Next game- BU at Indiana State Tues. 2/16, 6 pm

[Da Coach]

Bradley's next game is Tuesday, Feb. 16, 6:05 pm at Indiana State.

Bradley is now 13-12, 8-7 in the MVC after their 68-59 win over UNI.
Indiana State is 15-11, 7-8 in the MVC after their 76-66 home win over Drake.

Indiana State stats-

Note that Jake Kelly, Dwayne Lathan, and Harry Marshall will all miss this game because they are out with injury.

Indiana State basketball website-

http://www.gosycamores.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15200&KEY=&SPID=7259&SPSID=65149

Roster-

http://www.gosycamores.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15200&KEY=&SPID=7259&SPSID=65152

Schedule and results-

http://www.gosycamores.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15200&KEY=&SPID=7259&SPSID=65150

Indiana State stats-
http://www.mvc.org/mbb/stats/INS.HTM

BU stats-

http://www.mvc.org/mbb/stats/BU.HTM

Indiana State fan message boards-
Sycamore Hoop Forum-

http://members.boardhost.com/isuhoopforum/

SycamoreHoops.com

http://www.sycamorehoops.com/forumdisplay.php?f=3

[Future Walk-On]

With them missing their 3 top scorers (not including reed)....and no homecourt advantage...I can't see us losing this game.

Although like in peoria they can rain...and that was mostly carter and printy wasn't? and marshall too.

We cover the perimeter with conservative 1-3-1 and man.

[Chucky T's]

I don't care how....just win this game. A win pretty much guarantee's that we escape Thursday night in St. Louis. Just win!

[DUBrave5]

With them missing their 3 top scorers (not including reed)....and no homecourt advantage...I can't see us losing this game.

Although like in peoria they can rain...and that was mostly carter and printy wasn't? and marshall too.

We cover the perimeter with conservative 1-3-1 and man.

After losing Marshall, Indiana St. has played tough at Wichita, at Creighton, and beat Drake by 10 at home today. Even without Marshall, Lathan, and Kelly, I can see this being a very difficult game for us.

[jasonpeoria911]

Our last 2 games have consisted of double and triple teaming the big men in the post, while hoping they miss the open 3's. If our D doesn't adjust to a mainly perimeter team for this game, then we could be in some trouble.

Jason

[Da Coach]

Interesting notes from Indiana State's win over Drake Saturday-
Despite being without their 3 main point guards, Jake Kelly, Dwayne Lathan, and Harry Marshall, Indiana State only had 3 turnovers for the game, their low for the season.

I think they would be susceptible to a little defensive pressuring, but Drake may not have been athletic enough to do that.

The Sycamores played their 4 starting guards a lot of minutes- Carl Richard 37, Rashad Reed 34, Jordan Printy 36, and Aaron Carter 37.

The only 3 reserves who saw any action in this game were all big men- Brant Leitnaker (3 minutes), Isiah Martin (16 min), and Koang Doluony (21 min).

[Future Walk-On]

Yeah it is amazing that they are playing well IMO. Is it teams just not getting up for playing them or what?

If they can win without top 3 scorers....then why can't they dominate with them!

We tried to guard the perimeter in peoria.....but they were launching from 30 ft!

I don't think their shot blocking bigs touched the ball.

[real fan]

Reed,Carter, and Printy need to be kept under control, they have played well without 3 starters and we need to go over there and take care of business , no road game should be taken for granted or you will end up like Wichita St. on the short end against Evansville, stay focused and play this game as if it was for the championship.

[Future Walk-On]

I plan on being in Terre Haute! Anyone else want a ride or going? We were looking to slide in down low...if there are open seats

[Da Coach]

Pregame notes from BradleyBraves.com-

http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25965&SPID=1498&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=204887976

Bradley Basketball Pregame Notes
Game 26 -Bradley Braves (13-12, 8-7 MVC) at Indiana State (15-11, 7-8 MVC)
Tuesday, Feb. 16 - 7:00 p.m. EST - Terre Haute, Ind. - Hulman Center (10,200)
Series History - Bradley leads 48-24

Television: Comcast Spotlight (Central Illinois 74, Chicago 102) - Frank Bussone (play-by-play) and Dick Versace (analyst).
Radio: 1470 AM WMBD -- Dave Snell (play-by-play), Chuck Buescher (analyst) and Dan DiOrio (studio pregame host)
Online: www.BradleyBraves.com for subscription video streams and free audio streams.
Valley Road Tilt
Bradley will shoot for its seventh win in 10 outings Tuesday when the Braves visit Missouri Valley Conference rival Indiana State...With a win Tuesday, Bradley will secure at least a final .500 record in conference play for a fifth consecutive season...Bradley will try to continue to gain ground in The Valley race and the Braves would climb into a third-place tie in the standings by coupling a Tuesday victory at Indiana State with an Illinois State home loss to Missouri State Wednesday night.
Relative Road Success
If Bradley can earn a victory Tuesday night at Indiana State, the Braves would improve to 5-6 in true road games and extend their streak of consecutive seasons with at least five road victories to five years...Bradley has won at least five road games in five consecutive seasons only one other time: 1957-62...For some perspective on the difficulties of winning on the road: a fifth Bradley road win Tuesday would match the combined 2009-10 season totals of Connecticut (0-6), Indiana (1-5), Louisville (1-5), North Carolina (1-5) and UCLA (2-4), a quintet of traditional college basketball powers that have combined for a 5-25 road record this year.
Against The Sycamores
Tuesday's game at Indiana State will be the 73rd in the all-time series between Bradley and the Sycamores...Bradley owns a 48-24 lead in the all-time series, including a 17-16 advantage in Terre Haute...Indiana State is the only current Valley rival against whom the Braves own a winning road record (though Bradley also had winning road records versus former Valley rivals Detroit, North Texas and West Texas State during their respective MVC tenures, as well as a .500 mark at Houston)...Eighth-year Bradley head coach Jim Les owns a 12-4 overall record versus Indiana State, including a 4-3 road record against the Sycamores...Bradley has won six of the last seven versus Indiana State, as well as 13 of the last 17 dating back to the opening round of the 2002 State Farm MVC Tournament.
Maniscalco In Century Club
Having ended the 2008-09 season by equalling the Missouri Valley Conference record for the most games ever played by a second-year player (74), Bradley junior guard Sam Maniscalco will hit the 100-game mark Tuesday at Indiana State...Maniscalco will become the third three-year Bradley player to appear in 100 career games, following Billy Mann (103) and Gene "Squeaky" Melchiorre (102), both from 1947-50...Maniscalco is on pace to equal Southern Illinois' Randal Falker (104, 2004-07) for The Valley record for the most games played by a three-year player in league history during Bradley's first game of the 2010 State Farm MVC Tournament.
Career Games by 3-Year MVC Players
1. 104 Randal Falker, S. Illinois 2004-07
2. 103 Billy Mann, Bradley 1947-50
3. 102 Matt Shaw, S. I llinois 2004-07
102 Gene Melchiorre, Bradley 1947-50
5. 100 Osiris Eldridge, Illinois St. 2006-09
6. 99 Sam Maniscalco, Bradley 2007-10
2,000-Point Teammates
The Bradley junior guard duo of Sam Maniscalco (1,054 points) and Andrew Warren (933) enter Tuesday's game at Indiana State with a combined 1,987 career points...By combining for 13 more points, they will become the first pair of Bradley juniors to reach 2,000 combined points since the "G-Men" combo of Phillip Gilbert and James Gillingham during the 2002-03 season...Gilbert (1,352 points) and Gillingham (964) ended the 2002-03 season with 2,316 career points and pushed their overall career total to 3,105 combined points.
Hoosier Highs
A native of Indianapolis, Ind., Bradley junior guard Andrew Warren (Brebeuf Jesuit Prep) has feasted on The Valley's two Hoosier State members of late...In three games against Indiana State and Evansville to date this season, Warren is averaging 21.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 3.0 apg and is shooting 52.9 percent (18-34) from the field, 56.3 percent (9-16) from 3-point range and 95.2 percent (20-21) from the free throw line...He scored a career-best 26 points in the Jan. 6 game versus Indiana State at Carver Arena and pumped in 22 points in Bradley's Feb. 6 visit to Evansville.
BracketBuster Tuneups
Tuesday's game at Indiana State will be the final game before Bradley hosts Drexel in a game created through its participation in the annual BracketBusters series...Bradley enters Tuesday's tilt with a 5-1 record in the games immediately before the mid-February BracketBusters matchups...Since dropping a 76-66 decision at Evansville in 2005, Bradley has won four consecutive BracketBusters tuneups, three on the road.
With A Win...
Bradley will earn its seventh win in the last 10 outings, as well as its third road win in its last four games away from Carver Arena...The Braves will secure at least a .500 final record in the Missouri Valley Conference for a fifth consecutive season...Bradley at least will remain in fourth place in The Valley standings and could move back into a tie for third if Illinois State loses at home to Missouri State Wednesday night...Bradley will earn a fifth road victory for a fifth consecutive season.
With A Loss...
Bradley will remain part of the logjam in the middle of The Valley standings...The Braves could remain tied for fourth with the Sycamores and Creighton if the Bluejays also lose at UNI Tuesday night (Missouri State could make it a four-way tie by winning at Illinois State Wednesday night)...At worst, Bradley would fall into a tie for fifth in the league standings with Indiana State and possibly Missouri State.
Power Of The Post
Bradley is 11-4 (.733) this season when the quartet of sophomore forward Taylor Brown, sophomore center Will Egolf and reserve centers Sam Singh and Anthony Thompson combine for at least 20 points and 10 rebounds...The Braves are 2-8 (.200) when the post quartet falls below the 20-10 standard, but picked up that second win Saturday when the trio combined for 24 points and 13 rebounds versus #18/19 UNI.
Triple Threat
The Bradley trio of junior guard Andrew Warren (14.4 ppg), sophomore forward Taylor Brown (13.7) and junior guard Sam Maniscalco (12.3) combine to score 40.4 ppg...Individually, Warren ranks third, Brown sixth and Maniscalco 14th among Valley players in overall scoring this year...The next best scoring trio are Illinois State's senior combo of Osiris Eldridge (15.7 ppg), Dinma Odiakosa (12.4) and Lloyd Phillips (10.8 ) at 38.9...The Bradley trio also tops The Valley by combining for 43.1 ppg in conference play: Warren (3rd, 14.8 ppg), Maniscalco 4th, 14.7) and Brown (7th, 13.6)...In the 22 games Brown has played this year, the Braves are 8-4 (.667) when the trio combines for at least 40 points, but 4-6 (.400) when they fail to reach 40.
Brown's Improvement
Bradley sophomore forward Taylor Brown ranks among the nation's leaders in improved scoring from 2008-09 to this season...After averaging 3.4 ppg last year, Brown is The Valley's sixth-leading scorer at 13.7 ppg...His scoring increase of 10.3 ppg is the best in The Valley and ranks among the nation's top 10 improvements from a year ago.
Maniscalco's Accuracy
Junior guard Sam Maniscalco is shooting 52.4 percent from the field in 15 Valley games...The 6-foot Maniscalco currently is sixth in the league in field goal percentage in league play...Maniscalco is the only player standing less than 6-foot-6 inches to rank among the league's top seven most accurate shooters in league play.
How Hot Is Maniscalco?
So just how hot has Sam Maniscalco been from inside the 3-point line this season?..The 6-foot guard is shooting 60.4 percent (61-101) from inside the arc on the season, including a scorching 68.0 percent (51-75) in MVC play...Maniscalco's season 2-point field goal percentage currently ranks as the seventh-best in the history of Bradley Basketball for any player with at least 50 2-pointers made...He has a chance to become just the sixth, and easily the shortest, individual in program history with at least 50 2FGM to shoot at least 60 percent from 2-point range for an entire season.
Bradley Season 2-Point FG Pct. (50 FGM)
Luke Jackson, 1987-88 .675 127-188
Roosevelt Davison, 1983-84 .661 111-168
*Joe Allen, 1967-68 .655 258-394
Zach Andrews, 2006-07 .640 155-242
Roosevelt Davison, 1982-83 .638 104-163
Joe Allen, 1966-67 .622 232-373
Sam Maniscalco, 2009-10 .604 61-101
Jerome Robinson, 1998-99 .600 51-85
* NCAA statistical national champion
Shooting 68.0 percent from inside the arc, Maniscalco also easily paces The Valley in 2-point field goal percentage through 15 rounds of conference play by a margin of 40 points better than the second-most accurate shooter, Missouri State's Will Creekmoore (64.0 percent).
2009-10 MVC 2-FG Pct. (MVC only)
Minimum 2.5 2FGM/Game
1. Sam Maniscalco, BU .680 51-75
2. Will Creekmore, MSU .640 57-89
3. Gene Teague, SIU .633 38-60
4. Jermaine Mallett, MSU .587 44-75
5. Dinma Odiakosa, ILS .578 67-116
6. Jordan Eglseder, UNI .554 72-130
7. Will Egolf, BU .573 55-96
8. Harry Marshall, INS .565 52-92
9. Jackie Carmichael, ILS .543 44-81
10. Justin Carter, CU .520 39-75

[wily coyote]

I plan on being in Terre Haute! Anyone else want a ride or going? We were looking to slide in down low...if there are open seats

Good news for ya. There will be alot of seats you will be able to move to. Are you stopping at the Beef House? Wish I was going. Bring a "W" home. Go Braves!

[LittleBrave]

If BU brings their intensity, they should win this one.
We have been pretty good on the road lately.
9-7 would be a good position to be heading into BB weekend.
We would be assured of at least a 5th seed for the tourney, right?

[sycamorefan]

Its going to be a battle for sure!

Sycamores are a resilient bunch...our offense has had the two best games of the year without Kelly Lathan and Marshall...Don't count out the Trees....as I said these sycamores are different than your past sycamores...As so well put in one of our players lockers there's a sign that says... "Never Quit"...this team never does....

[Future Walk-On]

Good news for ya. There will be alot of seats you will be able to move to. Are you stopping at the Beef House? Wish I was going. Bring a "W" home. Go Braves!

yeah gotta be sneaky. I dunno if we are. We are pushed for time with classes so I doubt we will....after if it is open!

I have family in Terre Haute maybe they will make me dinner.

[BradleyBrave]

Opening Line - BU +3