Bradley's win streak stays alive after a thriller in Edwardsville
1st Half
The SIUE Cougars would get off to a hot start as they mounted a 10-3 run to start the game. Bradley would answer with a Ville Tahvanainen three-pointer and a Connor Hickman layup to pull within 6 at the game's first media timeout but SIUE would still hold a slim advantage. The Braves would charge back over the next 4 minutes as they closed the gap to 2 points at a 15-13 margin. Turnovers were the name of the game as both teams combined for 12 giveaways and 9 total assists in the first 20 minutes. SIUE would find its rhythm from the field first shooting 61% on a 10-0 SIUE run. As the first half came to a close, both teams were struggling in the half-court offense. Bradley thrived above the rim as Darius Hannah would throw down a transition lob from Zek Montgomery and a tip dunk off a miss from Rienk Mast. At the end of the first half, SIUE led Bradley 33-25. Bradley finished at the break shooting 37% from the field and 23% from behind the three-point line. SIUE shot 54% from the field and 60% from three.
2nd Half
Both teams would open up the second half scoreless for the first two minutes until Bradley began a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to just one point at 33-32 at the first media stoppage. The Braves and Cougars would trade baskets in a back-and-forth affair until the final few moments. SIUE, down 3 with 19 seconds left, drove hard the length of the court and scored a layup to cut the Bradley lead to 1 with 6 seconds left. After a scary sequence that saw BU nearly throw away the following inbound pass. Connor Hickman went 1-2 on free throws, to give Bradley a 56-54 lead with 0.6 seconds left. The Cougars elected to throw a pass to the attacking free-throw line. Malevy Leons got a hand on the full-court pass, however, in a sea of bodies SIUE is able to put up a circus shot that is counted by the officials in real-time. Upon further review, the basket is waved off by the officials and Bradley escaped with 2 point win and their second true road win of the season.
Original source can be found here
Alerts Sign-up