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Unbeaten Bradley defeats UTEP 63-59 to win SoCal Challenge Surf Division

AP
Nov 23, 2023

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (AP) Connor Hickman scored 16 points as unbeaten Bradley beat UTEP 63-59 on Wednesday to claim the SoCal Challenge Surf Division championship.

Hickman shot 5 for 12 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line for the Braves (5-0). Malevy Leons added 13 points while going 6 of 11 from the field, and they also had six rebounds. Christian Davis had nine points and shot 2 of 5 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line.

The Miners (5-1) were led by Tae Hardy, who posted 15 points and three steals. Otis Frazier III added 11 points for UTEP. In addition, Zid Powell finished with eight points. The Miners ended a five-game winning streak with the loss.

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Both teams next play Saturday. Bradley hosts Vermont and UTEPsquares off against Loyola Marymount on the road.

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1st Half
BRAD
Braves
37
UTEP
Miners
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Connor Linke vs. Otis Frazier III (Miners gains possession)
20:00		Connor Linke vs. Otis Frazier III (Miners gains possession)
20:00		Calvin Solomon turnover
20:00		Connor Linke vs. Otis Frazier III (Miners gains possession)
20:00		Calvin Solomon turnover
19:40		Connor Hickman misses two point layup
19:38		Tae Hardy defensive rebound
19:24		Tae Hardy misses three point jump shot
19:22		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
19:01	+3	Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot (Darius Hannah assists)	3-0
18:46		Otis Frazier III misses two point layup
18:44		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
18:16		Malevy Leons misses two point jump shot
18:14		Braves offensive rebound
18:07		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
18:05		Malevy Leons offensive rebound
18:00		Calvin Solomon shooting foul (Connor Hickman draws the foul)
18:00	+1	Connor Hickman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-0
18:00	+1	Connor Hickman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-0
17:49		Duke Deen shooting foul (David Terrell Jr. draws the foul)
17:49	+1	David Terrell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-1
17:49	+1	David Terrell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-2
17:25		Elijah Jones personal foul
17:21		Christian Davis misses three point jump shot
17:19		Elijah Jones defensive rebound
16:50		Corey Camper Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:48		David Terrell Jr. offensive rebound
16:42		Tae Hardy misses two point layup
16:40		Christian Davis defensive rebound
16:24		Malevy Leons misses two point jump shot
16:22		David Terrell Jr. defensive rebound
15:59	+2	Kevin Kalu makes two point layup (Corey Camper Jr. assists)	5-4
15:52		Duke Deen turnover (bad pass)
15:52		TV timeout
15:34		Elijah Jones misses three point jump shot
15:32		Demarion Burch defensive rebound
15:26		Demarion Burch turnover (lost ball) (Calvin Solomon steals)
15:21		Malevy Leons shooting foul (Calvin Solomon draws the foul)
15:21	+1	Calvin Solomon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-5
15:21	+1	Calvin Solomon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-6
15:04	+2	Ahmet Jonovic makes two point layup	7-6
14:39		Corey Camper Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
14:29		Calvin Solomon personal foul
14:08		Almar Atlason misses two point layup
14:06		Jon Dos Anjos defensive rebound
14:03	+2	Otis Frazier III makes two point dunk (David Terrell Jr. assists)	7-8
13:38		Demarion Burch misses two point jump shot
13:36		Malevy Leons offensive rebound
13:27		Malevy Leons misses two point layup
13:25		Malevy Leons offensive rebound
13:25	+2	Malevy Leons makes two point layup	9-8
13:25		Demarion Burch personal foul
13:12		Zid Powell turnover (lost ball) (Malevy Leons steals)
13:12		Zid Powell personal foul
12:51		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
12:49		Zid Powell defensive rebound
12:41		Almar Atlason shooting foul (Zid Powell draws the foul)
12:41		Zid Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:41	+1	Zid Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-9
12:14		Demarion Burch misses two point jump shot
12:12		Darius Hannah offensive rebound
12:06		Darius Hannah misses two point layup
12:04		Darius Hannah offensive rebound
12:00		Darius Hannah misses two point layup
11:58		Kevin Kalu defensive rebound
11:50		Darius Hannah blocks Zid Powell's two point layup
11:50		Miners offensive rebound
11:50		TV timeout
11:37	+3	Zid Powell makes three point jump shot	9-12
11:07		Jon Dos Anjos personal foul
10:54	+3	Almar Atlason makes three point jump shot (Duke Deen assists)	12-12
10:44		Otis Frazier III misses two point jump shot
10:42		Christian Davis defensive rebound
10:35	+2	Christian Davis makes two point layup	14-12
10:19		Otis Frazier III turnover (bad pass)
10:06	+2	Connor Hickman makes two point layup (Ahmet Jonovic assists)	16-12
9:43	+2	Elijah Jones makes two point jump shot	16-14
9:30	+2	Ahmet Jonovic makes two point layup (Almar Atlason assists)	18-14
8:54		Miners turnover (shot clock violation)
8:39		Christian Davis misses three point jump shot
8:37		Derick Hamilton defensive rebound
8:18		Derick Hamilton turnover (traveling)
8:01	+3	Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot	21-14
7:42		Corey Camper Jr. misses two point layup
7:40		Duke Deen defensive rebound
7:33		Duke Deen turnover (lost ball) (Tae Hardy steals)
7:23	+2	Calvin Solomon makes two point layup	21-16
7:06		Tae Hardy personal foul
7:06		TV timeout
7:03	+2	Demarion Burch makes two point jump shot (Connor Hickman assists)	23-16
6:42	+2	Calvin Solomon makes two point layup (Zid Powell assists)	23-18
6:20		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
6:18		Connor Hickman offensive rebound
6:14		Zid Powell shooting foul (Christian Davis draws the foul)
6:14		Christian Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:14	+1	Christian Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-18
6:02		Otis Frazier III misses two point layup
6:00		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
5:55		Darius Hannah turnover (lost ball) (David Terrell Jr. steals)
5:45	+2	Corey Camper Jr. makes two point dunk (David Terrell Jr. assists)	24-20
5:29		Demarion Burch misses two point layup
5:27		Jon Dos Anjos defensive rebound
5:21		Darius Hannah blocks David Terrell Jr.'s two point layup
5:19		Miners offensive rebound
5:09		Jon Dos Anjos misses three point jump shot
5:07		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
5:00	+2	Malevy Leons makes two point layup	26-20
4:39		Calvin Solomon turnover (lost ball)
4:20		Ahmet Jonovic misses two point layup
4:18		David Terrell Jr. defensive rebound
3:58		David Terrell Jr. misses two point layup
3:56		Elijah Jones offensive rebound
3:52	+2	Elijah Jones makes two point dunk	26-22
3:41	+2	Christian Davis makes two point layup	28-22
3:24		Jon Dos Anjos misses three point jump shot
3:22		Christian Davis defensive rebound
3:11		Corey Camper Jr. blocks Ahmet Jonovic's two point layup
3:11		Braves offensive rebound
3:11		TV timeout
3:11		David Terrell Jr. personal foul (Ahmet Jonovic draws the foul)
3:11		Miners technical foul
3:11		TV timeout
3:11	+1	Duke Deen makes technical free throw 1 of 2	29-22
3:11	+1	Duke Deen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-22
3:11	+1	Ahmet Jonovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-22
3:11	+1	Ahmet Jonovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-22
2:43		Kevin Kalu misses two point layup
2:41		Ahmet Jonovic defensive rebound
2:29		Almar Atlason turnover (lost ball) (David Terrell Jr. steals)
2:23	+2	Tae Hardy makes two point layup (David Terrell Jr. assists)	32-24
2:23		Christian Davis shooting foul (Tae Hardy draws the foul)
2:23	+1	Tae Hardy makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-25
2:15		Christian Davis misses two point layup
2:13		Miners defensive rebound
1:53		Otis Frazier III misses three point jump shot
1:51		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
1:34		Otis Frazier III shooting foul (Malevy Leons draws the foul)
1:34		Malevy Leons misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:34	+1	Malevy Leons makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-25
1:15		David Terrell Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Darius Hannah steals)
0:45		Braves turnover (shot clock violation)
0:29		Almar Atlason shooting foul (David Terrell Jr. draws the foul)
0:29	+1	David Terrell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-26
0:29		David Terrell Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:29		Kevin Kalu offensive rebound
0:19		David Terrell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Duke Deen steals)
0:13	+2	Malevy Leons makes two point dunk (Duke Deen assists)	35-26
0:06		David Terrell Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Christian Davis steals)
0:01	+2	Darius Hannah makes two point dunk (Malevy Leons assists)	37-26
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BRAD
Braves
26
UTEP
Miners
33

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Malevy Leons misses two point layup
19:39		Zid Powell defensive rebound
19:33		Connor Hickman shooting foul (Zid Powell draws the foul)
19:33		Zid Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:33	+1	Zid Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-27
19:31		Braves 30 second timeout
19:31		TV timeout
19:11		Darius Hannah turnover (bad pass) (Tae Hardy steals)
19:05		Darius Hannah personal foul
19:02		Otis Frazier III turnover (bad pass)
18:51		Darius Hannah misses two point layup
18:49		Kevin Kalu defensive rebound
18:43		Otis Frazier III misses three point jump shot
18:41		Almar Atlason defensive rebound
18:30		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
18:28		Tae Hardy defensive rebound
18:21		Zid Powell misses two point layup
18:19		Duke Deen defensive rebound
18:13		Malevy Leons turnover (lost ball) (Tae Hardy steals)
18:09		Calvin Solomon turnover (bad pass)
17:58		Malevy Leons turnover (lost ball) (Calvin Solomon steals)
17:42	+2	Tae Hardy makes two point jump shot (Calvin Solomon assists)	37-29
17:30		Malevy Leons misses three point jump shot
17:28		Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
17:22		Malevy Leons shooting foul (Tae Hardy draws the foul)
17:22		Tae Hardy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:22	+1	Tae Hardy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-30
17:04		Ahmet Jonovic misses two point jump shot
17:03		Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
17:03		Connor Hickman personal foul
16:54		Zid Powell misses two point layup
16:52		Miners offensive rebound
16:47		Tae Hardy misses two point layup
16:45		Tae Hardy offensive rebound
16:37		Ahmet Jonovic blocks Zid Powell's two point layup
16:35		Demarion Burch defensive rebound
16:35		Tae Hardy blocks Demarion Burch's two point layup
16:33		Braves offensive rebound
16:22		Duke Deen offensive foul
16:22		Duke Deen turnover (offensive foul)
16:11		Jon Dos Anjos offensive foul
16:11		Jon Dos Anjos turnover (offensive foul)
15:56		David Terrell Jr. personal foul
15:56		TV timeout
15:48		Ahmet Jonovic misses two point layup
15:47		Miners defensive rebound
15:47		Demarion Burch personal foul
15:29		Otis Frazier III misses three point jump shot
15:27		Corey Camper Jr. offensive rebound
14:59		Jump ball. (Miners gains possession)
14:59	+2	Otis Frazier III makes two point dunk	37-32
14:50	+2	Ahmet Jonovic makes two point layup	39-32
14:34		Kevin Kalu misses two point layup
14:32		Kevin Kalu offensive rebound
14:27	+2	Otis Frazier III makes two point layup (Calvin Solomon assists)	39-34
14:09		Almar Atlason misses three point jump shot
14:07		Miners defensive rebound
13:54		Zid Powell misses two point layup
13:52		Ahmet Jonovic defensive rebound
13:46		Zid Powell blocks Connor Hickman's two point layup
13:44		Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
13:41		Calvin Solomon misses two point layup
13:41		Otis Frazier III offensive rebound
13:41		Almar Atlason shooting foul (Otis Frazier III draws the foul)
13:41	+1	Otis Frazier III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-35
13:41	+1	Otis Frazier III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-36
13:16		Connor Hickman misses two point layup
13:14		Kevin Kalu defensive rebound
12:49		Zid Powell misses two point jump shot
12:47		Zid Powell offensive rebound
12:44		Christian Davis shooting foul (Zid Powell draws the foul)
12:44	+1	Zid Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-37
12:44		Zid Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:44		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
12:33	+2	Connor Hickman makes two point jump shot	41-37
12:12		Zid Powell turnover (bad pass) (Darius Hannah steals)
11:55		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
11:53		Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
11:23		Zid Powell misses three point jump shot
11:21		Miners offensive rebound
11:21		Miners turnover (shot clock violation)
11:21		TV timeout
10:52	+2	Darius Hannah makes two point layup	43-37
10:52		Jon Dos Anjos shooting foul (Darius Hannah draws the foul)
10:52		Darius Hannah misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:52		Kevin Kalu defensive rebound
10:28		Jon Dos Anjos misses three point jump shot
10:26		Christian Davis defensive rebound
10:09		Christian Davis turnover (lost ball)
9:46	+2	Kevin Kalu makes two point layup (Calvin Solomon assists)	43-39
9:30		Jump ball. (Braves gains possession)
9:15		Darius Hannah misses two point jump shot
9:13		Tae Hardy defensive rebound
9:07		Calvin Solomon offensive foul
9:07		Calvin Solomon turnover (offensive foul)
8:48	+2	Malevy Leons makes two point jump shot	45-39
8:26		Tae Hardy misses three point jump shot
8:24		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
8:16		David Terrell Jr. personal foul
8:11		Malevy Leons turnover (bad pass) (Zid Powell steals)
8:03	+2	Zid Powell makes two point dunk	45-41
7:44	+2	Darius Hannah makes two point layup	47-41
7:20		Zid Powell misses two point jump shot
7:18		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
7:14		TV timeout
6:52		Braves turnover (shot clock violation)
6:44	+2	Elijah Jones makes two point dunk	47-43
6:20	+2	Demarion Burch makes two point jump shot	49-43
6:02		Zid Powell turnover (lost ball)
5:47		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
5:45		Zid Powell defensive rebound
5:36		Tae Hardy misses three point jump shot
5:34		Elijah Jones offensive rebound
5:25		Calvin Solomon misses two point jump shot
5:23		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
5:14	+2	Malevy Leons makes two point layup	51-43
5:04	+3	Tae Hardy makes three point jump shot (Calvin Solomon assists)	51-46
5:02		Miners 30 second timeout
5:02		TV timeout
4:58		Malevy Leons turnover (bad pass)
4:52		Zid Powell turnover (bad pass) (Connor Hickman steals)
4:41	+2	Connor Hickman makes two point layup	53-46
4:30		Corey Camper Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:28		Almar Atlason defensive rebound
4:02	+2	Malevy Leons makes two point layup	55-46
3:54		Miners 30 second timeout
3:54		TV timeout
3:33		Malevy Leons blocks Tae Hardy's two point layup
3:31		Miners offensive rebound
3:00	+2	Kevin Kalu makes two point dunk	55-48
3:00		Calvin Solomon misses two point layup
3:00		Kevin Kalu offensive rebound
3:00	+2	Kevin Kalu makes two point dunk	55-48
2:55	+2	Darius Hannah makes two point layup	57-48
2:47		Zid Powell turnover (bad pass) (Darius Hannah steals)
2:32		Calvin Solomon personal foul
2:18		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
2:16		Tae Hardy defensive rebound
2:08	+3	Tae Hardy makes three point jump shot (Otis Frazier III assists)	57-51
1:44		Connor Hickman turnover (traveling)
1:31	+3	Tae Hardy makes three point jump shot (Otis Frazier III assists)	57-54
1:17		Braves 30 second timeout
0:54		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
0:52		Zid Powell defensive rebound
0:43		Darius Hannah blocks Tae Hardy's two point layup
0:41		Duke Deen defensive rebound
0:36		Kevin Kalu shooting foul (Connor Hickman draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Connor Hickman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-54
0:36	+1	Connor Hickman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-54
0:19	+2	Calvin Solomon makes two point layup	59-56
0:17		Miners 60 second timeout
0:15		Corey Camper Jr. personal foul (Christian Davis draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Christian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-56
0:15	+1	Christian Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-56
0:04		Corey Camper Jr. misses two point layup
0:04		Otis Frazier III offensive rebound
0:04	+2	Otis Frazier III makes two point layup	61-58
0:04		Malevy Leons shooting foul (Otis Frazier III draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Otis Frazier III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-59
0:04		Braves 60 second timeout
0:03		Tae Hardy personal foul (Christian Davis draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Christian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-59
0:03	+1	Christian Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-59
0:00		End of period

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Christian Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2