Indiana State used a pair of second half rallies to force four ties down the stretch and had a good look at a fifth with 10 seconds remaining but it was Bradley that held on for a 63-58 victory over the visiting Sycamores in front of 6,028 fans inside Carver Arena.
The Sycamores fell to 13-11, 7-5 MVC while Bradley improved to 4-21, 2-10 MVC. Indiana State had won each of the previous four meetings in the series.