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Bradley Halts Men's Basketball 16-Game Home Court Winning Streak

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Bradley Halts Men's Basketball 16-Game Home Court Winning Streak

DES MOINES, IOWA ? Jeremy Crouch's running 18-foot jumper from the right wing with 11.3 seconds left capped an 8-0 run to give Bradley a stunning 72-71 victory past Missouri Valley Conference champion Drake Tuesday night, halting the Bulldogs' 16-game home court winning streak.

The No. 16-ranked Bulldogs, who fell to 23-3, had three chances to win the game in the closing seconds.

Guard Adam Emmenecker drove the paint but missed a layup with six seconds remaining. However, the rebound went out of bounds off a Bradley defender.

After taking a time out with 4.3 seconds left, Klayton Korver missed a 12-footer from the left baseline and then guard Josh Young fell short on a 10-footer in the paint.

A layup by Emmenecker with 5:56 left gave Drake a 69-60 advantage. But the Bulldogs missed nine of their last 10 shots to close out the game, while committing three turnovers.

Bradley made four of its last five and outscored Drake, 12-2, in the final 5 1/2 minutes.

Drake led by as many as 13 (51-38) in the second half. Bradley never led in the second half until Crouch's game-winning jumper with 11.3 seconds left.

A tip-in by junior forward Jonathan Cox, which gave Drake a 71-63 lead with 4:55 left, would be the Bulldogs' last basket of the game.

The top two shooting teams in the MVC combined for 19 three-point baskets with Bradley hitting 11 treys.

Young, who missed the Jan. 16 game at Bradley while recovering from a sprained ankle, led Drake with 23 points.

Cox added 15 points for Drake, including 12 in the first half.

Crouch also finished with 23 points, including 17 in the second, for Bradley which moved to 16-12 including an 8-8 league mark.

Young scored 11 of Drake's first 13 points in the opening 4 minutes 24 seconds of the second half allowing Drake to enjoy a 46-34 lead.

A free throw by Leonard Houston with 13:10 left gave Drake its biggest lead of the game at 51-38.

Drake's last double-digit lead was 67-57 with 7:11 left following two free throws by Emmenecker.

Bradley enjoyed a pair of 11-point leads in the first half with the last at 25-14.

Bradley made seven of its first eight shots and hit its first three three-point attempts. The Braves opened the game with a 20-9 run.

Drake then went on a 14-3 run during a 6 minute 56 second span to tie the game at 28-28 with 3:29 left following a three-point basket by reserve guard Jacob Baryenbruch.

Drake never led until going up 31-30 on Cox three-point basket with 2:30 left in the first half.

Bradley missed eight of its last 11 shots in the first half. Drake made five of its last 10 shots in the half.

Bradley shot 53.6 percent in the second half and finished the game at 47.4 percent.

Drake hit 45.3 percent from the floor.

Bradley also controlled the boards by outrebounding Drake, 32-28.

Houston led Drake by tying a career high with seven rebounds.

Korver finished with nine points, making three three-point baskets, to move into No. 17 on the school career scoring list with 1,047 points to surpass Bart Friedrick, who scored 1,042 from 1986-89.

Drake's Brent Heemskerk blocked a career-high five shots.

Drake which led the MVC in steals, collected a season-low two against the Braves.

Emmenecker committed six turnovers, matching his season high. Emmenecker and Young combined for 11 of Drake's 13 turnovers.

Drake will travel to No. 8 ranked Butler Saturday in a nationally televised game on ESPN 2 as part of the O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBuster series.


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Players Mentioned

Jacob Baryenbruch

#11 Jacob Baryenbruch

G
6' 0"
Freshman
Jonathan Cox

#31 Jonathan Cox

F
6' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
Adam Emmenecker

#15 Adam Emmenecker

G
6' 1"
Sophomore
Brent Heemskerk

#4 Brent Heemskerk

F
6' 8"
Sophomore
Leonard Houston

#5 Leonard Houston

G
6' 3"
Sophomore
Klayton Korver

#24 Klayton Korver

F
6' 5"
Junior
Josh Young

#20 Josh Young

G
6' 1"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jacob Baryenbruch

#11 Jacob Baryenbruch

6' 0"
Freshman
G
Jonathan Cox

#31 Jonathan Cox

6' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
F
Adam Emmenecker

#15 Adam Emmenecker

6' 1"
Sophomore
G
Brent Heemskerk

#4 Brent Heemskerk

6' 8"
Sophomore
F
Leonard Houston

#5 Leonard Houston

6' 3"
Sophomore
G
Klayton Korver

#24 Klayton Korver

6' 5"
Junior
F
Josh Young

#20 Josh Young

6' 1"
Senior
G