradley used a 12-0 second-half run come back from a two-point deficit and take the lead at 40-30 with 12:02 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Montgomery scored nine second-half points.
Both teams next play Wednesday. Bradley hosts UIC and Illinois State plays Belmont at home.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Ty Pence made Dunk. Assisted by Dalton Banks. | 57 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Christian Davis made Free Throw. | 55 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Christian Davis made Free Throw. | 55 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Foul on Jordan Davis. | 55 - 59 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 BRAD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-58 | FG | 21-50 |
| 31.0 | Field Goal % | 42.0 |
| 10-34 | 3PT | 4-18 |
| 29.4 | Three Point % | 22.2 |
| 11-17 | FT | 15-17 |
| 64.7 | Free Throw % | 88.2 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Assists | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Peoria, IL
Attendance: 9,646 | Capacity:
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 17-3 | - | 31-4 |
| Bradley | 15-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
| Northern Iowa | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
| Belmont | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
| Illinois State | 10-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| UIC | 10-10 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Murray State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
| Indiana State | 8-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Southern Illinois | 8-12 | 9 | 14-19 |
| Evansville | 8-12 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Valparaiso | 6-14 | 11 | 15-19 |
| Missouri State | 2-18 | 15 | 9-23 |