Bradley edges Indiana State, 71-70, heads to MVC title game
ST. LOUIS (AP) Ja'Shon Henry led Bradley with 17 points and Malevy Leons sealed the victory with a free throw with six seconds left as the Braves defeated Indiana State 71-70 on Saturday night in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament semifinal game.
Henry added seven rebounds for the Braves (23-8). Connor Hickman scored 16 points while going 8 of 17 (0 for 6 from distance). Darius Hannah finished 5 of 6 from the floor to finish with 10 points. The Braves extended their winning streak to 10 games.
Cameron Henry led the Sycamores (20-11) in scoring, finishing with 16 points and six rebounds. Robbie Avila added 16 points for Indiana State. In addition, Courvoisier McCauley had 14 points, seven rebounds and two steals.
Ja'Shon Henry scored nine points in the first half for Bradley, who led 35-34 at the break. Hickman scored 10 points in the second half for Bradley.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Robbie Avila vs. Malevy Leons (Connor Hickman gains possession) | Â | |
19:43 | +2 | Connor Hickman makes two point jump shot | 0-2 | |
19:18 | +3 | Courvoisier McCauley makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists) | 3-2 | |
19:03 | Â | Connor Hickman misses two point layup | Â | |
19:01 | Â | Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound | Â | |
18:42 | +3 | Courvoisier McCauley makes three point jump shot (Julian Larry assists) | 6-2 | |
18:22 | Â | Duke Deen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:20 | Â | Cameron Henry defensive rebound | Â | |
18:04 | +3 | Cameron Henry makes three point jump shot (Cooper Neese assists) | 9-2 | |
17:43 | Â | Rienk Mast misses two point layup | Â | |
17:41 | Â | Cooper Neese defensive rebound | Â | |
17:32 | Â | Cameron Henry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:30 | Â | Malevy Leons defensive rebound | Â | |
17:25 | +3 | Zek Montgomery makes three point jump shot (Malevy Leons assists) | 9-5 | |
17:00 | +3 | Courvoisier McCauley makes three point jump shot (Cameron Henry assists) | 12-5 | |
16:57 | Â | Courvoisier McCauley technical foul | Â | |
16:57 | +1 | Duke Deen makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 12-6 | |
16:31 | +3 | Duke Deen makes three point jump shot (Malevy Leons assists) | 12-9 | |
15:58 | +2 | Robbie Avila makes two point layup | 14-9 | |
15:47 | +3 | Duke Deen makes three point jump shot | 14-12 | |
15:23 | Â | Ja'Shon Henry personal foul (Cameron Henry draws the foul) | Â | |
15:23 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:06 | +3 | Robbie Avila makes three point jump shot (Courvoisier McCauley assists) | 17-12 | |
14:44 | Â | Malevy Leons misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:42 | Â | Cooper Neese defensive rebound | Â | |
14:19 | Â | Cameron Henry misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:17 | Â | Rienk Mast defensive rebound | Â | |
14:01 | Â | Malevy Leons misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:59 | Â | Cameron Henry defensive rebound | Â | |
13:49 | +2 | Julian Larry makes two point layup | 19-12 | |
13:49 | Â | Duke Deen shooting foul (Julian Larry draws the foul) | Â | |
13:49 | +1 | Julian Larry makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-12 | |
13:31 | +3 | Zek Montgomery makes three point jump shot (Ville Tahvanainen assists) | 20-15 | |
13:10 | Â | Robbie Avila offensive foul (Zek Montgomery draws the foul) | Â | |
13:10 | Â | Robbie Avila turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
12:53 | +2 | Ja'Shon Henry makes two point dunk | 20-17 | |
12:38 | Â | Rienk Mast blocks Courvoisier McCauley's two point layup | Â | |
12:36 | Â | Zek Montgomery defensive rebound | Â | |
12:30 | Â | Zek Montgomery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:28 | Â | Ja'Shon Henry offensive rebound | Â | |
12:22 | +2 | Ja'Shon Henry makes two point layup | 20-19 | |
12:05 | Â | Cameron Henry turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
11:44 | Â | Ville Tahvanainen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:42 | Â | Zek Montgomery offensive rebound | Â | |
11:34 | Â | Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:32 | Â | Cooper Neese defensive rebound | Â | |
11:24 | Â | Xavier Bledson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:22 | Â | Zek Montgomery defensive rebound | Â | |
11:16 | Â | Ville Tahvanainen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:14 | Â | Julian Larry defensive rebound | Â | |
11:13 | Â | Malevy Leons personal foul (Julian Larry draws the foul) | Â | |
11:13 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:54 | +2 | Courvoisier McCauley makes two point jump shot | 22-19 | |
10:30 | Â | Darius Hannah misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:28 | Â | Xavier Bledson defensive rebound | Â | |
10:22 | Â | Xavier Bledson offensive foul (Zek Montgomery draws the foul) | Â | |
10:22 | Â | Xavier Bledson turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
9:55 | +2 | Darius Hannah makes two point jump shot (Malevy Leons assists) | 22-21 | |
9:42 | Â | Cade McKnight turnover (lost ball) (Zek Montgomery steals) | Â | |
9:32 | Â | Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:30 | Â | Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound | Â | |
9:22 | Â | Xavier Bledson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:20 | Â | Braves defensive rebound | Â | |
9:06 | Â | Ja'Shon Henry misses two point layup | Â | |
9:04 | Â | Robbie Avila defensive rebound | Â | |
8:45 | Â | Cameron Henry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:43 | Â | Ja'Shon Henry defensive rebound | Â | |
8:28 | Â | Rienk Mast misses two point hook shot | Â | |
8:26 | Â | Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound | Â | |
8:12 | Â | Cameron Henry turnover (bad pass) (Rienk Mast steals) | Â | |
7:51 | +2 | Connor Hickman makes two point jump shot | 22-23 | |
7:29 | Â | Robbie Avila misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:27 | Â | Cade McKnight offensive rebound | Â | |
7:23 | Â | Cade McKnight misses two point layup | Â | |
7:21 | Â | Rienk Mast defensive rebound | Â | |
7:01 | Â | Ja'Shon Henry misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:58 | Â | Sycamores defensive rebound | Â | |
6:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:33 | Â | Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:31 | Â | Cade McKnight offensive rebound | Â | |
6:28 | Â | Duke Deen shooting foul (Cade McKnight draws the foul) | Â | |
6:28 | +1 | Cade McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-23 | |
6:28 | +1 | Cade McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-23 | |
6:07 | +2 | Ja'Shon Henry makes two point layup | 24-25 | |
5:47 | Â | Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:45 | Â | Zek Montgomery defensive rebound | Â | |
5:39 | Â | Zek Montgomery turnover (bad pass) (Courvoisier McCauley steals) | Â | |
5:33 | Â | Courvoisier McCauley misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:31 | Â | Zek Montgomery defensive rebound | Â | |
5:22 | Â | Rienk Mast offensive foul (Cooper Neese draws the foul) | Â | |
5:22 | Â | Rienk Mast turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
5:01 | Â | Robbie Avila turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
4:51 | Â | Connor Hickman misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:49 | Â | Julian Larry defensive rebound | Â | |
4:39 | +2 | Cade McKnight makes two point layup (Robbie Avila assists) | 26-25 | |
4:16 | Â | Robbie Avila shooting foul (Ja'Shon Henry draws the foul) | Â | |
4:16 | Â | Ja'Shon Henry misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
4:16 | +1 | Ja'Shon Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-26 | |
4:08 | +3 | Cooper Neese makes three point jump shot (Julian Larry assists) | 29-26 | |
3:51 | +3 | Ville Tahvanainen makes three point jump shot (Darius Hannah assists) | 29-29 | |
3:31 | Â | Jump ball. Courvoisier McCauley vs. Ville Tahvanainen (Courvoisier McCauley gains possession) | Â | |
3:31 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:27 | Â | Cade McKnight misses two point layup | Â | |
3:25 | Â | Malevy Leons defensive rebound | Â | |
3:10 | +2 | Darius Hannah makes two point dunk (Ville Tahvanainen assists) | 29-31 | |
2:50 | +2 | Julian Larry makes two point layup | 31-31 | |
2:37 | Â | Ville Tahvanainen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:35 | Â | Cade McKnight defensive rebound | Â | |
2:18 | Â | Cade McKnight offensive foul (Ville Tahvanainen draws the foul) | Â | |
2:18 | Â | Cade McKnight turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
2:18 | Â | Official timeout | Â | |
2:09 | +2 | Connor Hickman makes two point jump shot | 31-33 | |
1:54 | Â | Courvoisier McCauley misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Ja'Shon Henry defensive rebound | Â | |
1:30 | +2 | Ja'Shon Henry makes two point dunk (Rienk Mast assists) | 31-35 | |
1:09 | +3 | Cooper Neese makes three point jump shot (Julian Larry assists) | 34-35 | |
0:52 | Â | Malevy Leons misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:50 | Â | Ville Tahvanainen offensive rebound | Â | |
0:41 | Â | Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:39 | Â | Cooper Neese defensive rebound | Â | |
0:30 | Â | Sycamores 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:21 | Â | Julian Larry misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:19 | Â | Ja'Shon Henry defensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Braves 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Trenton Gibson personal foul (Ja'Shon Henry draws the foul) | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |