Bradley Outlasts Evansville in Overtime Thriller
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (Interstat) — Jaquan Johnson scored 35 points as Bradley edged Evansville 94-90 in overtime in a Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball game Tuesday night at Ford Center.
The Braves, who trailed by seven at halftime, forced the extra period with a late second-half push. Bradley dominated inside with 48 paint points and capitalized on 15 Evansville turnovers, scoring 19 points off them. Johnson added seven assists for Bradley.
Leif Moeller led Evansville with 26 points and six assists. The Purple Aces shot 11 for 24 from 3-point range but were outscored 15-11 in overtime before a crowd of 4,089.
Bradley improved to 13-6 overall. Evansville fell to 5-14.