Takeaways: Fifth-Seed Bradley Downs Fourth-Seed Drake 63-61 on Last Second Shot.
What Went Down: No. 5 seed Bradley (20-12, 9-9) took on No. 4 seed Drake March 2 in the second quarterfinal matchup of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) tournament at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. After a game of runs in which neither team could pull away, Bradley’s Donte Thomas scored a putback layup with 1.2 seconds left to give the Braves the 63-61 victory in dramatic fashion.
Analysis: It seemed at several times Drake was close to pulling away in the first half.