St. Louis – The Bradley men's basketball team used a strong second-half performance to push past fourth-seeded Missouri State in the Missouri Valley Conference Quarterfinals on Friday, 61-58. The Braves improve to 18-14 overall and advance to the Arch Madness Semifinals for the second-straight season, while the Bears drop to 16-16 with the loss.
Junior Darrell Brown led the Braves with 20 points and five assists in the winning effort, while sophomore Elijah Childs added 12 points and seven boards. The duo combined to score 26 of their 32 points after the halftime break with Brown tallying 14 in the second stanza and Childs all of his 12.