Demarion Burch scores 23 as Bradley defeats Washington State 64-60
AP
Dec 02, 2025
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) Demarion Burch led Bradley Braves with 23 points and Ahmet Jonovic sealed the victory with a dunk with 21 seconds remaining as the Braves defeated Washington State Cougars 64-60 on Tuesday.
Burch shot 8 of 16 from the field, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 7 from the line for the Braves (5-4). Montana Wheeler scored 15 points and Jaquan Johnson added 10.
Ace Glass led the Cougars (3-6) in scoring, finishing with 15 points. Eemeli Yalaho added 10 points and 11 rebounds for Washington State. Tomas Thrastarson finished with 10 points and six rebounds.
Burch scored 12 points in the first half and Bradley went into the break trailing 29-28. Burch scored a team-high 11 points for Bradley in the second half. Bradley outscored Washington State by five points over the final half.
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1st Half
WSU
Cougars
29
BRAD
Braves
28
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
ND Okafor vs. Ahmet Jonovic (Jaquan Johnson gains possession)
19:40
Jaquan Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:38
Tomas Thrastarson defensive rebound
19:15
Eemeli Yalaho misses three point jump shot
19:13
Jaquan Johnson defensive rebound
19:05
Demarion Burch misses two point layup
19:03
Tomas Thrastarson defensive rebound
18:58
Ahmet Jonovic shooting foul (Jerone Morton draws the foul)
18:58
+1
Jerone Morton makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-0
18:58
+1
Jerone Morton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-0
18:44
Alex Huibregtse misses two point jump shot
18:42
Ahmet Jonovic offensive rebound
18:38
AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
18:36
Ace Glass defensive rebound
18:27
+3
Eemeli Yalaho makes three point jump shot (Ace Glass assists)
5-0
18:15
Demarion Burch misses three point jump shot
18:13
ND Okafor defensive rebound
17:41
Ace Glass misses three point jump shot
17:39
Jaquan Johnson defensive rebound
17:31
Ahmet Jonovic misses three point jump shot
17:29
Eemeli Yalaho defensive rebound
17:19
+3
Tomas Thrastarson makes three point jump shot (Ace Glass assists)
8-0
17:02
Jerone Morton shooting foul (Demarion Burch draws the foul)
17:02
Demarion Burch misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:02
+1
Demarion Burch makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-1
16:44
+2
ND Okafor makes two point dunk
10-1
16:34
+2
Demarion Burch makes two point layup (Jaquan Johnson assists)
10-3
16:29
Ace Glass misses three point jump shot
16:27
Braves defensive rebound
16:04
ND Okafor blocks Timoty van der Knaap's two point jump shot
16:02
Jerone Morton defensive rebound
15:52
ND Okafor misses two point jump shot
15:50
Demarion Burch defensive rebound
15:45
Demarion Burch turnover
15:45
TV timeout
15:17
+2
Jerone Morton makes two point layup (Emmanuel Ugbo assists)
12-3
14:57
Montana Wheeler misses three point jump shot
14:55
Braves offensive rebound
14:38
Corey Thomas misses two point jump shot
14:36
Eemeli Yalaho defensive rebound
14:08
Eemeli Yalaho misses two point jump shot
14:06
Corey Thomas defensive rebound
14:06
Simon Hildebrandt personal foul
13:39
AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
13:37
Braves offensive rebound
13:29
Jaquan Johnson misses two point jump shot
13:27
Timoty van der Knaap offensive rebound
13:19
+3
Montana Wheeler makes three point jump shot
12-6
13:09
Rihards Vavers turnover
12:54
Simon Hildebrandt shooting foul (Jaquan Johnson draws the foul)
12:54
+1
Jaquan Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-7
12:54
Jaquan Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:54
Simon Hildebrandt defensive rebound
12:43
Rihards Vavers misses three point jump shot
12:41
Jaquan Johnson defensive rebound
12:29
+2
AJ Smith makes two point dunk (Montana Wheeler assists)
12-9
12:16
Adria Rodriguez turnover
11:50
Simon Hildebrandt shooting foul (AJ Smith draws the foul)
11:50
TV timeout
11:50
+1
AJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-10
11:50
+1
AJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-11
11:36
+2
ND Okafor makes two point jump shot (Jerone Morton assists)
14-11
11:27
Demarion Burch misses two point layup
11:25
Parker Gerrits defensive rebound
10:59
Tomas Thrastarson misses two point jump shot
10:57
Cougars offensive rebound
10:55
Alex Huibregtse personal foul
10:47
Jump ball. ND Okafor vs. Jaquan Johnson (ND Okafor gains possession)
10:37
Tomas Thrastarson misses two point jump shot
10:35
Kai Yu defensive rebound
10:35
ND Okafor personal foul
10:13
AJ Smith misses two point jump shot
10:11
Ace Glass defensive rebound
10:00
ND Okafor misses two point layup
9:58
Tomas Thrastarson offensive rebound
9:58
+2
Tomas Thrastarson makes two point jump shot
16-11
9:42
Jaquan Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:40
ND Okafor defensive rebound
9:31
Ace Glass misses three point jump shot
9:29
Tomas Thrastarson offensive rebound
9:24
Tomas Thrastarson misses two point jump shot
9:22
ND Okafor offensive rebound
9:21
+2
ND Okafor makes two point jump shot
18-11
9:20
Braves 30 second timeout
8:51
Timoty van der Knaap misses two point layup
8:49
ND Okafor defensive rebound
8:37
Eemeli Yalaho turnover (out of bounds)
8:19
Timoty van der Knaap misses three point jump shot
8:17
Braves offensive rebound
8:09
+3
Alex Huibregtse makes three point jump shot (Montana Wheeler assists)