Christian Davis and Bradley will take the court against Brandon Noel and Wright State in the Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinals.
Bradley will stay in Conway, South Carolina, on Friday night to face off against Wright State at The HTC Center in the semifinal round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational. The Braves came into this tournament with a 3-1 record through the first two and a half weeks of the season. They beat SE Missouri, UTSA, and Northern Illinois with their only loss coming against Washington State on the road. Bradley got out to a monstrous lead in the first half, going into the break with a 20-point margin between them and their opponent, Texas State.
They cooled the jets in the second half, allowing Texas State to actually win the half by six points. However, Bradley still pulled out the game win, 82-68. Christian Davis, a senior guard, led the team in scoring with 21 points and three rebounds despite averaging just 9.8 points per game this season. Darius Hannah, Zek Montgomery, and Duke Deen all finished with double-digit points as well as starters for Bradley.
The Raiders came into this game with a 3-2 record in five games over a two-and-a-half-week stretch leading into this tournament. They lost to Kentucky and Toledo while beating Ohio Christian, Miami (OH), and Central State OH. They met with Princeton of the Ivy League in the first round of this tournament and bounced out to a 43-25 lead by the end of the first half.
Like Bradley, Wright State cooled the jets and kept the second half even winning the game 80-62. Brandon Noel led the team with 27 points and nine rebounds with two assists. Logan Woods followed him with 18 points. Keaton Norris and Alex Huibregtse also finished in double figures with Norris also having eight assists.
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