Bradley ends Murray State's season, 70-62
MBB: The Braves shot 52.1% from the field to advance to Saturday's semifinals
Murray State fell to Bradley, 70-62, Friday night in the Arch Madness quarterfinals. Here’s what you need to know:
With the loss, the Racers see their season end with a record of 16-17.
Bradley improves to 25-7 and advances to Saturday’s semifinal against #11-seed Valparaiso.
Kylen Milton led the Racers with 23 points in his final game as a Racer.
Nick Ellington concluded his collegiate career with 17 points and ten rebounds.
After trailing by one at the half, Bradley outscored Murray State 43-34 in the second half to clinch the win.
Murray State’s AJ Ferguson finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds — five of those being offensive.
After scoring a career-high 31 points on Thursday night, Terence Harcum had just six points on 2-for-12 shooting against Bradley.
JaCobi Wood didn’t score, but did have eight assists and two turnovers. In the final three games of his Murray State career, Wood had a total of 23 assists and just two turnovers.
Bradley’s Darius Hannah (17 points), Duke Deen (16 points), Jaquan Johnson (11 points) and Zek Montgomery (10 points) all scored in double-figures for the Braves.
The Arch Madness semifinals are now set for Saturday in St. Louis:
#1-seed Drake vs. #4-seed Belmont (2:30pm)
#2-seed Bradley vs. #11-seed Valparaiso (5:00pm)
Both games will be available on the CBS Sports Network.