National Basketball Association
Bradley 73, Kansas State 60
When: 6:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Where: Suncoast Credit Union Arena, Fort Myers, Florida
Officials:
# Dwayne Gladden, # Bill McCarthy, # Tim Kelly
Attendance:
2046
By Field Level Media
Bradley stretched a narrow halftime lead to double figures, defeating Kansas State 73-60 Wednesday in the consolation game of the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off.
The Braves hit 6-of-11 3-point shots in the second half, compared to just 1-of-13 from beyond the arc for Kansas State after halftime.
Bradley had 23 turnovers, but Kansas State managed only 22 points off those turnovers.
Bradley (5-2) had four players score in double figures, led by Nate Kennell with 22. Darrell Brown had 16, Elijah Childs had 12 and Ja'Shon Henry had 11.
Kansas State (4-2) was led by Xavier Sneed with 15 points. Shaun Williams and Mike McGuirl each chipped in 10 points. Second-leading scorer Cartier Diarra was held to just six points, including 0-for-3 on 3-pointers.
Bradley pulled away early in the second half, as Kansas State struggled to find the range. The Wildcats missed their first seven shots before Williams made a second-chance layup with 13:51 left to cut the deficit to 44-39.
The Wildcats got to within 44-42 when Williams hit a 3-pointer, but Bradley answered with a 5-0 spurt.
When Henry grabbed an offensive rebound and got the put-back, it gave the Braves their largest lead of the game. Bradley gradually pulled away, reaching its first double-figure lead (61-51) with 5:52 left in the game.
The closest Kansas State could get the rest of the way was seven points at 63-56.
Both teams were more effective in the first half than they were in their semifinal losses. Bradley shot 54.2 percent from the field, including 7-of-12 from 3-point range in taking a 38-37 lead into the half. The Braves were led by Kennell with 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc.
Sneed led all scorers with 11 points in the first half for Kansas State, which shot 48.3 percent from the field. Sneed was 5-of-5 from the free-throw line.
Kansas State has led in only one game this season, their loss to Pittsburgh on Monday night. The Wildcats have struggled from 3-point range this season, but they were 3-of-8 from long range in the first half against Bradley.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Kansas State |
|
Bradley |
|
Xavier Sneed 15 |
Scoring |
Nate Kennell 22 |
|
Cartier Diarra 8 |
Assists |
Elijah Childs 3 |
|
Xavier Sneed 9 |
Rebounds |
Elijah Childs 8 |
|
Xavier Sneed 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Elijah Childs 6 |
|
Cartier Diarra 5 |
Steals |
Nate Kennell 2 |
|
Makol Mawien 1 |
Blocks |
Ja'Shon Henry 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Kansas State
|
60 |
40.0 |
4-21 |
8-13 |
11 |
30 |
1 |
13 |
15 |
| Bradley
|
73 |
50.0 |
13-23 |
12-17 |
15 |
33 |
3 |
5 |
23 |
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