TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Indiana State men's basketball opened Missouri Valley play with a triple-overtime loss to Bradley Thursday night inside the Hulman Center, 108-99. The Sycamores fell to 7-5 overall while Bradley improved to 8-4.
 
Indiana State was led by Ian Scott's 24 points and 12 rebounds on 7-for-12 shooting from the floor. He played 49 minutes making 2-of-4 from three with three blocks and two assists. Camp Wagner followed just behind with 21 points, making four threes. Wagner played 51 1/2 minutes in the game, pulling down six rebounds and recording no turnovers.
 
Derek Vorst recorded a double-double of 17 points, 11 rebounds with two assists and a block, playing 42 minutes. Xavier Hall scored 16 points and tallied five rebounds and five assists.
 
First Half
Indiana State found themselves down early, 15-4, after Bradley started the game shooting 67% from the floor. BU's Alex Huibregtse made a trio of threes and 11 of his team's first 15 points – all before the first media timeout. Enel St. Bennard pitched in six points, four rebounds,  and two blocks.
 
From just under the 17 minute mark to the 14 minute mark, Bradley outscored Indiana State 12-4 where the score was 17-8 in favor of the Braves. Indiana State went on a 12-1 run which started with a floater off the glass by Ian Scott. Camp Wagner and Jo Van Buggenhout made back-to-back threes which brought the Sycamores back with four, 18-14 at the 12:43 mark. That was followed by a Bruno Alocen steal and layup at the other end.
 
Down 34-28 with 5:15 in the first half, Wagner drilled a three pointer to trail by three, 34-31. That was followed by a Derek Vorst defensive rebound and triple on the offensive end, another Vorst board, then an Xavier Hall layup with 4:10 on the clock to give Indiana State the first lead of the game. All this was part of an 11-1 outburst by the Sycamores that lasted two-and-a-half minutes.
 
In total Indiana State ended the first half on a 16-3 with Scott and Vorst combining for 11 of the 16 points. The Sycamore defense held Bradley to 1-of-6 in the stretch while Indiana State made 5-of-7.
 
Second Half
Neither squad started the half shooting the ball well as there was only 17 combined points scored through the first 7:30 of the half. The Braves took the lead after a free throw at the 12:02 mark, but a three-pointer on the wing by Alocen put the Sycamores back on top. Indiana State led 52-50 at the under-12 media timeout (11:16).
 
Hall knocked down three from the wing coming out of the timeout (11:04) and the Trees went up 60-54, but Bradley tied the game at 60 apiece with 7:20 remaining in the game. Hall's second triple of the game at the 6:51 mark was followed by a small scoreless period from both teams, until Bradley made a free throw at 4:19 to end the drought. The two teams exchanged three-pointers, then Bradley's Juquan Johnson converted an and-one to give the Braves a 69-66 advantage.
 
Indiana State found themselves down three, 74-71, with 1.2 seconds on the clock. Scott inbounded the ball to Van Buggenhout who took one dribble and shot the ball from just beyond half court that banked in the shot to send the game to overtime.
 
First Overtime
Wagner opened the first overtime with a pair of free throws. A minute later, Johnson from Bradley made a floater, but Wagner countered by drilling a fadeaway corner three which gave Indiana State the lead 80-76 with 3 1/2 to play. Huibregtse, the Bradley player who made the first 11-of-15 for Bradley that hadn't made a basket since early in the first half, knocked down a three-pointer to give the Braves an 81-80 lead with a minute to play.
 
Hall drove the lane in the next possession and dumped off a pass to Vorst for a two-handed slam, which was trailed by a Hall free throw to put Indiana State up 83-81 with 24 seconds to play.
 
Johnson made a pair of free throws to tie the game at 83 each with six seconds left, and a last-second layup at the horn was too hard off the glass by the Sycamores which sent the game to double overtime.
 
Second Overtime
The teams traded buckets to open the second free-basketball period, but it was a pair of layups by Scott that gave Indiana State an 88-85 lead with just over 2:30 to play.
 
Johnson followed that up with a floater in the paint in the ensuing possession to bring the game back within one. Hall put the Trees up by two with free throws, but Montana Wheeler drilled a three-pointer with 25 seconds on the clock to take the lead, 92-91.
 
Coming out of the timeout, an off-ball foul sent Scott to the line where he tied the game at 92. A three-pointer at the buzzer from Bradley was a bit too strong and the game went to the third overtime.
 
Third Overtime
Bradley opened the third overtime with five unanswered points, but Vorst ended the scoreless minute for the Sycamores with a layup. Bradley opened the period outscoring the Sycamores 10-5 through the first 2 1/2 minutes. Hall and Vorst made the only two field goals for Indiana State (2-for-9). Bradley forced a turnover with 30 seconds remaining, eventually leading to the 108-99 victory in triple overtime.
 
In the third overtime, Bradley made 4-of-7 from the field and 7-of-8 from the line, compared to Indiana State's 2-of-9 and 3-of-4 from the line.
 
News & Notes

• The Sycamores scored 84 regulation points, the most in a game this season. The Sycamores finished with 99 points, the most this season.
• Ian Scott's 24 points and Camp Wagner's 21 points are the first time Indiana State has had two 20+ point scorers since January 1, 2025 against Belmont.
• The Sycamores' 49 rebounds tied the most against a Division I opponent since also recording 49 rebounds on February 7, 2024 against Valparaiso.
• Indiana State recorded seven blocks, the most since swatting eight shots against Truman on December 8, 2020.
• The longest game in Indiana State men's basketball history was a 4OT game against Ohio at a neutral site in 2017 at Charleston, S.C. Tonight's game is the longest home game at the Hulman Center in Indiana State history.
• The game featured 14 lead changes and 12 ties. Indiana State held the lead for 25:06.
• Indiana State shot 69.8% from the free throw line (30-for-43).
• The 30 makes are the most since New Years Day in Hulman Center against Bradley (January 1, 2025).
• The 43 free throw attempts are the most since the 2018-19 season when the Sycamores attempted 47. Indiana State also made 30-of-47 free throws - also against Bradley.
• The Sycamores fell to 6-2 when shooting better than 40%.
• The Sycamores had four double-digit scorers for the fifth time this season.
• Bradley made 11 three-pointers in the game, the most by an opponent this season.
• Since the start of the 2015-16 season, Indiana State has given up 100+ points five times:
  • December 18, 2025: Bradley (108, 3OT)
  • November 14, 2025: No. 4/4 Duke (100)
  • January 15, 2025: Bradley (118)
  • November 10, 2023: Alabama (102)
  • January 30, 2015: Loyola (104, 2OT)
• Camp Wagner scored a season high in points with 21. Camp also did not surrender a turnover for the third time this season.
• He played over 51 minutes in the game (51:33), the most since November 19, 2017 when Brenton Scott played 52 in a 4OT game against Ohio.
• Wagner, Ian Scott, and Jo Van Buggenhout played all 15 minutes of the three combined overtime periods.
• Jo Van Buggenhout opened Missouri Valley play with seven points and three assists. He knocked down a shot just beyond the half court line to send the Sycamores into the first overtime.
• Ian Scott notched his fourth double-double of the season. Ian scored 24 points on two three-pointers, seven total field goals made, and seven free throws made. His twelve rebounds are his most since November 10, 2025 against SIUE.
• After starting the season with six games under 10 points, Xavier Hall in his last six games has scored 10+ in 5 games and averaged 12.5 points per game. His five assists are the sixth time this season he has recorded five or more assists in a game. 
• Derek Vorst had a career night. Vorst recorded career highs in:
  • Points scored (17)
  • Free throws (seven)
  • Rebounds (11)
  • Minutes Played (43:53)

 
Up Next
Indiana State travels to Normal, Ill. on Sunday, December 21 to take on Illinois State. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. ET.
 
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