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Bradley faces Belmont following Johnson's 22-point game
By The Associated Press
Bradley Braves (10-4, 3-0 MVC) at Belmont Bruins (12-2, 2-1 MVC)
Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Bradley visits Belmont after Jaquan Johnson scored 22 points in
Bradley's 76-68 victory against the Evansville Purple Aces.
The Bruins have gone 5-1 in home games. Belmont averages 85.0 points and has
outscored opponents by 15.9 points per game.
The Braves are 3-0 in conference games. Bradley ranks sixth in the MVC shooting
34.1% from 3-point range.
Belmont makes 51.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.3
percentage points higher than Bradley has allowed to its opponents (42.8%).
Bradley averages 9.2 more points per game (78.3) than Belmont gives up to
opponents (69.1).
The Bruins and Braves meet Thursday for the first time in conference play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sam Orme is averaging 13.6 points and 6.8 rebounds for the
Bruins. Tyler Lundblade is averaging 4.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
AJ Smith is averaging 7.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals for the Braves.
Alex Huibregtse is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 8-2, averaging 86.6 points, 36.3 rebounds, 19.8 assists,
6.5 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 51.6% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 69.8 points per game.
Braves: 9-1, averaging 81.7 points, 33.8 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 9.6 steals and
3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 69.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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