ST. LOUIS -- Bradley advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Friday with a 61-58 comeback victory over Missouri State before 6,774 at Enterprise Center.
The Braves (18-14) trailed 29-22 at halftime, but rode 12-point second-half performances by both Elijah Childs and Darrell Brown to overcome the Bears in the final minutes. Bradley took a 52-49 lead with 4 minutes left on Childs’ 3-pointer and never trailed again.
Brown finished with 20 points and five assists as BU moved to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. semifinal against top seed Loyola, which defeated Valparaiso on Friday.