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Braves’ Winning Streak Snapped at Drake

Des Moines, Iowa – The Bradley men's basketball team had its four-game winning streak snapped at Drake on Tuesday night, falling to the first-place Bulldogs, 77-68. The Braves are now 15-13 on the year and 7-8 in Missouri Valley play, while Drake improves to 21-7 and 10-5 versus league foes.

The hosts were aided by a strong performance at the free-throw line, making 31-of-36 from the charity stripe in the winning effort, while the Braves were just 6-of-9.

Sophomore Elijah Childs led BU with a career-best 24 points – making 11-of-16 field goals – to go with nine rebounds and two blocks.