Recap of Bradley Braves basketball win over Coppin State, plus preview of George Mason duel
— The Bradley Braves men's basketball team held off an upset-minded Coppin State team Thursday at the Showdown in St.
Key points
- But Coppin State answered with a 3 from Johnson with 4:57 left, then a stepback jumper by Johnson off a BU turnover at 3:53 cut it to 25-22.
- 1 right now.” A close call at the finish Brendan Johnson sank a pull-up jumper with 38 seconds left to give Coppin State a 54-53 lead.
- Bradley rallied in the second half and held on in the final seconds to earn its first victory against an NCAA Div.-I opponent in the 2026-27 season, a 56-54 decision at McArthur Center on the campus of Eckerd College.
But BU forward Xander Alerie went up to the rim in a tip-in bid, and while contesting it, Coppin State’s Jamari Piercy inadvertently tipped the ball into the net for a 55-54 Bradley lead.
Poll position and Arch Madness The Bradley Braves men's basketball team has been picked to finish sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference in the 2026-27 preseason poll.
Additional details
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- Bradley head coach Brian Wardle has led the Braves to at least 20 wins in four straight seasons and seven of the last nine.
- Pete Bradley plays George Mason in the Showdown at St.
- Coppin State tried a desperation 3-pointer from Hussain Williams at the buzzer, but it was no good.
- “We’ll take ugly wins right now, we’re playing ugly, we’re not playing real well,” Bradley head coach Brian Wardle said in a postgame broadcast interview.
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