Final. 74-72 Loyola

[Da Coach]

From the other article that is not in the BradleyHoops section...
"Bradley's Carver Arena attendance average this season was 6,984,
setting a record for a BU low in the building's 32-year history."
http://www.pjstar.com/article/201403...5/11130/SPORTS

Bradley's overall regular season home attendance was even lower- 6,608, (includes the 2 games at Renaissance Coliseum). As far as I can find, that 6,608 may be the lowest regular season average home attendance since the Braves played at the old downtown Armory building in the 1940's.

Last year's entire average home attendance was actually slightly lower- 6,557, but that average included 2 games in the postseason CIT tournament that were not part of the season ticket package and were very poorly attended (1,801 & 1,897). Without those 2 games, the regular season average would have been 7,145.

For comparison, last year's Carver Arena average was 7,412, compared with this year's Carver Arena average of 6,984- a pretty significant dropoff.

[tornado]

I think it's obvious that we have a shot at beating Loyola because they are a bad team and finished way worse than us...
but beyond that any further win would be a HUGE upset - and that's where the discussion gets interesting...

If we were a team even capable of pulling an upset I'd feel we had at least a chance...
I'll still root for BU but...can anyone tell me what game we've won in the GF era was "an upset" or a win against a decent team??
The only wins we've had for three years running are occasionally against team we were expected to win...we have no "signature wins" or upsets...
I guess I will still pull for it to happen but just sayin'...........

[Da Coach]

Nice turnout at the Bradley hotel for a sendoff party for the team. The band, cheerleaders, and dance team were there along with a bunch of fans. Kaboom was there, too!

[BUSongwriter]

Down 8 at half to the last place team in the play-in game. My, oh my.

Hopefully we can turn it around in the second half. I thought Bell was awful on offense, and we're again giving up way too many threes.

[Big Mike]

Wow......this season has been painful to watch...Braves will be lucky to pull this game out!

[Big Mike]

Ramblers bench 16pts........Braves 3 pts....

[Da Coach]

Dave Reynolds tweeted that the largest halftime deficit Bradley was able to overcome was just 3 points. BU is down 43-35 now.
We have 20 minutes left to salvage some respect this season. There are a lot of fans who spent good money to get down here and support their team. I want to see this team show some heart. And not just Walt & Pickett, who are about the only ones to show up in the first half.

[BU212121]

No way... If les doesn't at least make NIT he's gone after year 4.. But he did. And he got an ncaa bid. And that's all cemented in history. And I am glad it happened.

[Big Mike]

74-72 Loyola


Wow.................

[BUBalum05]

Ouch, tough way to end a season. Hell of a game by TP and WL, great careers, true Braves.

[bu fan 9]

Nice game Geno.

[wizard1]

Next Game: Bradley vs Loyola....

I realize that hindsight is 20/20, BUT, why didn't we pressure the inbounds pass to prevent a possible long inbounds pass?

[molar50]

Ok. The season is over. It is time for everyone to write letters to the Board of Trustees.

[bu fan 9]

Because Geno knows nothing about X's and O's.

[Braves2006]

ok. The season is over. It is time for everyone to write letters to the board of trustees.

+1,000,000