
Bradley Braves at Drake Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's BasketballDeen, Hannah lead Bradley past Drake, 61-59

Deen went 4 of 10 from the field (3 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Braves (21-6, 12-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Zek Montgomery scored 11 points while going 4 of 6 from the field. Hannah shot 3 of 5 from the field and 2 for 4 from the free-throw line to finish with nine points.
The 6-foot-9 Hannah set a ghost screen on the right wing for Zek Montgomery, who hit a cutting Hannah for the go-ahead two-hand dunk.
Daniel Abreu missed a potential winning jumper just before the buzzer.
The Bulldogs (23-3, 13-3) were led by Abreu, who posted 16 points. Mitch Mascari added 14 points for Drake. Kael Combs had 11 points. The loss ended an 11-game winning streak for the Bulldogs.
Demarion Burch put up nine points in the first half for Bradley, who led 31-30 at halftime. Montgomery scored eight second-half points for Bradley.
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Both teams next play Wednesday. Bradley visits Illinois State and Drake plays UIC at home.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 59 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 59 |
2nd 0:01 | Bradley Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 59 |
2nd 0:01 | Daniel Abreu missed Jumper. | 61 - 59 |
2nd 0:08 | Drake Timeout | 61 - 59 |
Statistics
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23-43 | FG | 19-41 |
53.5 | Field Goal % | 46.3 |
7-17 | 3PT | 7-20 |
41.2 | Three Point % | 35.0 |
8-12 | FT | 14-22 |
66.7 | Free Throw % | 63.6 |
24 | Rebounds | 24 |
6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
18 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
9 | Assists | 10 |
7 | Steals | 6 |
4 | Blocks | 2 |
13 | Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
16 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
8 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
26 | Points in Paint | 24 |
18 | Fouls | 13 |
8 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 6,424 | Capacity:
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
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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 |