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With visiting Wofford looking to take the lead in the closing seconds, Bradley junior guard Andrew Warren came up with a clutch steal and scored on a two-handed, breakaway slam for the deciding points with 4.2 seconds remaining, lifting Bradley to a 56-54 victory against the Terriers in the first round of the HoopTV Las Vegas Invitational Sunday ...

Don't write off Bradley's 68-63 victory over Lewis as meaningless. True, the Braves played much like the Chicago Bears did in their unimpressive 30-3 beatdown of the Cleveland Browns a week ago not able to put away a team that they shouldn't struggle with.

Bradley sophomore forward Taylor Brown tipped in Sam Maniscalco's missed runner at the buzzer, leading the Braves to an improbable 84-83 victory verus Lupo Araraquara Thursday night in the second round of the COPA EPTV Basketball Tournament at Gimnasio Milton Olaio Filho.

The Braves hoped their returning leading scorer would return before Missouri Valley Conference play started.

Warren, who averaged 13.2 ppg in the 2007-08 season before being shelved by a broken foot this season, figures to get plenty of space as opponents will have to respect Sam Maniscalco, Dodie Dunson and Chris Roberts from outside the arc.

The Braves hoped their returning leading scorer would return before Missouri Valley Conference play started.