PEORIA, Ill. - Indiana State came roaring back from a 16-point halftime deficit to force overtime before falling to Bradley on the road in Missouri Valley Conference play by the score of 91-85 in front of 8.618 fans at Carver Arena on Wednesday night.

ISU drops to 10-5, 2-2 MVC while Bradley improved to 7-7, 2-2 MVC.

Indiana State trailed by a season-high 16 points at the half (45-29), but came out of the halftime locker room with authority as Harry Marshall converted a conventional 3-point play just 13 seconds in to make it 45-32.

Jordan Printy's 3-pointer at the 17:10 mark made it 47-37 and Marshall got ISU within 49-39 when he hit 1-of-2 free throws with 15:50 left on the clock.

After Bradley ran the lead out to 13 points, the Sycamores embarked on a quick 7-0 spurt fueled by back-to-back 3-pointers from Rashad Reed and Aaron Carter as well as offensive putback by Carl Richard to make it 53-47 with 13:09 left in the contest.

ISU opened the first seven minutes of the half by outscoring Bradley by an 18-8 margin fueled by hot 3-point shooting and Marshall's quick five points.

The Sycamores came all the way back on the Braves to knot the contest for the first time since it was 10-10 on two more triples -- one from Reed and one from Richard - as both team's were deadlocked at 53 with 11:26 to go. ISU hit five of their first eight shots from long range to help push them back into the contest.

ISU wasn't down there as they eventual hit two more triples consecutively, another by Printy and yet another by Carter with 9:34 left as the Sycamores surged ahead of the Braves 59-55. With 7:43 left in the contest, the Braves had hit only two field goal attempts in the second half.

Indiana State would hit a total of five consecutive 3-pointers until a Brant Leitnaker free throw connected with 6:27 to go for a 63-60 advantage.

After Bradley tied it up at 63, Reed continued his blazing shooting with his fourth 3-pointer of the second half to put ISU ahead 66-63 with 5:42 to go.

After Reed tacked on a pair of made free throws to make it 68-63 with just under five minutes left, Bradley countered with five consecutive points to knot the contest at 68 in the game's next minute.

Then like a heavyweight boxing match, the two teams countered punch for punch. First, a conventional 3-point play by Will Egloff gave Bradley a 71-68 lead and a Printy triple matched it. Andrew Warren drilled another three and Marshall answered by hitting both ends of a bonus free throw situation with 52.9 seconds left .

Trailing 74-73, Doluony created a steal in the back court but missed a contested lay-up that would have put the Sycamores back ahead.

Instead, ISU's Printy hit his career-high tying fifth 3-pointer with 26 seconds left to give the Sycamores a 76-75 lead. After a foul Roberts hit a free throw to knot the score at 76 with 16 seconds left.

A last second heave by Bradley fell short and ISU found itself playing its first overtime game of the season.

Richard drew first blood in overtime for ISU with a putback to give the Sycamores a 78-76 lead.

After falling behind 80-78, Marshall tied it with a pair of free throws with 2:52 to go and then he hit a driving lay-up to answer a Bradley trey to make it 83-82 in favor of the Braves.

Brown hit a 3-pointer to stretch the lead out to 86-82 with 52 seconds left and Maniscalco hit a free throw with 37 seconds left to make it 87-82. Roberts tacked on a point to make it 88-82 and Marshall hit one back to cut the lead to 88-83.

After another Brave charity toss, Marshall converted a lay-up with 15 seconds to go which pushed ISU to within 89-85. After a couple of near ISU misses from long range, Bradley converted a pair of free throws with just under 10 seconds left to give Bradley the 91-85 overtime victory.

Reed paced ISU with 17 points while Marshall had 16. Jordan Printy scored 15 points and Richard added 11. It marked the first time this season that ISU dropped a contest when having three or more double digit scorers.

Indiana State connected on a Carver Arena opponent record 16 3-pointers in the game. Those 16 triples are also a record by a Bradley opponent ever.

Indiana State surrendered the first basket of the contest, but the Sycamores took its first lead on the next possession as Rashad Reed drained a 3-pointer to give them a brief 3-2 advantage less than a minute in. Trailing 10-7, Jordan Printy drilled a triple of his own with 15:15 left to knot the contest at 10.

Isiah Martin hit a pair of free throws with 13:10 left in the half which cut Bradley's lead down to 16-14, but the Braves scored the game's next seven points to take a 23-14 lead. Aaron Carter ended the Bradley spurt with a 3-pointer and Koang Doluony did hit part as well as ISU responded with six consecutive points to cut the Bradley lead down to 23-20 with 8:20 left before the break.

Doluony went on to add another 3-pointer and an offensive putback to tie the score for the second time - this time at 25 with 6;22 to go. Bradley countered again with an 11-0 run to race its lead back out to 36-25 over the next four minutes.

In fact, Bradley's run continued behind their fire hot shooting effort, especially from 3-point range, as ISU was outscored 20-4 over the final six minutes of the opening half, hitting five consecutive 3-pointers. The Braves connected on eight triples (shooting 67.7 percent in the process) in the opening stanza to take a 45-29 lead into the half.

The 16 point halftime deficit was the largest for ISU this season. Dolouny came off the bench to score eight points in the opening stanza to lead ISU.

Indiana State returns to action on Sunday, January 10 when they host Evansville at Hulman Center. The Sycamores and Purple Aces will tip-off at 1:35 p.m. (ET) as the game will be seen live nationally on FSN as part of the Missouri Valley Conference's Television package. The game can also be heard in the Wabash Valley on The Crock 92.7FM as well as online at GoSycamores.com.