Final: Missouri State 66 Bradley 69

[Braves2006]

Yes, we didn't play our best basketball down the stretch but winning is not unacceptable. Geno just said he's not apologizing to anyone for winning....ugly or not

That's well said too. I agree. I did post that before the game was over and MSU had come all the way back. I was certainly doing some venting. Living in Springfield, MO, I was thrilled with the way MSU started the season in hopes of seeing a BU road win. Now, that's looking a lot more difficult. But I will still be there in full on Red in full support! Hey, we still have a chance to correct some things too and get a little better!

[Bravesfan]

giving up 46 points in the 2nd half bothers me the most...no reason for that...

I kind of feel bad for JC...he's less of a PG than Walt and gets put into a bad situation...personally I wish we would figure out how to score on the press to get teams out of it...if there aren't any consequences they will keep pressing.

Walt gets turnovers by being aggressive but everyone knows when he's "going in" too....but I'm happy he hit the game winner...

No sign of Bell...hmmmmm

not much of a sign of JP either

SS played really well.....Will did in the first half but really got out of sync in the 2nd....he's got to quit those over the back fouls

DSE was steady all game and played well too

Jake did ok and I'm not sure what happened with TP.....

JP has the flu and did not practice yesterday. That came out this morning before the game (see page 1 of this thread).

Agreed on the other points. What little time TP was in the game, he was aggressive, but he made some mistakes. Don't know how he has been in practice lately.

[Bravesfan]

That's well said too. I agree. I did post that before the game was over and MSU had come all the way back. I was certainly doing some venting. Living in Springfield, MO, I was thrilled with the way MSU started the season in hopes of seeing a BU road win. Now, that's looking a lot more difficult. But I will still be there in full on Red in full support! Hey, we still have a chance to correct some things too and get a little better!

So you went to Bradley, but live in Springfield? Do you root for MSU at all, or just BU?

Welcome to the boards, btw!

[lefty]

JP has the flu and did not practice yesterday. That came out this morning before the game (see page 1 of this thread).

Agreed on the other points. What little time TP was in the game, he was aggressive, but he made some mistakes. Don't know how he has been in practice lately.

I heard that and forgot....but JP hasn't played well during the conference season IMO....

[Bravesfan]

you would think we would know better

Lol! You're right!

[Bravesfan]

I heard that and forgot....but JP hasn't played well during the conference season IMO....

Yeah, I'm not sure what is going on there. He has some good stretches, but needs to work on being more consistent. I still believe he will be a big contributor to this team the remainder of this year and next year. He just needs more work.

[Braves2006]

So you went to Bradley, but live in Springfield? Do you root for MSU at all, or just BU?

Welcome to the boards, btw!

Didn't go to Bradley but grew up in Peoria and family has had season tickets since '82. Thanks for the welcome...And no way, I do not root for MSU.

[PTownHawkeye]

I predict this will the best game of the year. Close game that will go down to the buzzer and end up a 1 or 2 point game. Winner may be out of Thursday game. Loser most likely will be in Thursday game. The Valley gets much tougher for BU after this game.
Good Luck Braves!

Uh...Rick, can you give me your Powerball numbers for tonight?

[Bravesfan]

Didn't go to Bradley but grew up in Peoria and family has had season tickets since '82. Thanks for the welcome...And no way, I do not root for MSU.

No problem. That's good that there are many Bradley fans who are Peoria residents who view them as their "city" team. That's how more young fans will become Bradley fans of the future. Judging by the number of empty seats in Peoria, they will need to attract more people to watch their games, but winning more will help as well.

Glad you are not an MSU fan! I root for all Valley teams during the non-conference season, but not when they are playing Bradley.

[Bravesfan]

Uh...Rick, can you give me your Powerball numbers for tonight?

Yeah, I'll take a few Big Game and Lotto numbers too!

[Da Coach]

Here is the link to the ESPN3 Condensed Replay for those wishing to see the game again, or just Walt's last second shot.-

http://espn.go.com/watchespn/player/_/id/745197/size/condensed/

BTW- ESPN just showed a replay of the Walt Lemon buzzer-beater shot on their halftime report during the Louisville-Syracuse game on ESPN, and also on the halftime report of the Creighton-Wichita State game on ESPN2.

The final shot is at about 1:58:00

[sportsnut2]

Think it will be a SC Top 10 nominee?

[78Brave]

Sounds like there might be a little flu shot disagreement between DC and T. Or are you just messing with some guys on the other board so they wont know who to attack. Im pro shot by the way. Not a big win but an important win by the Braves today.

[BeBrave]

@KirkWessler: DSE on Lemon: "He had already told me it's over with, don??™t worry about it. I said, 'All right, don??™t pass it to anybody, just make it.'"

Love this. Attitude. Go Braves.

[Big Mike]

Was really excited to get the Win on a buzzer-beater by Walter....did not think that was gonna go in!
Need to make better decisions on the press or it could be a long year.....nice effort by SS when we needed him most....also wonder why Bell didn't get any minutes?

PS......its fun to win!