MOLINE, IL - No. 7 seed Bradley led from wire-to-wire, claiming a 77-49 win over No. 10 seed Evansville in the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Thursday at TaxSlayer Center.

Bradley freshman Gabi Haack led the Braves with 20 points and seven rebounds, including 15 of those points in the first quarter. Haack finished 5-of-9 from behind the arc, all coming in the first half. As a team, Bradley shot 40.8% from the field, including 45.0% (9-20) from three. 

Evansville was paced by Hannah Noe's 23 points and two rebounds in the loss.

Bradley will face second-seeded Missouri State in Friday's third quarterfinal at 6:00 p.m.