About 30 minutes before Missouri State and Bradley were scheduled to tip-off Saturday evening, the Bears' opponent announced it would be without the majority of its starting lineup.
Bradley announced that Elijah Childs, Ja'Shon Henry, Danya Kingsby and Terry Nolan Jr. of its men's basketball program were suspended for the two-game weekend series against the Bears.
Bradley said they had been suspended "due to violations of program standards."
All four players had been in the starting lineup as of recent.
Childs is widely considered as an All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team player. He led the Braves in scoring entering the series averaging 14.