ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Demarion Burch had 21 points in Bradley Braves's 74-64 win against Liberty Flames in a consolation game of the ESPN Events Invitational Adventure Bracket.
Burch had eight rebounds for the Braves (4-4). Alex Huibregtse scored 12 points while shooting 4 for 5 from beyond the arc. Jaquan Johnson finished with 12 points.
The Flames (5-2) were led by Brett Decker Jr., who posted 21 points. Kaden Metheny added 10 points and four assists for Liberty.
Bradley took the lead with 19:18 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Burch led the team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put the Braves ahead 43-33 at the break. Bradley closed out its victory in the second half, with Burch scoring a team-high eight points after intermission.
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1st Half
LIB
Flames
33
BRAD
Braves
43
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Brett Decker Jr. vs. Ahmet Jonovic (Jaquan Johnson gains possession)
19:45
Ahmet Jonovic misses two point layup
19:43
JJ Harper defensive rebound
19:33
+2
Brett Decker Jr. makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)
2-0
19:18
+3
Alex Huibregtse makes three point jump shot (Ahmet Jonovic assists)
2-3
18:55
JJ Harper misses three point jump shot
18:53
Alex Huibregtse defensive rebound
18:40
AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
18:38
Brett Decker Jr. defensive rebound
18:21
Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
18:19
Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
18:12
Ahmet Jonovic blocks JJ Harper's two point layup
18:10
Ahmet Jonovic defensive rebound
17:57
Ahmet Jonovic turnover (lost ball) (Colin Porter steals)
17:57
Ahmet Jonovic personal foul (Colin Porter draws the foul)
17:35
Ahmet Jonovic blocks JJ Harper's two point layup
17:33
Demarion Burch defensive rebound
17:23
Brett Decker Jr. blocks Jaquan Johnson's two point jump shot
17:21
Braves offensive rebound
17:20
+3
Alex Huibregtse makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Johnson assists)
2-6
16:57
+2
Kaden Metheny makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)
4-6
16:57
Alex Huibregtse shooting foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul)
16:57
+1
Kaden Metheny makes regular free throw 1 of 1
5-6
16:46
+3
AJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Corey Thomas assists)
5-9
16:21
Colin Porter offensive foul (Jaquan Johnson draws the foul)
16:21
Colin Porter turnover (offensive foul)
16:12
+2
Demarion Burch makes two point jump shot
5-11
15:44
Corey Thomas blocks Zach Cleveland's two point layup
15:42
Alex Huibregtse defensive rebound
15:36
Montana Wheeler misses three point jump shot
15:34
Corey Thomas offensive rebound
15:31
+2
Corey Thomas makes two point putback layup
5-13
15:10
Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Corey Thomas steals)
14:44
Timoty van der Knaap turnover (bad pass)
14:44
TV timeout
14:15
Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
14:00
+3
Jaquan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Demarion Burch assists)
5-16
13:36
Timoty van der Knaap shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
13:36
Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:36
+1
Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-16
13:13
Ahmet Jonovic turnover (traveling)
13:02
Jaquan Johnson shooting foul (Josh Smith draws the foul)
13:02
Josh Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:02
+1
Josh Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-16
12:50
AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
12:48
Montana Wheeler offensive rebound
12:42
Jaquan Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Zander Carter steals)
12:37
Timoty van der Knaap shooting foul (Josh Smith draws the foul)
12:37
+1
Josh Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-16
12:37
+1
Josh Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-16
12:16
+2
Demarion Burch makes two point jump shot
9-18
11:52
+2
Brett Decker Jr. makes two point jump shot
11-18
11:44
+2
Demarion Burch makes two point driving layup (Jaquan Johnson assists)
11-20
11:30
Brett Decker Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:28
Ahmet Jonovic defensive rebound
11:16
Jaquan Johnson misses two point layup
11:14
Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
11:08
+2
Zander Carter makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)
13-20
11:08
Alex Huibregtse shooting foul (Zander Carter draws the foul)
11:08
TV timeout
11:08
+1
Zander Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 1
14-20
10:50
JJ Harper personal foul (Ahmet Jonovic draws the foul)
10:44
+2
Ahmet Jonovic makes two point dunk (AJ Smith assists)
14-22
10:17
+2
Zach Cleveland makes two point driving layup
16-22
10:17
Ahmet Jonovic shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
10:17
Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:17
Corey Thomas defensive rebound
9:52
+2
Corey Thomas makes two point turnaround jump shot
16-24
9:37
Kaden Metheny misses two point layup
9:35
Corey Thomas defensive rebound
9:26
Corey Thomas misses three point jump shot
9:24
Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
9:06
Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
9:04
AJ Smith defensive rebound
8:55
Zander Carter shooting foul (Demarion Burch draws the foul)
8:55
Demarion Burch misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:55
+1
Demarion Burch makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-25
8:44
Montana Wheeler personal foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul)