East Tennessee State Buccaneers @ Fordham Rams
Bradford's effort lifts ETSU past Fordham 82-77
NEW YORK -- Desonta Bradford scored 21 points, grabbed nine rebounds and distributed four assists and East Tennessee State beat Fordham 82-77 on Wednesday night.
Bradford made all four of his free throws and Kanayo Obi-Rapu made a pair -- all in the last five seconds -- to preserve the win. ETSU (4-3) led 33-28 at halftime and never trailed in the second half. Andre Edwards' 3 pointer with three minutes before halftime put the Bucs up for the rest of the contest.
ETSU's Bo Hodges scored 20 shooting 8 of 10 and Edwards added 11 points.
Will Tavares led Fordham (2-4) with 21 points, Tre Evans had 17 and missed just one of 10 free throws and Prokop Slanina was 6-of-8 shooting from the field for 16 points.
The Buccaneers, who've won three of four, dominated the glass with a 34-20 edge. Fordham lost for the third time in its last four games.
Game Information
Bronx, NY
Referee:Lee Cassell
Referee:Bill Covington Jr.
Referee:Tom Comer
2025-26 Standings
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
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