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Hickman has 20, Bradley defeats UIC 74-47 in MVC quarterfinal

AP
Mar 09, 2024

ST. LOUIS (AP) Connor Hickman scored 20 points to lead third-seeded Bradley to a 74-47 win over 11th-seeded UIC in the Missouri Valley Conference quarterfinals on Friday night.

The Braves will face second-seed Drake in the second of two semifinals Saturday.

Hickman had five rebounds for the Braves (22-10). Darius Hannah added 11 points while shooting 5 of 9 from the field while he also had seven rebounds and four blocks. Demarion Burch had 10 points and shot 4 of 5 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line.

The Flames (12-21) were led by Nathan Ojukwu, who posted 10 points. Toby Okani added nine points and three steals for UIC. Isaiah Rivera also had nine points.

Bradley took the lead with 13:31 left in the first half and did not give it up. Malevy Leons led their team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them up 27-25 at the break. Bradley pulled away with a 16-1 run in the second half to extend a two-point lead to 17 points. They outscored UIC by 25 points in the final half, as Hickman led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
UIC
Flames
25
BRAD
Braves
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Braves gains possession)
19:40		Darius Hannah misses two point jump shot
19:38		Braves offensive rebound
19:28		Malevy Leons misses three point jump shot
19:26		CJ Jones defensive rebound
19:20		Darius Hannah blocks CJ Jones's two point layup
19:18		Flames offensive rebound
19:08	+2	Toby Okani makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:36		Duke Deen turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Pickett steals)
18:29	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point jump shot (CJ Jones assists)	4-0
18:13		Isaiah Rivera blocks Darius Hannah's two point layup
18:11		Darius Hannah offensive rebound
18:07		Almar Atlason misses three point jump shot
18:05		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
17:59		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
17:57		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
17:44	+2	Malevy Leons makes two point dunk (Darius Hannah assists)	4-2
17:22		CJ Jones misses three point jump shot
17:20		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
17:09		Connor Hickman turnover (bad pass)
17:00		CJ Jones turnover (bad pass)
16:43		Malevy Leons turnover (lost ball) (Toby Okani steals)
16:33		Malevy Leons blocks Toby Okani's two point layup
16:31		Connor Linke defensive rebound
16:28	+3	Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot (Malevy Leons assists)	4-5
15:50		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
15:48		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
15:38		Connor Linke misses two point jump shot
15:36		Christian Davis personal foul
15:36		TV timeout
15:24	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rivera assists)	7-5
15:06	+3	Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot (Connor Linke assists)	7-8
14:48	+3	Isaiah Rivera makes three point jump shot (Ethan Pickett assists)	10-8
14:27		Connor Hickman turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Rivera steals)
14:18		Toby Okani turnover (bad pass) (Christian Davis steals)
14:07	+3	Christian Davis makes three point jump shot (Duke Deen assists)	10-11
13:51	+2	CJ Jones makes two point layup	12-11
13:31	+2	Malevy Leons makes two point jump shot (Christian Davis assists)	12-13
13:03		Darius Hannah blocks Jaden Brownell's three point jump shot
13:01		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
12:59		Jaden Brownell shooting foul (Darius Hannah draws the foul)
12:59	+1	Darius Hannah makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-14
12:59		Darius Hannah misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:59		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
12:43		CJ Jones offensive foul (Demarion Burch draws the foul)
12:43		CJ Jones turnover (offensive foul)
12:31	+2	Darius Hannah makes two point dunk (Christian Davis assists)	12-16
12:22		Flames 30 second timeout
12:22		TV timeout
11:58	+2	Jaden Brownell makes two point layup (Marquise Kennedy assists)	14-16
11:44		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
11:42		Steven Clay defensive rebound
11:37		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
11:35		Christian Davis defensive rebound
11:24		Darius Hannah misses two point jump shot
11:22		Darius Hannah offensive rebound
11:20	+2	Darius Hannah makes two point layup	14-18
10:54		Steven Clay misses three point jump shot
10:52		Christian Davis defensive rebound
10:38	+2	Connor Linke makes two point layup (Duke Deen assists)	14-20
10:15		Demarion Burch shooting foul (Marquise Kennedy draws the foul)
10:15	+1	Marquise Kennedy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-20
10:15		Marquise Kennedy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:15		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
10:03		Malevy Leons turnover (bad pass)
9:40		Marquise Kennedy turnover (lost ball) (Duke Deen steals)
9:23		Connor Hickman turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Pickett steals)
9:16		Marquise Kennedy misses two point layup
9:14		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
9:09		Duke Deen misses two point jump shot
9:07		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
8:54		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
8:52		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
8:27		Jaden Brownell personal foul (Duke Deen draws the foul)
8:19		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
8:17		Toby Okani defensive rebound
7:57		Connor Hickman shooting foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:57	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-20
7:57	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-20
7:44		Ethan Pickett personal foul
7:30	+2	Malevy Leons makes two point jump shot	17-22
7:10		Malevy Leons personal foul
7:02		Filip Skobalj turnover (bad pass)
6:44		Almar Atlason turnover (bad pass) (CJ Jones steals)
6:39		Connor Hickman blocks Isaiah Rivera's two point layup
6:37		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
6:36		Malevy Leons turnover (lost ball) (CJ Jones steals)
6:31	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup (CJ Jones assists)	19-22
6:08		Malevy Leons misses two point jump shot
6:06		CJ Jones defensive rebound
5:50		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
5:48		Braves defensive rebound
5:35		Ethan Pickett personal foul
5:22		Duke Deen misses two point jump shot
5:20		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
5:00		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
4:58		Demarion Burch defensive rebound
4:36	+2	Demarion Burch makes two point layup	19-24
4:06	+2	Toby Okani makes two point layup	21-24
3:55		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
3:53		Toby Okani defensive rebound
3:53		Demarion Burch personal foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
3:53		TV timeout
3:28		Connor Hickman personal foul
3:18		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
3:16		Connor Linke defensive rebound
3:08		Duke Deen misses two point jump shot
3:06		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
2:56		Duke Deen personal foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
2:56	+1	Toby Okani makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-24
2:56	+1	Toby Okani makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-24
2:40		Malevy Leons turnover (lost ball) (Filip Skobalj steals)
2:29		Toby Okani misses two point layup
2:27		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
2:09	+3	Malevy Leons makes three point jump shot (Darius Hannah assists)	23-27
1:52		CJ Jones misses two point dunk
1:50		Demarion Burch defensive rebound
1:37		Steven Clay personal foul (Christian Davis draws the foul)
1:26		Christian Davis misses three point jump shot
1:24		Toby Okani defensive rebound
1:03		Darius Hannah blocks CJ Jones's two point layup
1:01		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
0:54		Christian Davis misses three point jump shot
0:52		Malevy Leons offensive rebound
0:41		Christian Davis turnover (bad pass) (Toby Okani steals)
0:19		Isaiah Rivera misses two point jump shot
0:17		Duke Deen defensive rebound
0:13		Braves 30 second timeout
0:06		Connor Hickman turnover (bad pass) (CJ Jones steals)
0:02	+2	Toby Okani makes two point dunk (Steven Clay assists)	25-27
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UIC
Flames
22
BRAD
Braves
47

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Ethan Pickett misses two point jump shot
19:38		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
19:36	+2	Connor Hickman makes two point layup	25-29
19:21		Ethan Pickett turnover (bad pass) (Connor Hickman steals)
19:19		CJ Jones shooting foul (Connor Hickman draws the foul)
19:19		Connor Hickman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:19		Connor Hickman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:19		Toby Okani defensive rebound
19:06		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
19:04		Duke Deen defensive rebound
18:54	+2	Darius Hannah makes two point hook shot (Duke Deen assists)	25-31
18:30		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
18:28		Ethan Pickett offensive rebound
18:22		CJ Jones turnover (lost ball) (Malevy Leons steals)
18:13	+3	Duke Deen makes three point jump shot	25-34
18:12		Flames 30 second timeout
18:12		TV timeout
17:55		Darius Hannah personal foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
17:55		Toby Okani misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:55	+1	Toby Okani makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-34
17:27		Isaiah Rivera personal foul (Malevy Leons draws the foul)
17:22	+3	Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot (Darius Hannah assists)	26-37
17:03		Malevy Leons personal foul
16:50		Isaiah Rivera misses two point layup
16:48		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
16:43	+3	Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot (Duke Deen assists)	26-40
16:23		Malevy Leons personal foul
16:14		CJ Jones misses two point jump shot
16:12		CJ Jones offensive rebound
16:12		CJ Jones misses two point layup
16:10		Connor Linke defensive rebound
15:50	+2	Christian Davis makes two point layup	26-42
15:50		Steven Clay shooting foul (Christian Davis draws the foul)
15:50		TV timeout
15:50	+1	Christian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-43
15:37		Duke Deen personal foul
15:30		Duke Deen shooting foul (Filip Skobalj draws the foul)
15:30	+1	Filip Skobalj makes regular free throw 1 of 3	27-43
15:30	+1	Filip Skobalj makes regular free throw 2 of 3	28-43
15:30	+1	Filip Skobalj makes regular free throw 3 of 3	29-43
15:14		Christian Davis misses three point jump shot
15:12		Toby Okani defensive rebound
15:02		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
15:00		Demarion Burch defensive rebound
14:54	+2	Demarion Burch makes two point jump shot	29-45
14:33		Darius Hannah blocks Toby Okani's two point jump shot
14:31		Demarion Burch defensive rebound
14:15		Isaiah Rivera personal foul (Almar Atlason draws the foul)
14:04	+2	Darius Hannah makes two point jump shot	29-47
13:51		CJ Jones misses two point layup
13:49		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
13:33	+2	Darius Hannah makes two point layup	29-49
13:12		Christian Davis shooting foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
13:12		Toby Okani misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:12		Toby Okani misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:12		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
12:41		Braves turnover (shot clock violation)
12:23		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
12:21		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
12:18	+2	Demarion Burch makes two point layup (Connor Hickman assists)	29-51
12:18		CJ Jones shooting foul (Demarion Burch draws the foul)
12:18	+1	Demarion Burch makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-52
11:58		Christian Davis personal foul (Nathan Ojukwu draws the foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:58	+1	Nathan Ojukwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-52
11:58	+1	Nathan Ojukwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-52
11:33		Connor Hickman misses two point jump shot
11:31		CJ Jones defensive rebound
11:15		Ethan Pickett misses three point jump shot
11:13		Almar Atlason defensive rebound
11:06		Christian Davis misses three point jump shot
11:04		CJ Jones defensive rebound
10:54		Connor Linke personal foul (Ethan Pickett draws the foul)
10:54	+1	Ethan Pickett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-52
10:54		Ethan Pickett misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:54		Almar Atlason defensive rebound
10:23		Isaiah Rivera shooting foul (Duke Deen draws the foul)
10:23		Duke Deen misses regular free throw 1 of 3
10:23	+1	Duke Deen makes regular free throw 2 of 3	32-53
10:23		Duke Deen misses regular free throw 3 of 3
10:23		Malevy Leons offensive rebound
10:14		Demarion Burch turnover (traveling)
9:52		Almar Atlason shooting foul (Nathan Ojukwu draws the foul)
9:52	+1	Nathan Ojukwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-53
9:52	+1	Nathan Ojukwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-53
9:33	+3	Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot (Almar Atlason assists)	34-56
9:18		Nathan Ojukwu misses three point jump shot
9:16		Almar Atlason defensive rebound
9:10	+3	Duke Deen makes three point jump shot (Connor Hickman assists)	34-59
8:54		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
8:52		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
8:30		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
8:28		Malevy Leons offensive rebound
8:27		Toby Okani blocks Malevy Leons's two point layup
8:25		Braves offensive rebound
8:22	+3	Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot (Darius Hannah assists)	34-62
8:07		Nathan Ojukwu misses two point jump shot
8:05		Marquise Kennedy offensive rebound
7:59	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point layup	36-62
7:50		Braves 30 second timeout
7:50		TV timeout
7:29		Malevy Leons turnover (lost ball) (Toby Okani steals)
7:28		Jump ball. Toby Okani vs. Malevy Leons (Braves gains possession)
7:28		Toby Okani turnover (lost ball) (Malevy Leons steals)
7:24		Christian Davis misses three point jump shot
7:22		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
6:54	+2	Marquise Kennedy makes two point layup (Toby Okani assists)	38-62
6:40	+3	Christian Davis makes three point jump shot (Duke Deen assists)	38-65
6:17		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
6:15		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
5:59		Almar Atlason misses two point layup
5:57		Darius Hannah offensive rebound
5:55		Darius Hannah misses two point layup
5:53		Marquise Kennedy defensive rebound
5:46		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
5:44		Christian Davis defensive rebound
5:37	+3	Duke Deen makes three point jump shot (Christian Davis assists)	38-68
5:29		Flames 30 second timeout
5:08		CJ Jones misses three point jump shot
5:06		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
4:52		Duke Deen misses two point jump shot
4:50		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
4:39		CJ Jones turnover (bad pass) (Malevy Leons steals)
4:29	+2	Demarion Burch makes two point jump shot	38-70
4:07		Jaden Brownell misses three point jump shot
4:05		Christian Davis defensive rebound
3:49		Connor Linke turnover (3-second violation)
3:49		TV timeout
3:18		Steven Clay misses two point jump shot
3:16		Braves defensive rebound
3:08		Nathan Ojukwu personal foul (Demarion Burch draws the foul)
3:08		Demarion Burch misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:08		Cameron Fens defensive rebound
3:00		Yusef Salih misses three point jump shot
2:58		Demarion Burch defensive rebound
2:54		Nathan Ojukwu blocks Demarion Burch's two point layup
2:52		Ahmet Jonovic offensive rebound
2:40	+2	Ahmet Jonovic makes two point hook shot	38-72
2:24		Ahmet Jonovic personal foul (Cameron Fens draws the foul)
2:24	+1	Cameron Fens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-72
2:24		Cameron Fens misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:24		Goanar Biliew defensive rebound
2:17		Demarion Burch turnover (bad pass) (Yusef Salih steals)
2:05		Cameron Fens misses two point dunk
2:03		Nathan Ojukwu offensive rebound
1:59		Goanar Biliew personal foul (Nathan Ojukwu draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Nathan Ojukwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-72
1:59		Nathan Ojukwu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:59		Cameron Fens offensive rebound
1:55		Kyle Thomas shooting foul (Cameron Fens draws the foul)
1:55	+1	Cameron Fens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-72
1:55	+1	Cameron Fens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-72
1:30		Sam Hennessy turnover (lost ball) (Nathan Ojukwu steals)
1:24	+3	Nathan Ojukwu makes three point jump shot	45-72
0:54		Steven Clay shooting foul (Sam Hennessy draws the foul)
0:54		Sam Hennessy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:54	+1	Sam Hennessy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-73
0:48		Grant Welch misses three point jump shot
0:46		Steven Clay offensive rebound
0:44		Steven Clay misses three point jump shot
0:42		Cameron Fens offensive rebound
0:35		Cameron Fens turnover (bad pass) (Sam Hennessy steals)
0:13		Steven Clay shooting foul (Demarion Burch draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Demarion Burch makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-74
0:13		Demarion Burch misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:13		Nathan Ojukwu defensive rebound
0:07	+2	Nathan Ojukwu makes two point dunk	47-74
0:00		End of period

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Nathan Ojukwu makes two point dunk