Cedar Falls, Iowa – A tight Missouri Valley Conference contest fell to the hosts on Saturday night as Northern Iowa prevailed over the Bradley men's basketball team, 69-64. The Braves are now 10-5 on the season and 1-1 in Valley action, while the Panthers improve to 12-2 and 1-1 versus league foes.
Senior Nate Kennell led the Braves with 18 points, while matching his career high with nine boards. Senior Darrell Brown and junior Elijah Childs also scored in double figures as Brown tallied 12 points and Childs added 11 in his first game back after missing the previous three contests with an injury.