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Braves Outlast Evansville, 63-61

Peoria, Ill. – The Bradley men's basketball team returned to its winning ways on Saturday afternoon, posting an 63-61 victory over Evansville at Carver Arena. The Braves even their Missouri Valley Conference record at 8-8 and move to 16-13 overall, while the Purple Aces drop to 10-19 and 4-12 versus league foes.

Junior Darrell Brown led the Braves with 19 points, while sophomore Elijah Childs registered his sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 boards.

Senior Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye added 10 points and raised his career scoring total to 1,002 – becoming the 48th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point milestone.