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Final Score: Northern Iowa 59 - Bradley 68

Peoria, IL (Sports Network) - Andrew Warren scored 15 points and Chris Roberts added 13 points, as Bradley surprised Northern Iowa, 68-59, in Missouri Valley Conference action at Carver Arena.

Will Egolf and Taylor Brown each chipped in with 12 points for Bradley (13-12, 8-7 MVC), which recovered from a 62-61 loss to Illinois State on Tuesday. The Braves, who also got seven rebounds from Brown, have won three of their last four.

Ali Farokhmanesh had 14 points, while Kwadzo Ahelegbe and Jordan Eglseder donated 13 points each for Northern Iowa (22-3, 13-2), which had won six straight coming into the contest and failed to secure the outright MVC title and top seed in the upcoming conference tournament with a victory.

Down 32-23 at the break, Sam Maniscalco capped an 11-0 Bradley run to start the second half and put the Braves ahead 34-32 just over five minutes in.

Northern Iowa quickly answered by scoring the next five points, before Warren sparked a 7-0 run by Bradley with a pair of free throws and a three-pointer. Brown's two makes at the line capped the surge and put the hosts ahead 41-37 with under 11 minutes left.

The Braves held a brief lead until Johnny Moran tied things at 46 with two free throws a short time later, but Bradley responded and took over the game.

Brown's two makes at the stripe with 8:16 to play jump-started a 9-1 Bradley run, and following a Roberts three-point play, the Braves were ahead 55-47 with less than five minutes left on the clock.

Northern Iowa was as close as five points in the final minute, but it was too little, too late as Bradley held on for the upset.

Tied at 11-all near the midway point of the opening 20 minutes, Eglseder and Anthony James bookended a 13-4 Northern Iowa run with a layup and a three- pointer, respectively, to give the Panthers a 24-15 lead.

Adam Koch then buried a jumper in the closing seconds to give UNI a 32-23 advantage heading into the locker room.