The Bradley men's basketball team fought with nationally-ranked Missouri for 40 minutes but it was a final-second three-point play by the No 14 Tigers that lifted the hosts to a 54-53 victory on Tuesday night. The Braves are now 6-3 on the year, while Missouri improves to 6-0.
 
Senior Elijah Childs led the Braves with his second double-double of the season, scoring a team-leading 13 points to go with 10 rebounds and three blocks. Freshman Jayson Kent also added a career-best 11 points in 15 minutes of action off the bench.

Bradley shot 36.5 percent on the night and held a 48-43 edge on the glass. The Braves also held the Tigers to just 25.4 percent shooting but a 26-10 advantage in free throw attempts proved to be too much for BU on the night.
 
The Braves are off until Sunday, Jan. 3, beginning a two-game series with Loyola.