ST. LOUIS — The Bradley men’s basketball team is going dancing.
The Braves beat Northern Iowa 57-54 on Sunday in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship game to earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Bradley (20-14) is back in the NCAAs for the first time since 2006, when the Braves made a run to the Sweet 16.
Elijah Childs scored 16 to lead Bradley.
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MVC tournament championship
Bradley 57, Northern Iowa 54
N. IOWA (16-18)
McDonnell 4-6 0-1 8, Green 8-20 4-4 23, I.