Valparaiso Defeats Bradley Basketball

Valparaiso, Ind. – The Bradley men's basketball team couldn't overcome hot-shooting Valparaiso on the road as the Crusaders earned a 90-78 victory on Saturday night. The Braves are now 19-10 on the year with a 10-6 Missouri Valley Conference record, while Valpo moves to 15-14 and 8-8 versus league foes.

Valparaiso made 18-of-28 from 3-point range in the winning effort, including 11-of-15 from beyond the arc in the second half.

Junior Elijah Childs led Bradley with 19 points and seven rebounds. Senior Nate Kennell added 16 points, while classmate Darrell Brown also chipped in 14.

Bradley started the game as the hot team, making six of its first eight field goals to quickly race to a 14-4 lead.…