Bradley 87, at Drake 73

DES MOINES, Iowa (Interstat) — In a stunning reversal of both recent form and pregame expectation, the Bradley Braves authored a commanding wire-to-wire victory over the Drake Bulldogs, 87-73, in a Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball game Saturday night at a sold-out Knapp Center. The result defied a national statistical projection that favored Drake by nearly 74 percent and avenged a Bradley loss just a week prior. More importantly, it was forged by an incendiary shooting performance that left the home crowd of 4,342 stunned into silence for long stretches. Bradley connected on 17 of 26 attempts from three-point range,… Read more...