Feb 26, 2020 at 8:42 PM
NORMAL – Nothing about how Bradley clinched its third successive 20-win season on Wednesday night came easily.
The Braves overcame double-digit deficits in each half to post a 74-71 overtime victory over Illinois State on their arch-rivals’ home court.
BU (20-10, 11-6) stayed in the hunt for an MVC tournament seed in the 2-4 range with the win heading into Saturday’s regular-season finale against Loyola.
The Braves battled foul trouble, a bad shooting night by leading scorer Elijah Childs (2-for-11) and their worst shooting night of the Missouri Valley Conference season as a team (35%).