Final score: Evansville 67 Bradley 35

[Da Coach]

Bradley's next game will be at Evansville, Saturday, Jan. 9, at 3:00 PM.

The game will be available on ESPN3.com.

Bradley is 2-14, 0-3 after their loss at home to SIU. Evansville is 13-3, 2-1 after their loss Wednesday to Wichita State.

Evansville website-

http://gopurpleaces.com/index.aspx?path=mbball

Standings-

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/conferences/standings/_/id/18/year/2016/missouri-valley-conference

[tornado]

seriously - has any MVC team had to start the season with any tougher first four games?

-First game on the road at UNI where they virtually never lose - they even beat #1 ranked North Carolina on their home floor

-2nd game vs. the most dominant team in the MVC the past four years - especially now they are healthy

-3rd game against the hottest team in the Valley right now, SIU -

-then 4th game vs. Evansville - dominating opponents up til their narrow loss to Wichita last night on the road, but Evansville also has not lost on their home court.

Here's the records of the first four teams we get in league play

Total record 45-17
League record 9-3
Home record of the two we play on their home floor 15-0
Road record of the two we played here 8-2

The stage is set for a great 2nd half of the season and a chance for Coach Wardle to be Coach of the Year! Go Braves!!

[Chico]

I'll drink to that T. Think I'd have to be drinking.

[wily coyote]

Have to agree with T pretty tough4 games but I don't see any easy games for our baby Braves. Chico are you in Az?

[Chico]

Have to agree with T pretty tough4 games but I don't see any easy games for our baby Braves. Chico are you in Az?

No, wish I was. Health catches up with us old codgers.

[tornado]

Marty Simmons not taking Bradley lightly

their loss at home to Bradley last year "could've been the game that maybe kept us out of the NIT or something like that," Simmons said. "

http://www.courierpress.com/sports/college/evansville/ue-mens-basketball-team-not-overlooking-young-struggling-bradley-284dbb35-7ceb-7ef1-e053-0100007f832-364710201.html

[Da Coach]

Here is the direct link to watch the Bradley-Evansville game-

http://espn.go.com/watchespn/player/_/id/2711553/size/condensed/

Bradley already down 7-0


Game center

http://www.bradleybraves.com//ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=1498&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=210623193

[Da Coach]

2:46 left in the first half- Bradley with 12 points and 14 fouls! Bradley shooting 4-23 (17.4%).
Score 31-12

[Da Coach]

Halftime score-
Bradley 18
Evansville 36

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400843782

Bradley shooting an unbelievably low 23% from the floor (6-26), and 30% from three (3-10)
BU turnovers- 9
Personal fouls-15

Rebounding-
Bradley 15
Evansville 16

Pittman with 6 points leads Bradley, Thomas has 4.

[molar50]

The announcers for ESPN3 are being very kind to Bradley. I saw a few turnovers committed by the Braves and the announcers credited good defense to Evansville, when in fact the TOs were unforced. The team looks worse than the last game. I hope the team doesn't have to stay to clean up the arena at Evansville.

[tornado]

we're almost 20 games into their freshman seasons in college - can't ply the freshman excuse any more...
bad shots and unforced turnovers have to factored in on whether scholarships get renewed

[Da Coach]

Final:
Bradley 35
Evansville 67

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400843782

[Da Coach]

From what I can find, looks like the last time BU scored 35 points or less was a 35-31 win over Oklahoma A&M Feb. 28, 1949.

The last time BU lost with 35 points or less was on Jan. 10, 1949- BU lost to Oklahoma A&M 64-30

[Vent]

we're almost 20 games into their freshman seasons in college - can't ply the freshman excuse any more...
bad shots and unforced turnovers have to factored in on whether scholarships get renewed

Good players don't keep making the same mental mistakes.

[jtim1152]

Let's continue to put things in perspective. Coach gets hired after season ends, most if not all decent high school seniors are already committed to other programs, the entire returning eam bails leaving 3 players from which to field a team....now new coach must coerce enough players to come here in 2 months just to conduct 5 on 5 practices, the only returning senior BIG goes down for good, coach refuses to fall to the temptation of JV players so he can instill his own methods......and 4 months later season begins. Is anyone REALLY shocked by the play of mediocre players who came in at last minute to fill a HUGE void? Nice guys but not highly recruited players with huge talent.....and none of them have a single role model to follow or emulate? I personally am gratEful that we have a basketball coach who is teaching his program to play basketball. I can see basketball on the court...unfortunately we don't have players strong enough to execute it yet. BUT I am convinced we will when Coach is able to secure the talent. This is not a 1-2 year turnaround folks so lets watch for improvements in the game first then when e players arrive we should see the improvement in the results.