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Bradley finishes regular season with 3rd win in a row

Journal Star sports reporter
@DaveReynolds2

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Bradley snapped a six-game losing streak at the Knapp Center and finished the regular season with its first three-game winning streak in the Missouri Valley Conference since 2007-08, edging Drake 82-74 Saturday afternoon.

Darrell Brown scored 15 second-half points to boost the Braves, who also received a 20-point, 11-rebound effort from Donte Thomas. The Braves never trailed in winning at Knapp for the first time since December, 2009.

Bradley (12-19, 7-11) earned at least a No. 7 seed in next week's MVC tournament, likely playing Drake again in the 8:30 p.