Bradley Braves vs Valparaiso Beacons

MVC Tournament - Semifinal

15-19, 6-14 MVC

Final

	1	2	T
Valparaiso VAL	34	31	65
Bradley BRAD	31	39	70

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26-7, 15-5 MVC

Enterprise Center

6:00 PM, March 8, 2025Coverage: CBSSN

St. Louis, MO

Attendance: 7,779

Referees:
Kelly Self
Randy Heimerman
Marques Pettigrew

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Drake	17-3	-	31-4
Bradley	15-5	2	28-9
Northern Iowa	14-6	3	20-13
Belmont	13-7	4	22-11
Illinois State	10-10	7	22-14
UIC	10-10	7	17-14
Murray State	9-11	8	16-17
Indiana State	8-12	9	14-18
Southern Illinois	8-12	9	14-19
Evansville	8-12	9	11-21
Valparaiso	6-14	11	15-19
Missouri State	2-18	12	9-23

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