The Bradley Braves dreamed of cutting down the nets Sunday in the Arch Madness title game, but instead they were shattered by a loss that cut them deep. Bradley and its proud four senior starters were in a terrific battle with Drake that was close,

Watch as the top-seeded Drake Bulldogs (29-3, 17-3 MVC) square off against the No. 2 seed Bradley Braves (26-7, 15-5 MVC) in the MVC Tournament Championship with an automatic berth in the NCAA

The Braves turned the clock to midnight on the Cinderella run by Valparaiso on Saturday evening. The Bulldogs overcame a poor first-half performance to rally and knock out Belmont in the earlier game to set up a showdown between the top two teams in the conference.