Deen's 18 lead Bradley over Murray State 74-61

AP
Jan 18, 2025

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) Duke Deen's 18 points helped Bradley defeat Murray State 74-61 on Saturday night.

Deen added five assists for the Braves (16-3, 7-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Corey Thomas scored 16 points while going 5 of 6 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the line and added six rebounds. Darius Hannah shot 6 of 9 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 16 points.

AJ Ferguson led the way for the Racers (10-9, 4-4) with 12 points and five assists. Jacobi Wood added 11 points and two steals for Murray State. Kylen Milton also had 11 points.

Bradley took the lead with 1:37 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. Deen led their team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 41-35 at the break. Bradley extended its lead to 74-59 during the second half, fueled by a 9-1 scoring run. Hannah scored a team-high 12 points in the second half as his team closed out the win.

NEXT UP

Bradley's next game is Tuesday against Belmont on the road, and Murray State visits Southern Illinois on Wednesday.

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

1st Half
BRAD
Braves
41
MURR
Racers
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Braves gains possession)
19:43	+2	Darius Hannah makes two point layup	2-0
19:24		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
19:22		Ahmet Jonovic defensive rebound
19:05		Ahmet Jonovic turnover (Nick Ellington steals)
18:39		Kylen Milton misses two point jump shot
18:37		Duke Deen defensive rebound
18:30	+2	Duke Deen makes two point jump shot	4-0
18:05		AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot
18:03		Braves defensive rebound
17:34		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
17:32		Kylen Milton defensive rebound
17:21		Kylen Milton misses three point jump shot
17:19		Christian Davis defensive rebound
17:05	+2	Darius Hannah makes two point jump shot	6-0
16:36		Nick Ellington turnover (Duke Deen steals)
16:26		Christian Davis misses two point layup
16:24		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
16:20	+3	AJ Ferguson makes three point jump shot	6-3
15:58	+2	Corey Thomas makes two point jump shot	8-3
15:30		Kylen Milton misses three point jump shot
15:28		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
15:19		Duke Deen turnover (Nick Ellington steals)
15:11		JaCobi Wood turnover (Christian Davis steals)
14:57		Terence Harcum personal foul
14:57		TV timeout
14:44	+2	Corey Thomas makes two point layup	10-3
14:27	+3	JaCobi Wood makes three point jump shot	10-6
14:13		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
14:11		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
13:49	+3	AJ Ferguson makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	10-9
13:27		Corey Thomas misses three point jump shot
13:25		Terence Harcum defensive rebound
13:21		Corey Thomas personal foul
13:05	+3	AJ Ferguson makes three point jump shot	10-12
12:59	+3	Duke Deen makes three point jump shot	13-12
12:43	+2	Terence Harcum makes two point jump shot	13-14
12:31		Duke Deen turnover (KyeRon Lindsay steals)
12:23	+2	Alden Applewhite makes two point layup	13-16
12:12		Terence Harcum personal foul (Duke Deen draws the foul)
12:12		Duke Deen misses regular free throw 1 of 3
12:12	+1	Duke Deen makes regular free throw 2 of 3	14-16
12:12	+1	Duke Deen makes regular free throw 3 of 3	15-16
11:47		KyeRon Lindsay misses two point dunk
11:45		KyeRon Lindsay offensive rebound
11:41		Darius Hannah personal foul
11:41		TV timeout
11:29		Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
11:27		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
11:27		Jump ball. JaCobi Wood vs. Darius Hannah (Racers gains possession)
11:27		Darius Hannah turnover (JaCobi Wood steals)
11:24	+2	Alden Applewhite makes two point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	15-18
11:06		Ahmet Jonovic turnover (KyeRon Lindsay steals)
10:53		AJ Ferguson turnover (traveling)
10:40	+3	Corey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Johnson assists)	18-18
10:13		Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
10:11		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
9:54		AJ Ferguson personal foul
9:32		Darius Hannah turnover (AJ Ferguson steals)
9:21		Darius Hannah personal foul
9:14		Zek Montgomery shooting foul (AJ Ferguson draws the foul)
9:14		AJ Ferguson misses regular free throw 1 of 3
9:14		AJ Ferguson misses regular free throw 2 of 3
9:14	+1	AJ Ferguson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	18-19
8:50	+3	Duke Deen makes three point jump shot	21-19
8:23		Duke Deen shooting foul (Kylen Milton draws the foul)
8:23		Kylen Milton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:23	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-20
8:11		Braves 30 second timeout
8:11		TV timeout
7:52		Braves turnover (shot clock violation)
7:35		Nick Ellington misses two point layup
7:33		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
7:28		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
7:26		AJ Ferguson offensive rebound
7:21	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point jump shot (AJ Ferguson assists)	21-22
6:52	+2	Ahmet Jonovic makes two point dunk (Duke Deen assists)	23-22
6:26	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point jump shot	23-24
6:15		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
6:13		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
6:13		Ahmet Jonovic flagrant 1 (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
6:13	+1	Nick Ellington makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	23-25
6:13	+1	Nick Ellington makes flagrant free throw 1 of 1	23-26
5:56	+3	JaCobi Wood makes three point jump shot (AJ Ferguson assists)	23-29
5:40	+2	Connor Dillon makes two point layup	25-29
5:26		AJ Ferguson misses two point jump shot
5:24		Zek Montgomery defensive rebound
5:17	+2	Zek Montgomery makes two point layup	27-29
5:09		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
5:07		Corey Thomas defensive rebound
4:39		Almar Atlason personal foul (Alden Applewhite draws the foul)
4:39	+1	Alden Applewhite makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-30
4:39		Alden Applewhite misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:39		Connor Dillon defensive rebound
4:25		Nick Ellington personal foul
4:15		AJ Ferguson shooting foul (Corey Thomas draws the foul)
4:15	+1	Corey Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-30
4:15	+1	Corey Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-30
3:52		Almar Atlason shooting foul (Alden Applewhite draws the foul)
3:52		TV timeout
3:52		Alden Applewhite misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:52	+1	Alden Applewhite makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-31
3:38		JaCobi Wood personal foul
3:36		Christian Davis turnover (Alden Applewhite steals)
3:28	+2	Kylen Milton makes two point dunk	29-33
3:10	+2	Jaquan Johnson makes two point jump shot	31-33
2:46		JaCobi Wood turnover (Connor Dillon steals)
2:33		JaCobi Wood personal foul (Connor Dillon draws the foul)
2:33	+1	Connor Dillon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-33
2:33	+1	Connor Dillon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-33
2:23		Justin Morgan misses two point layup
2:21		Braves defensive rebound
2:04		Zek Montgomery misses three point jump shot
2:02		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
1:53		Kylen Milton turnover (bad pass)
1:37	+3	Duke Deen makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Johnson assists)	36-33
1:18		Alden Applewhite misses two point layup
1:16		Alden Applewhite offensive rebound
1:16		Christian Davis shooting foul (Alden Applewhite draws the foul)
1:16	+1	Alden Applewhite makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-34
1:16	+1	Alden Applewhite makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-35
0:52	+3	Christian Davis makes three point jump shot (Duke Deen assists)	39-35
0:25		Nick Ellington misses two point dunk
0:23		Corey Thomas defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Jaquan Johnson makes two point jump shot	41-35
0:00		End of period

Deen's 18 lead Bradley over Murray State 74-61

1st Half BRADBraves41MURRRacers35

1st Half
BRAD
Braves
41
MURR
Racers
35