Bradley University NCAA News

Anthony Downing and Caleb Patterson combined for eight points in a key 8-2 second-half run as the Bears pulled away for a hard-fought 64-53 victory over Bradley before 6,461 fans.

Bradley's coach Geno Ford instructs his players against Creighton in the second half of their NCAA college basketball game in Omaha, Neb.

Walt Lemon Jr. scored 26 points and Jordan Prosser had 11 points and nine rebounds to lead Bradley to a 68-60 victory against Indiana State on Wednesday night.

Creighton moves down four spots in the poll following a week that began with a win at home over Illinois State, 102-74. After that came an upset loss at Northern Iowa, 65-62. Kentucky stays number one for the second straight week.

The Fairmont senior runner extraordinaire signed a national letter of intent on Wednesday at Fairmont High School to run cross country and track and field at the Division I level with Bradley University in Peoria next season.

Denver Holmes and Ryan Sawvell had the first double-doubles of their careers as Evansville routed Bradley 92-62 on Wednesday night.

Creighton moves up two spots in the poll following a week that began with a win at Drake, 77-69. After that came another win at home against Bradley, 73-59. Gonzaga breaks into the Top 25 at #24 with a win at Portland, 74-62. Vanderbilt comes in at #25 with wins against Middle Tennessee State, 84-77 and Tennessee, 65-47. Kansas State falls out of ... (more)

An Omaha group is in San Jose, Calif., as preparation for hosting the championships a year from now.

Doug McDermott finished with a game-high 24 points and pulled down six rebounds as No.

Creighton has been mostly dominant at home over the past year, and there's little reason to believe struggling Bradley will be the team to buck the trend - especially if it can't stop Doug McDermott.

Carbondale, IL - Dantiel Daniels recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Southern Illinois Salukis defeated the Bradley Braves 77-60 in Missouri Valley Conference action at SIU Arena.

BU came back from a 14 point deficit at half-time to beat Southern Illinois, 57-54. Jerome Robinson led the team in scoring.

Creighton moves up four spots in the poll following a week that began with a win at Missouri State, 66-65. After that came another win at home against Indiana State, 75-49. Kentucky takes back the number one ranking following a week in which they first got a victory at home against Arkansas, 86-63. After that came another win at home against ... (more)

Jarmar Gulley of Missouri State tries to pass the ball off as Bradley's Shayok Shayok defends.

The Braves led at the break despite shooting 23 percent from the field. The Bears were only a little better, making 30 percent.

When Colt Ryan finished a point shy of scoring 40 on Wednesday night, the University of Evansville junior didn't need to glance at a box score after the game to review his shooting performance.

Creighton moves up four spots in the poll following a week that began with a win at home over Northern Iowa, 63-60. After that came another win at Illinois State, 87-78. Finally, they put up a third win at home against Southern Illinois, 90-71. Syracuse remains number one for the fifth week in a row.

Bradley's Taylor Brown has been chosen as the StatSheet Missouri Valley Player of the Week for the week ending January 16th.

Dyricus Simms-Edwards had 26 points and Taylor Brown scored 23 as Bradley snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 78-67 victory over Northern Iowa on Sunday.

Key statistics: WSU made 29 of 58 shots and out-rebounded the Braves 44-26. Garrett Stutz had his fourth double-double in six MVC games with 16 points and 13 rebounds.