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Hot Shooting Leads Bradley to 71-49 Win over UNI
2/22/2006 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 22, 2006
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Cedar Falls, Iowa - Bradley shot 60 percent from the field, including 67 percent in the second half, and posted a 71-49 win over the University of Northern Iowa Wednesday night at the UNI-Dome.
Guard Erik Crawford (Oakdale, Minn.) added 15. Bradley was led by Patrick O'Bryant who had 18 points.
Bradley jumped out to an early 17-5 lead over the game's first five minutes. The Braves hit seven of their first nine shots from the field, including three three-pointers. UNI battled back to cut the lead to 28-23 after back-to-back baskets by Eric Coleman (Maplewood, Minn.), but the Braves scored the last four points of the half to take a 32-23 edge into the locker room.
A layup by Grant Stout (New Sharon, Iowa) cut Bradley's lead to 41-37 with 14:37 left in the game, but that was as close as the Panthers would get. Bradley went on an 11-2 run over the next five minutes to open a 52-39 advantage, and UNI never pulled closer than 11 points the rest of the way.
With the win, Bradley improves to 17-9 overall, 10-7 in the Missouri Valley Conference. UNI falls to 22-7 overall, 11-6 in league play. The Panthers close their regular season this Saturday afternoon when they travel to face Southern Illinois. Tipoff is set for 1:05 p.m. and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN2.
