Leons and the Bradley Braves take on conference foe Missouri State

Published Dec. 2, 2022 2:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Bradley Braves (5-3, 1-0 MVC) at Missouri State Bears (4-3, 1-0 MVC)

Springfield, Missouri; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: MVC foes Missouri State and Bradley meet on Saturday.

The Bears are 2-0 in home games. Missouri State is sixth in the MVC with 13.1 assists per game led by Donovan Clay averaging 4.0.

The Braves are 1-0 in conference matchups. Bradley ranks second in the MVC shooting 36.3% from downtown. Zek Montgomery paces the Braves shooting 57.1% from 3-point range.

The Bears and Braves square off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Chance Moore is scoring 15.5 points per game with 5.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists for the Bears. Clay is averaging 9.3 points and 6.4 rebounds while shooting 51.1% for Missouri State.

Malevy Leons is averaging 13.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.8 blocks for the Braves. Duke Deen is averaging 10.5 points for Bradley.

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