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Return of Elijah Childs keys Bradley to victory

Feb 9, 2020 at 3:08 PM

PEORIA — The feel-good triumphant return of Elijah Childs to Bradley after an 11-game absence was slipping away Sunday afternoon.

The Braves had blown a 14-point second-half lead against league winless Evansville and trailed by one with 3:50 left.

“We’ve been through many wars since we’ve been here — me, Eli, a bunch of returners,” said BU guard Darrell Brown. ”We know you can’t get it back in one play and just (need to) take it one play at a time. I think we did that down the stretch.