The UNI men’s basketball team fell behind by ten points in the first half and couldn’t recover in a home loss to Bradley on Saturday 77-69.

The Braves had four players in double-figures led by 19 from Malevy Leons. Rienk Mast added 18, Connor Hickman had 17, and Duke Deen added 11.

UNI was led by 16 points and 6 rebounds from James Betz. Michael Duax added 14 points. The Panthers drop to 12-12 on the season. Next up for the UNI is a trip to Evansville on Wednesday.