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Braves Win Third-Straight, Defeat Chicago State, 86-70

Peoria, Ill. – Four Braves scored in double figures and an early 21-1 run lifted the Bradley men's basketball team to an 86-70 victory against Chicago State on Saturday afternoon. Coming off a Cancun Challenge title in Mexico, the Braves improved to 6-1 on the season and claimed their third-straight win.

Junior Darrell Brown led the Braves with 16 points, while also recording a team-best four assists. Sophomore Elijah Childs corralled a game-high 11 boards to go with 12 points for his second double-double in three games.

Senior Luuk van Bree and junior Nate Kennell rounded out the double-digit performances with 14 and 10 points, respectively.