Monks, Iowa (AP) – Duke Deen led Bradley with 12 points and Darius Hannah hit the Winning dunk With 10 seconds to play while the Braves eliminated Drake 61-59 Sunday.
Deen went 4 out of 10 on the field (3 for 3 points of 3 points) for the Braves (21-6, 12-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Zek Montgomery scored 11 points while doing 4 out of 6 on the field. Hannah pulled 3 out of 5 on the field and 2 for 4 from the Launarae francs line to finish with nine points.
The 6 -foot 9 inch Hannah put a ghost screen on the right wing for Zek Montgomery, who struck a Hannah who cut for the two -handed dunk.
Daniel Abreu missed a potential winning rider just before the buzzer.
The Bulldogs (23-3, 13-3) were led by Abreu, which displayed 16 points. Mitch Mascari added 14 points for Drake. Kael Combs had 11 points. The defeat ended a sequence of 11 consecutive victories for the Bulldogs.
Demarion Burch has collected nine points in the first half for Bradley, who led 31-30 at halftime. Montgomery scored eight points in the second half for Bradley.
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The two teams will play on Wednesday. Bradley visits the Illinois State and Drake plays at home.
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