Chicago, Ill. – The Bradley men's basketball team nearly rallied from a 14-point, second-half deficit but its final attempt at a win fell just short in a 71-70 setback at UIC on Saturday night. The Braves drop their first game of the 2018-19 season and are now 3-1, while the Flames improve to 2-3.
Three Braves scored season highs on Saturday, led by junior Darrell Brown's 19 points. Classmates Nate Kennell and Antoine Pittman also added 15 and 14 points, respectively, as the trio combined for 48 points on 17-of-34 shooting and a 6-of-13 mark from 3-point range.