Postgame- BU 56 ISU 52

[lake Camelot]

Roberts

It's nice to get 5 rebounds out of Chris Roberts to go with the scoring. A lot of those were down the stretch in the heat of the battle.

[bugregshu]

Bradley is up to 48 in the RPI and 38 SOS

[bigdaddystuck]

It's nice to get 5 rebounds out of Chris Roberts to go with the scoring. A lot of those were down the stretch in the heat of the battle.

He had 5stls as well which were huge and didn't he have the huge block when ISU had stolen the ball and had what looked like an easy layup?!? HUGE!

[Lakeview Brave]

10 steals and 7 blocked shots for the team!

[lefty]

ISU is a bunch of chuckers and we just made them chuck from further away!

I agree. I couldn't believe how they just continued to throw them up.

[LoneStar_Brave]

I didn't get to see the game (consequence of living 1000 miles away). There were a lot of 3's chucked by both teams tonight and whomever chose the "under" did well. BU got away from the 3-chucking the last 3 games, wonder why they went back to it. (got 21 points on 21 shots)

How in the world did BU only end up with 1 team foul in the first half?

[bluedevils1]

YES!!! We showed a lot of heart, amazing defense on both sides and it made our offense look bad at times in the second half but we simply wouldn't let them back in it. What a great atmosphere. Some big plays by everyone down the stretch. Awesome.

[ser_solace]

I didn't get to see the game (consequence of living 1000 miles away). There were a lot of 3's chucked by both teams tonight and whomever chose the "under" did well. BU got away from the 3-chucking the last 3 games, wonder why they went back to it. (got 21 points on 21 shots)

How in the world did BU only end up with 1 team foul in the first half?

ISU was in 2-3 zone for a big part of the game. So, at times, we were forced to shoot the 3. I think we only had one foul in the 1st half because ISU was chucking the 3s up and not trying to drive or pass it inside.

[bigdaddystuck]

I thought our 3's came in the flow of the offense, just a couple seemed rushed. I can live with 33%, but would like closer to 40%

[bluedevils1]

I didn't get to see the game (consequence of living 1000 miles away). There were a lot of 3's chucked by both teams tonight and whomever chose the "under" did well. BU got away from the 3-chucking the last 3 games, wonder why they went back to it. (got 21 points on 21 shots)

How in the world did BU only end up with 1 team foul in the first half?

They went back to shooting 3s because they couldn't get past ISU's defense.

[Da Coach]

Great game by everyone on BU, and fantastic coaching job.

[ser_solace]

Interesting comments from Coach Les about David Collins. Apparently, Coach Les asked Theron to have a chat with David to get him going. Whatever Theron said, must have worked!

[Da Coach]

Stats-

http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=19332&SPID=1498&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=3641357

 
Official Basketball Box Score
Illinois State Redbirds vs Bradley Braves
01-06-09 7:05 pm at Peoria, Ill. - Carver Arena

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VISITORS: Illinois State Redbirds 14-1 (3-1)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
42 Odiakosa,Dinma...... f  6-8    0-0    0-0    3  0  3   4  12  0  1  0  0  27
00 Eldridge,Osiris..... g  6-14   5-11   0-0    2  8 10   3  17  1  1  0  1  38
01 Holloway,Emmanuel... g  5-12   0-4    0-0    4  2  6   2  10  2  3  0  1  29
12 Phillips,Lloyd...... g  2-11   0-5    2-4    0  2  2   1   6  4  4  0  1  37
25 Oguchi,Champ........ g  1-7    1-3    0-0    1  2  3   0   3  0  1  0  1  16
03 Rubin, Alex.........    1-4    0-3    0-0    0  1  1   3   2  2  0  0  1  16
15 Odzic,Sead..........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   8
21 Thornton,Kellen.....    0-1    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   0   0  0  1  0  1   4
41 Sampay,Brandon......    1-2    0-0    0-0    2  2  4   2   2  0  1  2  1  25
   TEAM................                         2     2
   Totals..............   22-59   6-26   2-4   15 17 32  16  52  9 12  2  7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  9-27 33.3%   2nd Half: 13-32 40.6%   Game: 37.3%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-13 23.1%   2nd Half:  3-13 23.1%   Game: 23.1%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  0-0   0.0%   2nd Half:  2-4  50.0%   Game: 50.0%    1


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HOME TEAM: Bradley Braves 10-5 (4-0)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
12 Wilson, Theron...... f  4-6    0-0    4-4    1  6  7   0  12  2  4  1  0  35
04 Collins, David...... c  1-3    0-0    2-2    2  4  6   0   4  0  2  2  0  20
01 McCain, Eddren...... g  1-3    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   1   2  3  2  0  3  22
05 Maniscalco, Sam..... g  2-10   2-7    2-2    0  0  0   3   8  2  1  0  0  38
23 Roberts, Chris...... g  4-7    2-4    2-3    2  3  5   2  12  2  5  1  5  32
02 Dunson, Dodie.......    2-6    2-6    1-2    1  2  3   1   7  0  0  0  0  22
03 Norris, Darian......    1-2    1-2    0-0    0  1  1   0   3  1  0  0  1   6
13 Brown, Taylor.......    2-3    0-1    0-0    2  2  4   0   4  0  1  1  0   5
54 Singh, Sam..........    2-4    0-0    0-0    0  3  3   1   4  2  1  2  1  20
   TEAM................                         1  1  2
   Totals..............   19-44   7-21  11-13   9 23 32   8  56 12 16  7 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-26 42.3%   2nd Half:  8-18 44.4%   Game: 43.2%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-11 36.4%   2nd Half:  3-10 30.0%   Game: 33.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-4  100 %   2nd Half:  7-9  77.8%   Game: 84.6%    1


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Officials: J.D. Collins, John Higgins, Mike Sanzere
Technical fouls: Illinois State Redbirds-None. Bradley Braves-None.
Attendance: 11592
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Illinois State Redbirds.......   21   31  -   52
Bradley Braves................   30   26  -   56

Points in the paint-ILS 20,BRAD 22. Points off turnovers-ILS 17,BRAD 13.
2nd chance points-ILS 13,BRAD 7. Fast break points-ILS 0,BRAD 4.
Bench points-ILS 4,BRAD 18. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-6 times.
Last FG-ILS 2nd-00:00, BRAD 2nd-00:59.
Largest lead-ILS by 1 1st-16:53, BRAD by 14 2nd-19:09.

[Braves4Life]

Interesting comments from Coach Les about David Collins. Apparently, Coach Les asked Theron to have a chat with David to get him going. Whatever Theron said, must have worked!

Props to Collins! Quite possibly the best game of his career. For once he did not look lost; he looked like he belonged out there, especially on D!

Way to go Big Man!

[peoriaspitfire]

Nice Game DC!

Interesting comments from Coach Les about David Collins. Apparently, Coach Les asked Theron to have a chat with David to get him going. Whatever Theron said, must have worked!

I heard that too. Perhaps they need to get the two bunkbeds. I also liked how Les said someone put Go irds on his car while in Bloomington this week and he kept it on all week!