Final score: Bradley 70 ISU 58

[Da Coach]

Next game: Illinois State (14-12, 8-6) at Bradley (17-10, 7-7), Wednesday, Feb. 14, 7 PM at Carver Arena.

The game is on ESPN3.com-

http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3273447/illinois-state-vs-bradley

Chat room-

http://www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans

Radio-

https://www.1470wmbd.com

Live stats link (when it is working)-

http://www.sidearmstats.com/bradley/mbball/

Tickets-

https://www1.ticketmaster.com/bradley-braves-vs-illinois-state-redbirds-peoria-illinois-02-14-2018/event/07005333C62D340B?artistid=847595&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=7&tm_link=artist_msg-0_07005333C62D340B

MVC standings-

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/conferences/standings/_/id/18/year/2018/missouri-valley-conference

ISU website-

http://www.goredbirds.com/index.aspx?path=mbball

ISU stats-

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

Bradley stats-

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

[Da Coach]

I believe Bradley will win Wednesday, regardless if Fayne and Evans play, and it will be a big boost to the team's confidence.
And I think they can win another game or two that they aren't expected to win, and make a run in the tournament.
Go Braves!

Edit: sorry for those who read my initial post. I quoted an incorrect result from last year and have removed it.

[pfcmsh]

Me Too

I believe Bradley will win Wednesday, regardless if Fayne and Evans play, and it will be a big boost to the team's confidence.
And I think they can win another game or two that they aren't expected to win, and make a run in the tournament.
Go Braves!

Edit: sorry for those who read my initial post. I quoted an incorrect result from last year and have removed it.

I'm with you on this one, Da Coach. We are better than the way we have played the last 3 games. I think we all know it and have seen it. We can still make noise, if we can play to our potential in the remaining games and tournament. It is all about who is playing the best at tournament time.

Come on, Braves and lets make a run!!

[BUfan39]

I believe Bradley will win Wednesday, regardless if Fayne and Evans play, and it will be a big boost to the team's confidence.
And I think they can win another game or two that they aren't expected to win, and make a run in the tournament.
Go Braves!

Edit: sorry for those who read my initial post. I quoted an incorrect result from last year and have removed it.

I want to get excited so badly... GO Braves! Beat the Birds!

[bradleyfan124]

I don't understand why some college teams ( Illinois State ) let convicts keep playing on their teams even though they are wanted by the police. Must be a different set of rules!!!!!!

[tornado]

they want to rack up "W"s as quick as possible and jump to a higher job...
It worked for Jank....

[tornado]

...now maybe even Bruninga may be out

Taylor Bruninga has just been ruled out for Wednesday due to a concussion

Their starting lineup last game was - Yarbrough, Tinsley, Hein, N'Diaye, williams - so that probably will not change against Bradley. Gassman, Clarance, Litwiller and Bruninga subbed on Sunday.

[tornado]

Muller just said that Christian Romine is available to play but he hasn't played a bit of basketball during a game yet this season... nor last season either
He played a total of only 50 minutes back in 2015-16 at UTEP

https://twitter.com/Pg_Benson/status/963501261034278917

https://twitter.com/Pg_Benson/status/963503906717347842

[Da Coach]

Romine has already used up his redshirt year last season after transferring to ISU from UTEP, so he is not eligible for another redshirt year this year. So if he is capable of playing and helping the team, I suspect he will probably will play.

[Da Coach]

Pregame article from BradleyBraves.com-

http://bradleybraves.com/news/2018/2/13/mens-basketball-braves-host-i-74-rival-illinois-state-wednesday.aspx

[Da Coach]

Ryan Stipanovich has returned to practice for Bradley after missing the last 2 games due to unspecified medical issues. He will be available to play tomorrow against Illinois State.

[Da Coach]

The latest from Dan Muller- he said this afternoon that Taylor Bruninga and Phil Fayne are out and will not play against Bradley. But he said that there is a chance Evans will try to play. He called him "questionable at best".
As noted above, he also mentioned thsat Christian Romine, who has not played all year, could possibly play tomorrow.

Evans supposedly reinjured his knee in ISU's game on February 3, though he was actually limping a bit in their previous game on January 30. And after his MRI on Feb. 5, it was said the injury was "worse" than his last knee injury in December, and that he would miss 1 to 3 weeks. So if he returns tomorrow, he will have only missed about 10 days. I doubt he can be at 100% this soon, so if he plays, he might be limited in playing time. I would not be surprised to see Muller hold him out, but it may depend on how the game goes.

[Dub]

Braves need to get out and play very physical and work the Redbirds over on Wednesday. Let??™s get a win.

[mvcfan]

I would seriously doubt Romine plays. Seems to be some personal issues there that have nothing to do with basketball. There has been speculation all year long with very little answers.

[BUfan39]

It's time to get back to our winning ways. The past 3 games have certainly been a disappointment but there's no reason why we can't get back on track and it all begins with a win tonight. Let's get back to playing tough defense; holding opponents under 60. If we can do that we'll have a chance to win every game we play. Here's to a fun final two weeks of the season as we roll into St. Louis riding high!

Anyone want to take a guess at what the attendance number will look like tonight? I'll go 7,200. But that might be generous considering it's Valentine's Day and our recent woes.