TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Jayci Allen led a trio of double-digit scorers for Indiana State with 13 points off the bench Saturday afternoon, but the Sycamores allowed visiting Bradley to hit 13 threes on a 52 percent clip in an 85-75 defeat inside Hulman Center.
 
Samiyah Briggs and Kennedy Claybrooks followed with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Amerie Flowers pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds, and Clemisha Prackett added seven points off the bench. Claybrooks also tallied a game-high four steals and a team-high four assists, while Da'Naria Washington contributed two blocks on the defensive end.
 
Bradley built momentum through key runs to pull away from Indiana State after a slow start. The Sycamores gained an early edge and held a slim lead after the first quarter, but the Braves used a strong second-quarter surge to take a narrow advantage into halftime. Bradley carried that momentum into the third quarter with an early run to create separation, hitting eight threes in the second half. Despite the Sycamores' effort down the stretch, the Braves maintained control late to secure an 85-75 victory.
 
First Half
Bradley jumped out to an early 6-2 lead before Indiana State responded with an 11-0 run to pull in front. Flowers went to work with a pair of baskets down low, while Kayla Smith knocked down a three as Indinaa State built a 13-6 advantage midway through the first. Tierney Kelsey gave the Trees their largest lead of the game with a jumper to make it 17-9 late in the frame, but Bradley hit a pair of treys to pull within 17-15 after the opening quarter.
 
A three-point play from Allen and a fastbreak layup from Briggs kept the Sycamores in front early in the second, but Bradley took the lead with a 10-1 run in the front half of the frame. Flowers made a layup down low and Briggs connected on a three-ball to pull the Trees within one late in the period. Allen added a trey of her own to bring the Blue and White within a point, 36-35, at the half.
 
Second Half
Bradley came out of the break firing, opening the third quarter on a 10-2 run to extend its lead to 46-37. Indiana State answered with a 9-2 surge capped with layups from Prackett and Claybrooks to pull back within two, but a six-point swing from the visitors followed. Another late three from the Braves erased any momentum the Sycamores had, giving the visitors a 61-53 lead through three quarters.
 
Baskets from Prackett and Claybrooks to start the fourth pulled the Sycamores within four, but an 8-1 run for Bradley followed as the Braves built their lead to 69-58. Briggs converted on a three-point play, while Allen knocked down another three to bring the Trees within nine at 75-66, but Indiana State failed to get stops on defense. Late baskets from Briggs, Washington and Prackett proved too little, too late as the Sycamores dropped their second straight game, 85-75.
 
News and Notes

• Samiyah Briggs recorded her best field goal percentage of the season, hitting five of her seven attempts from the field (71.4 percent)
• Da'Naria Washington recorded multiple blocks in a game for the first time in her Indiana State career.
• Kennedy Claybrooks tied her MVC high with four steals, recording her seventh game this season with three or more steals.
• Amerie Flowers' 12 rebounds were her most in a conference game this season. Flowers recorded 10 of her rebounds in the first half.
• Indiana State had a 31-3 advantage in bench scoring, as three Sycamores came off the bench to score at least nine points.
• Indiana State had a 36-22 advantage in paint points in Saturday's game, notching its seventh straight game with 30-plus paint points.
• The Sycamores recorded 40-plus rebounds for the third time in the last four games, finishing Saturday's contest with a 42-36 advantage in rebound margin.
• The Sycamores recorded five plus blocks for the first time since its Jan. 18 contest against Evansville.
• Saturday's game was the third straight where the Sycamores have shot over 80% from the free throw line.
• Indiana State allowed double-digit threes for the second straight game, as Bradley hit 13 treys in Saturday's contest.

 
Up Next
Indiana State heads west to face the two Iowa schools in its next two conference games, starting Thursday night with a 7 p.m. tip at Northern Iowa.
 
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