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Braves rally in second half to defeat UE men’s basketball

PEORIA, Ill. – Trailing by 14 in the second half, Bradley outscored the University of Evansville men's basketball team by a 40-17 margin in the final 14 minutes to defeat the Purple Aces by a final of 84-72 on Saturday at Carver Arena.

Jaylon Brown paced the Aces (14-15, 5-11 MVC) with 22 points as he connected on 11 out of 12 free throws. Ryan Taylor completed the game with 16. Darrell Brown drained four triples to lead the Braves (10-19, 5-11 MVC) with 22 points. Donte Thomas was next with 13 points and 13 rebounds.