PEORIA, Illinois — Terry Roberts had 20 points as Bradley narrowly defeated Northern Iowa 71-69 Wednesday night in a Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams.
Ville Tahvanainen had 14 points for Bradley (3-5, 1-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Connor Hickman added 12 points. Rienk Mast had 11 rebounds. AJ Green had 30 points for the Panthers (2-4, 0-1).
Noah Carter added 20 points. Trae Berhow had six rebounds.
Austin Phyfe, the Panthers’ second leading scorer entering the matchup at 10 points per game, shot only 20% for the game (1 of 5).
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