PEORIA, Ill. – Omar Grier scored 10 points and had four assists to lead Bradley to a 58-50 victory over North Carolina A&T on Sunday evening.
The Braves (1-2) employed a balance attack offensively for much of the game with every player scoring at least one field goal. Warren Jones and Josh Cunningham each had nine points, Auston Barnes finished with eight, and Mike Shaw added seven. Barnes and Cunningham also grabbed six and five rebounds, respectively.
Khary Doby led all scorers with 12 points for North Carolina A&T (1-3). Steven Burrough finished with eight points on a perfect 3-of-3 from the field and 2-of-2 at the line for the Aggies, who struggled shooting much of the night, hitting on just 38 percent of their field goal attempts.
Bradley led 33-21 at the half, building a lead that would reach 17 late in the second.
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