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Braves Stay Hot, Defeat First-Place Loyola

Peoria, Ill. – The Bradley men's basketball remains one of the hottest teams in the Missouri Valley Conference with Loyola its latest victim after a 68-61 victory at Carver Arena Wednesday night. The Braves have won six of their last seven games to improve to 14-11 and 8-5 versus league foes, while the Ramblers drop to 18-5 overall and 9-3 in Valley play.

Five Braves scored in double figures to lead BU to victory. Junior Malevy Leons scored a game-high 14 points but it was graduate student Mikey Howell and freshman Zek Montgomery that came up clutch off the bench.