Deen, Hannah lead Bradley past Drake, 61-59
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Duke Deen led Bradley with 12 points and Darius Hannah hit the winning dunk with 10 seconds left as the Braves knocked off Drake 61-59 on Sunday.
Deen went 4 of 10 from the field (3 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Braves (21-6, 12-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Zek Montgomery scored 11 points while going 4 of 6 from the field. Hannah shot 3 of 5 from the field and 2 for 4 from the free-throw line to finish with nine points.
The 6-foot-9 Hannah set a ghost screen on the right wing for Zek Montgomery, who hit a cutting Hannah for the go-ahead two-hand dunk.
Daniel Abreu missed a potential winning jumper just before the buzzer.
The Bulldogs (23-3, 13-3) were led by Abreu, who posted 16 points. Mitch Mascari added 14 points for Drake. Kael Combs had 11 points. The loss ended an 11-game winning streak for the Bulldogs.
Demarion Burch put up nine points in the first half for Bradley, who led 31-30 at halftime. Montgomery scored eight second-half points for Bradley.
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Both teams next play Wednesday. Bradley visits Illinois State and Drake plays UIC at home.
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