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Bradley defeats Drake 73-61, seals MVC regular season title

AP
Feb 26, 2023

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) Connor Hickman's 19 points helped Bradley defeat Drake 73-61 on Sunday night to win the Missouri Valley Conference's regular season title.

Hickman shot 7 for 11 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 1 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Braves (23-8, 16-4). Rienk Mast added 12 points while shooting 5 of 7 from the field and 2 for 3 from the foul line, and he also had 13 rebounds. Malevy Leons shot 3 of 3 from the field and 4 for 4 from the charity stripe to finish with 12 points, while adding three steals. The Braves extended their winning streak to 10 games.

D.J. Wilkins finished with 14 points and two steals for the Bulldogs (24-7, 15-5). Drake also got 12 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals from Roman Penn. Darnell Brodie also had 12 points. The loss broke the Bulldogs' 10-game winning streak.

The game was tight going into the half, as Bradley held a three-point lead, 37-34. Hickman paced their team in scoring through the first half with 11 points. Bradley took the lead for what would be the final time on Hickman's layup with 15:17 remaining in the second half. His team would outscore Drake by nine points in the final half.

Bradley, the No. 1 seed, and second-seeded Drake, earned a first-round bye the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The teams play Friday in the quarterfinals.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
DRKE
Bulldogs
34
BRAD
Braves
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:41		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
19:39		Zek Montgomery defensive rebound
19:34		Darnell Brodie personal foul
19:34		Zek Montgomery misses three point jump shot
19:32		D.J. Wilkins defensive rebound
19:06		Zek Montgomery blocks Roman Penn's two point layup
19:05		Bulldogs offensive rebound
18:53		D.J. Wilkins misses two point floating jump shot
18:52		Darnell Brodie offensive rebound
18:51	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point putback layup	2-0
18:33		Zek Montgomery misses two point pullup jump shot
18:31		Roman Penn defensive rebound
18:14		Garrett Sturtz misses two point layup
18:12		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
17:56	+2	Zek Montgomery makes two point layup (Connor Hickman assists)	2-2
17:56		Roman Penn turnover (bad pass) (Malevy Leons steals)
17:56		Zek Montgomery turnover (lost ball) (Roman Penn steals)
17:01		Roman Penn turnover (bad pass) (Connor Hickman steals)
16:47		Darnell Brodie blocks Ja'Shon Henry's two point layup
16:45		Rienk Mast offensive rebound
16:38	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point putback layup	2-4
16:29	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point jump shot (Garrett Sturtz assists)	4-4
16:16	+3	Malevy Leons makes three point jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)	4-7
15:58	+2	D.J. Wilkins makes two point layup	6-7
15:48	+2	Connor Hickman makes two point layup (Ja'Shon Henry assists)	6-9
15:36		Ja'Shon Henry personal foul
15:36		TV timeout
15:14		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
15:12		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
15:01		Ville Tahvanainen turnover (bad pass) (Roman Penn steals)
14:41		Nate Ferguson misses two point layup
14:39		Ja'Shon Henry defensive rebound
14:31	+3	Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot	6-12
14:07		Ja'Shon Henry personal foul (Tucker DeVries draws the foul)
14:03		Nate Ferguson turnover (lost ball) (Zek Montgomery steals)
13:44		Zek Montgomery misses two point turnaround jump shot
13:42		Sardaar Calhoun defensive rebound
13:20		Malevy Leons shooting foul (Tucker DeVries draws the foul)
13:20	+1	Tucker DeVries makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-12
13:20	+1	Tucker DeVries makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-12
13:06		Ville Tahvanainen turnover
12:49	+3	D.J. Wilkins makes three point jump shot (Garrett Sturtz assists)	11-12
12:29		Nate Ferguson personal foul (Rienk Mast draws the foul)
12:21		Rienk Mast turnover (lost ball) (Garrett Sturtz steals)
12:11		Sardaar Calhoun misses three point jump shot
12:09		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
11:57	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point layup	11-14
11:46		Conor Enright misses two point layup
11:44		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
11:32		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
11:30		D.J. Wilkins defensive rebound
11:16		Garrett Sturtz misses two point layup
11:14		Nate Ferguson offensive rebound
11:09	+2	Nate Ferguson makes two point putback layup	13-14
11:02		Duke Deen offensive foul
11:02		Duke Deen turnover (offensive foul)
11:02		TV timeout
10:42	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point layup (Roman Penn assists)	15-14
10:31	+2	Darius Hannah makes two point layup (Duke Deen assists)	15-16
10:31		Darnell Brodie shooting foul (Darius Hannah draws the foul)
10:31		Darius Hannah misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:31		Roman Penn defensive rebound
10:19		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
10:17		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
10:05		Connor Hickman misses two point layup
10:03		Darius Hannah offensive rebound
10:02		Darius Hannah turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Wilkins steals)
9:41	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point layup (Roman Penn assists)	17-16
9:41	+2	Darius Hannah makes two point jump shot	17-18
9:25		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
9:23		Zek Montgomery defensive rebound
9:14	+3	Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot (Zek Montgomery assists)	17-21
9:06		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
8:56	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point layup (D.J. Wilkins assists)	19-21
8:29	+3	Duke Deen makes three point jump shot (Darius Hannah assists)	19-24
8:10		D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
8:08		Duke Deen defensive rebound
8:03	+2	Duke Deen makes two point floating jump shot	19-26
7:30		Duke Deen blocks Garrett Sturtz's two point turnaround hook shot
7:28		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
7:12		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
7:10		Roman Penn defensive rebound
6:57		Nate Ferguson turnover (bad pass) (Malevy Leons steals)
6:57		Tucker DeVries personal foul (Malevy Leons draws the foul)
6:57		TV timeout
6:37	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point turnaround hook shot	19-28
6:17	+2	Tucker DeVries makes two point floating jump shot	21-28
5:53	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point layup (Connor Hickman assists)	21-30
5:39	+3	D.J. Wilkins makes three point jump shot (Tucker DeVries assists)	24-30
5:04	+3	Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)	24-33
4:50	+2	Roman Penn makes two point pullup jump shot	26-33
4:32		Ja'Shon Henry misses two point layup
4:30		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
4:13		D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
4:11		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
3:56		Ja'Shon Henry misses two point layup
3:54		Ja'Shon Henry offensive rebound
3:44		Ja'Shon Henry misses two point layup
3:42		Ja'Shon Henry offensive rebound
3:37		Ja'Shon Henry turnover (bad pass) (D.J. Wilkins steals)
3:30		Zek Montgomery blocks D.J. Wilkins's two point layup
3:28		Conor Enright offensive rebound
3:18		Darnell Brodie misses two point jump shot
3:16		Ja'Shon Henry defensive rebound
3:07	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point layup (Ville Tahvanainen assists)	26-35
2:40	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point layup (Roman Penn assists)	28-35
2:40		Rienk Mast shooting foul (Darnell Brodie draws the foul)
2:39		TV timeout
2:40		Darnell Brodie misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:40		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
2:12		Darius Hannah turnover (lost ball) (Garrett Sturtz steals)
1:55	+2	Tucker DeVries makes two point layup	30-35
1:30		Darius Hannah turnover (traveling)
1:07		Roman Penn misses two point floating jump shot
1:06		Roman Penn offensive rebound
1:06	+2	Roman Penn makes two point putback layup	32-35
1:04		Braves 30 second timeout
0:40	+2	Zek Montgomery makes two point layup (Rienk Mast assists)	32-37
0:01	+2	Roman Penn makes two point pullup jump shot	34-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DRKE
Bulldogs
27
BRAD
Braves
36

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Connor Hickman misses two point stepback jump shot
19:50		Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
19:39		Darnell Brodie misses two point turnaround hook shot
19:37		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
19:26	+2	Zek Montgomery makes two point reverse layup	34-39
19:03	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point layup (Roman Penn assists)	36-39
18:32		Roman Penn shooting foul (Duke Deen draws the foul)
18:32	+1	Duke Deen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-40
18:32		Duke Deen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:32		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
18:10	+2	Roman Penn makes two point jump shot	38-40
17:54		Duke Deen turnover (lost ball) (Roman Penn steals)
17:39		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
17:37		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
17:21		Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot
17:20		Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
17:20		Duke Deen personal foul
17:00		Darnell Brodie misses two point driving hook shot
16:58		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
16:53		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
16:51		Ja'Shon Henry offensive rebound
16:51		D.J. Wilkins personal foul
16:45		Rienk Mast turnover (traveling)
16:32		Roman Penn misses three point jump shot
16:30		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
16:14		Duke Deen misses two point floating jump shot
16:12		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
16:04	+3	Tucker DeVries makes three point jump shot	41-40
15:40		Rienk Mast turnover (lost ball) (Garrett Sturtz steals)
15:33		D.J. Wilkins misses three point jump shot
15:31		Duke Deen defensive rebound
15:26		Braves 30 second timeout
15:26		TV timeout
15:17	+2	Connor Hickman makes two point layup	41-42
14:45		Ja'Shon Henry blocks Sardaar Calhoun's two point layup
14:44		Bulldogs offensive rebound
14:44		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
14:44		TV timeout
14:29		Roman Penn shooting foul (Connor Hickman draws the foul)
14:29		Connor Hickman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:29	+1	Connor Hickman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-43
14:16		Conor Enright misses three point jump shot
14:14		Ja'Shon Henry defensive rebound
14:08	+3	Connor Hickman makes three point pullup jump shot	41-46
13:54		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
13:52		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
13:45		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
13:43		Roman Penn defensive rebound
13:26		Sardaar Calhoun misses three point jump shot
13:24		Ville Tahvanainen defensive rebound
13:06		Rienk Mast personal foul
12:38		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
12:36		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
12:14		Connor Hickman misses two point jump shot
12:12		Ville Tahvanainen offensive rebound
12:09	+2	Ville Tahvanainen makes two point putback layup	41-48
11:56		Darnell Brodie turnover (traveling)
11:56		TV timeout
11:42	+2	Darius Hannah makes two point turnaround hook shot	41-50
11:26		Tucker DeVries turnover (bad pass) (Ville Tahvanainen steals)
11:09		Conor Enright shooting foul (Duke Deen draws the foul)
11:09	+1	Duke Deen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-51
11:09	+1	Duke Deen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-52
10:43		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
10:41		D.J. Wilkins offensive rebound
10:30		Roman Penn misses three point jump shot
10:28		Zek Montgomery defensive rebound
10:20		Zek Montgomery misses three point jump shot
10:18		Darnell Brodie defensive rebound
10:02		Darnell Brodie misses two point driving hook shot
10:00		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
9:39	+3	Malevy Leons makes three point jump shot (Duke Deen assists)	41-55
9:38		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
9:23	+2	Garrett Sturtz makes two point layup (D.J. Wilkins assists)	43-55
9:23		Rienk Mast shooting foul (Garrett Sturtz draws the foul)
9:23	+1	Garrett Sturtz makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-55
9:07		Zek Montgomery misses two point layup
9:05		D.J. Wilkins defensive rebound
8:57		Darnell Brodie misses two point layup
8:55		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
8:31		Darius Hannah offensive foul
8:31		Darius Hannah turnover (offensive foul)
8:19	+3	D.J. Wilkins makes three point jump shot (Roman Penn assists)	47-55
8:10		Connor Hickman turnover (bad pass) (Roman Penn steals)
8:05		Darius Hannah shooting foul (Garrett Sturtz draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Garrett Sturtz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-55
8:05		Garrett Sturtz misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:05		Ja'Shon Henry defensive rebound
7:42		Duke Deen offensive foul
7:42		Duke Deen turnover (offensive foul)
7:42		TV timeout
7:30		Jump ball. Darnell Brodie vs. Rienk Mast (Darnell Brodie gains possession)
7:23		Roman Penn misses two point jump shot
7:21		Roman Penn offensive rebound
7:14		Roman Penn turnover (traveling)
6:59	+2	Ja'Shon Henry makes two point turnaround hook shot	48-57
6:37		Garrett Sturtz misses two point floating jump shot
6:35		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
6:05		Darnell Brodie shooting foul (Rienk Mast draws the foul)
6:05	+1	Rienk Mast makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-58
6:05	+1	Rienk Mast makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-59
5:57		Darnell Brodie turnover (bad pass)
5:33	+2	Ville Tahvanainen makes two point layup	48-61
5:12		Tucker DeVries misses two point layup
5:10		Tucker DeVries offensive rebound
5:10		Tucker DeVries misses two point layup
5:09		Darnell Brodie offensive rebound
5:09	+2	Darnell Brodie makes two point layup	50-61
5:09		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:36		Ville Tahvanainen misses two point layup
4:34		Ville Tahvanainen offensive rebound
4:32		D.J. Wilkins personal foul (Duke Deen draws the foul)
4:26	+2	Ja'Shon Henry makes two point layup	50-63
4:11	+2	Roman Penn makes two point layup	52-63
4:04		Braves 30 second timeout
3:35		Ja'Shon Henry misses two point fadeaway jump shot
3:33		Conor Enright defensive rebound
3:20	+3	D.J. Wilkins makes three point jump shot (Tucker DeVries assists)	55-63
2:48	+2	Malevy Leons makes two point jump shot	55-65
2:39		Malevy Leons personal foul (Tucker DeVries draws the foul)
2:39	+1	Tucker DeVries makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-65
2:39	+1	Tucker DeVries makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-65
2:32		Tucker DeVries personal foul (Connor Hickman draws the foul)
2:32	+1	Malevy Leons makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-66
2:32	+1	Malevy Leons makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-67
2:26		Roman Penn misses two point layup
2:24		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
2:22		Garrett Sturtz personal foul (Rienk Mast draws the foul)
2:22		Rienk Mast misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:22		Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
2:12		Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot
2:10		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
1:58		Roman Penn personal foul (Connor Hickman draws the foul)
1:58		Connor Hickman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:58		D.J. Wilkins defensive rebound
1:50		Tucker DeVries misses two point layup
1:48		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
1:46		Roman Penn personal foul (Malevy Leons draws the foul)
1:46	+1	Malevy Leons makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-68
1:46	+1	Malevy Leons makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-69
1:41	+2	Roman Penn makes two point layup	59-69
1:41		Ja'Shon Henry shooting foul (Roman Penn draws the foul)
1:41		Roman Penn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:41		Ja'Shon Henry defensive rebound
1:31	+2	Ja'Shon Henry makes two point alley-oop dunk (Connor Hickman assists)	59-71
1:23		D.J. Wilkins turnover (lost ball)
1:19	+2	Connor Hickman makes two point dunk (Ville Tahvanainen assists)	59-73
1:03		Duke Deen personal foul (Garrett Sturtz draws the foul)
1:03	+1	Garrett Sturtz makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-73
1:03	+1	Garrett Sturtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-73
0:50		Duke Deen misses two point layup
0:49		Rienk Mast offensive rebound
0:48		Rienk Mast misses two point layup
0:46		Garrett Sturtz defensive rebound
0:43		Garrett Sturtz misses three point jump shot
0:42		Tucker DeVries offensive rebound
0:35		Tucker DeVries turnover (lost ball) (Malevy Leons steals)
0:04		Braves turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Braves turnover (shot clock violation)