ST. LOUIS (WMBD/WYZZ) — Rienk Mast scored a career high 30 points to lead Bradley to a 72-66 win over Northern Iowa in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Enterprise Center on Friday.
The Braves (24-8) advance to the tournament semifinals and will play the winner of the Indiana State-Belmont game at 2:35 p.m. Saturday.
Ja’Shon Henry scored 12 points off the Bradley bench and hit a short shot with 1:25 left to give the Braves a 67-64 lead. Mast, who scored 20 points in the opening half, hit two free throws with :30 remaining to extend the BU advantage to 69-64.
Bowen Born scored a game-high 34 points and nearly lead eighth-seeded Northern Iowa (14-18) to an upset of the tournament’s top seed.