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Final score- Bradley 88 Princeton 64

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Bradley (2-3) will play Princeton (3-3) in the first round of the Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational
The game is Monday, 6:00 pm (Central) on ESPNU and on ESPN+
Bracket with teams and schedule- https://espnevents.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-Adventure-Bracket-Final-1.pdf (note times are Eastern)

Princeton is 3-3 so far. They were 19-11 last season, and 8-6 in the Ivy League, good for a tie for 3rd place. They were picked 4th in the 2025-26 preseason Ivy League Poll-
ivyleague.com

Yale Selected as Favorite In 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll

PRINCETON, N.J. – Yale was unanimously voted the Ivy League men’s basketball preseason favorite in the 2025-26 Ivy League Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll, voted on by 21 media members that cover the league.
ivyleague.com ivyleague.com
The two teams have met only once in the past, on January 1, 1948. Bradley beat Princeton 64-41 in the Peoria Armory.
Information about the event-
espnevents.com

ESPN Events Invitational - ESPN Events

The ESPN Events Invitational is an early-season Division 1 college basketball tournament played each November at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Kissimmee, Florida.
espnevents.com espnevents.com
https://espnevents.com/press/espn-e...nts-invitational-at-walt-disney-world-resort/
espnevents.com

2025 Brackets & Schedule Revealed, Tickets On Sale - ESPN Events

espnevents.com espnevents.com

ESPN+- Direct link- https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/a9ec48cf-8a23-4197-840a-329381e87cd3
Chat room- https://www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans
Game info and link to live box score and play-by-play- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401809395/princeton-bradley
WMBD radio - https://wmbdradio.com/player/?playerID=2045
Live Stats- https://stats.statbroadcast.com/mobile/?id=623598

"Live Bracket" - https://espnevents.com/espn-events-invitational/bracket/

Princeton won Thursday (11/20) in their final game before the tournament, beating Northeastern University 70-57 to even their record to 3-3-
Box score- https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.ne...ts/mbball/2025/pdf/20251120081035-2720658.pdf

Princeton links-
Schedule/results- https://goprincetontigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Roster- https://goprincetontigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Stats through 6 games- https://goprincetontigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2025-26

Bradley stats- https://bradleybraves.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats
 
One interesting thing I like to look at these days since there are numbers for it is adjusted tempo. We all remember the Pete Carril days at Princeton. But, even after he wasn't there anymore, Princeton still had some of the lowest possession rates in the country. 5-6 games still isn't the best data set, but it's interesting that the adjusted tempo for Princeton is actually higher the Bradley's so far. It doesn't necessarily mean much for the outcome but more just on how the style of the game might be.
 
Princeton always recruits the Chicago area and always seems to have kids on the roster from Illinois...

This year is no exception as two of their top three players are kids I suspect Bradley looked at in the Chicago area..
Dalen Davis, 6-0 point guard, is their top scorer at 16.5ppg
Jack Stanton, 6-2 sophomore guard, is their 3rd leading scorer (8.8ppg) & leads the team in 3-pt FG made- Stanton did have a Bradley offer- LINK

They do seem a little turnover prone, hopefully we can pressure them and get them to cough the ball up.
They's been averaging 14 TO/game against their DI opponents.
 
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yoda said:
Princeton always recruits the Chicago area and always seems to have kids on the roster from Illinois...

This year is no exception as two of their top three players are kids I suspect Bradley looked at in the Chicago area..
Dalen Davis, 6-0 point guard, is their top scorer at 16.5ppg
Jack Stanton, 6-2 sophomore guard, is their 3rd leading scorer (8.8ppg) & leads the team in 3-pt FG made- Stanton did have a Bradley offer- LINK

They do seem a little turnover prone, hopefully we can pressure them and get them to cough the ball up.
They's been averaging 14 TO/game against their DI opponents.
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TO prone definitely plays into our favor with how well our guards are creating them.
 
Where have we seen this before. Take no team for granted. Bradley is not in any way to the point of taking the floor against anyone and expect to win. Last game was a small step to having the team play better, but a long way to go especially the rebounding, and better shooting from the field. Hope Wardle and staff are constantly reminding the team we need to keep practicing hard and get better as each game is played. That being said, let's get a win next game and get on a roll
 
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Where have we seen this before. Take no team for granted. Bradley is not in any way to the point of taking the floor against anyone and expect to win. Last game was a small step to having the team play better, but a long way to go especially the rebounding, and better shooting from the field. Hope Wardle and staff are constantly reminding the team we need to keep practicing hard and get better as each game is played. That being said, let's get a win next game and get on a roll
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No doubt. All but one of the ESPN predictors have been that lopsided. And then we lost those games. At some point it's going to catch up with what this team is now, and not the fumes in the tank from last year.
 
The first session of the Terry's Chocolate ESPN Invitational starts this morning (Monday, 11/24).
Session 1 starts with Rhode Island vs Towson at 10:00 Central. That game is on ESPN2 cable channel. It is followed by Liberty vs Vermont at 12:30 pm Central on ESPNU.
Session 2 starts this PM with Temple vs UC-San Diego at 3:30 pm Central on ESPNU, followed by the Bradley-Princeton game at 6:00 pm Central.
All games are also on ESPN+ subscription streaming platform.
The original bracket showed the Bradley-Princeton game only on ESPN+ -
https://espnevents.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-Adventure-Bracket-Final-1.pdf
But now the ESPN website shows that the Bradley-Princeton game will be on ESPNU cable channel.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401809395/princeton-bradley

Live stats-

StatBroadcast Mobile Stats

stats.statbroadcast.com stats.statbroadcast.com
Chat room- https://www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans
Link to ESPN+ live stream- https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/eventCalendarId/401809395
See the top post in this thread for more info about the game

This web page is an ESPN live updating bracket page-

Bracket - ESPN Events

espnevents.com espnevents.com

And some Bradley photos from Orlando (click on photos to enlarge)-
X.com-
https://twitter.com/x/status/1992772926139994480

Facebook-
https://www.facebook.com/BravesMensBasketball/posts/pfbid02vVM57a3cDEncg4JpxV2UhtErbVzHU4A6aQaBUsX5KXz4ZW8TNWBvs5445Q2YL51ol
 
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BU has played Princeton just once before, nearly 80 years ago in A. J. Robertson's last season, 1947-48, and the last season before joining the MVC. The game was played in the Armory and BU won. There might be a few people still around who remember this season. I'm not one of them. :ROFLMAO:
 
Da Coach said:
Bradley (2-3) will play Princeton (3-3) in the first round of the Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational
The game is Monday, 6:00 pm (Central) on ESPNU and on ESPN+
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Da Coach said:
All games are also on ESPN+ subscription streaming platform.
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Notice to anyone that might be expecting this game to be on ESPN+
I think it may NOT BE on ESPN+
It hasn't started yet, so it still could change, but as of now...

The current schedule that ESPN is showing now indicates it is ONLY on ESPNU.
Even if you have an ESPN+ subscription, you still might have to have a TV carrier that has ESPNU on it, as
I am being asked to log on using my home TV carrier's web site to authenticate that I am paying for ESPNU.

Thankfully I know someone who does have it and I am using someone else's "credentials" but this is really a bit
annoying - that ESPN pulls this stuff on people who have already paid for the subscription then takes the streaming off ESPN+.
But does it surprise me at all? No.
 
yoda said:
Notice to anyone that might be expecting this game to be on ESPN+
I think it may NOT BE on ESPN+
It hasn't started yet, so it still could change, but as of now...

The current schedule that ESPN is showing now indicates it is ONLY on ESPNU.
Even if you have an ESPN+ subscription, you still might have to have a TV carrier that has ESPNU on it, as
I am being asked to log on using my home TV carrier's web site to authenticate that I am paying for ESPNU.

Thankfully I know someone who does have it and I am using someone else's "credentials" but this is really a bit
annoying - that ESPN pulls this stuff on people who have already paid for the subscription then takes the streaming off ESPN+.
But does it surprise me at all? No.
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Thanks for that info Yoda. I was wondering about that.
 
$#@&%@ Disney and ESPN. I can't watch this game because they took it off Plus and Sling does not include ESPNU without an extra $15 per month sports package. They do this again and I'll drop ESPN Plus and forget about watching away games.
 
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