Peoria, Ill. – The Bradley men's basketball team won its eighth game in its last 10 contests, earning a 72-64 victory over I-74 rival Illinois State on Saturday afternoon in front of 6,902 fans at Carver Arena. The Braves are now 16-12 overall with a 10-6 mark in Missouri Valley Conference play, while the Redbirds drop to 11-17 overall and 4-11 versus league foes.
Junior Malevy Leons matched his career high in the winning effort, scoring 21 points on just eight field goal attempts to go with nine rebounds. Classmate Terry Roberts added 18 points and five boards, while sophomore Rienk Mast chipped in 17 points.