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Final score: Bradley 87 Eastern Illinois 83

Road win!!! Koch Bar with a impressive double double 17 points 14 boards and 3 blocks. We also made some clutch free throws down the stretch.

Lots of areas to improve on (defense and FT specifically) but a win on the road is always great. If we played the whole game like the last 2 minutes of regulation and overtime this game would never have made it to OT.

This team is fun to watch and they can score which is something we haven't had for a few years.
 
our first win in Charleston, IL in 90 years!!


one other thing I liked tonight

KEY contributions off the bench

4pts, 4 strong rebounds early by Callum Barker
8-9 from the FT from DLO
a key 3-pointer by Nate Kennell
20 rebounds by our bench
 
A great all around effort. We may be winning more games sooner than I thought. This is a group of overachievers. Way to go. BU
 
I think we celebrate the win...but there are still going to be some frustrating games this year that will drive us all nuts......
 
Road win!!! Koch Bar with a impressive double double 17 points 14 boards and 3 blocks. We also made some clutch free throws down the stretch.

Missed the game again, but Koch with 14 boards, 3 blocks, and 0 fouls? Is that right? I need to catch a game. Impressed with a freshman who is getting some boards, blocking shots, and not fouling. I realize the competition has been poor, but encouraging in small sample size.
 
Man it's fun to watch wins again for a change! BOO YA!
This team is making the mistakes that unfortunately one would predict with youth and early season dynamics... what this group refreshingly does NOT seem to have is the classic road team inferiority complex we see over and again. It's time to spread the word and start getting fans back in the arena so we can gain some home adv. The era of embararassment appears to be ending.
 
To have 24 turnovers on the road and still win is pretty darn good. It helps when you out rebound the other team by 23. Can't remember a BU team in recent memory that has done that. If Koch has more games like this we'll be in double digits in the win column and we won't be playing on Thursday in St. Louis. Of course the question becomes can he? Tough game against Nevada on Saturday. They only play about 6-7 guys so we'll see if our depth becomes a factor again. Hopefully the home crowd will be in a good mood.
 
another stat line - since we've played most of the past 5 years without a point guard..

our three guys sharing the PG spot tonight (Brown, Hodgson, & DLO)
combined for 26 pts, 16 rebs, 10 assists, 2 steals and 13-15 from the FT line...
just need to clean up the TO's


and our TEAM 3-pt shooting pct is now 37%!!
We have not had a season where our team 3-pt pct, was that high since 2007-2008! (Crouch, Warren, Theron Wilson all shot 40%+)
 
Koch Bar has 17 pts & 14 rebounds - also 4 blks... Hmmm..didn't some people say he was a project and wouldn't help us? LOL

and we have over 80 points for the 3rd time this season...
keep in mind we accomplished that only 6 times in the previous FIVE seasons combined..

That's funny - I have been very impressed with Koch Bar, and he has a decent B-ball IQ too. Still a bit raw, but he will be similar to Bayo's presence in a couple seasons - watch out Valley when he becomes a junior!
 
Also JoJo has been a key contributor early in the season - love his athleticism and keeps it pretty much under control.
 
Was Eastern Illinois A Good Team?

Was Eastern Illinois A Good Team?

I don't know much about the Panthers. At times, they looked good, but maybe that was where we had less than stellar defensive moments. I looked up power rankings and they were at 35 for this season?? We are at 291?? Am I misreading? Did we beat a good team, out shoot, out rebound and give away the ball 3 times as much as they did and still win? Something doesn't sit right about all of this. Maybe the power rankings are not updated enough. We should be slightly higher and they should be much lower.

We showed real grit at the end when it mattered. If we slow down, we'll be less out of control. Also, DLO looked very deliberate and controlled when shooting free throws. We seem to be out of control sometimes. We don't have to play slow, but at what ever speed that reduces turnover to a third of what they were last night. Go Braves.
 
I believe we beat a team that would finish somewhere in the 5-9 spot in the MVC - they were picked in the upper half of the OVC but it's hard to know since it's early - they have been in every game they've played...certainly not getting embarrassed the way a couple MVC teams have done
 
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