MVC 2/8--Wichita 61-InSU 45 & Drake 67-UNI 59

[it's boogie time]

I think Bradley has a decent chance at winning in Evansville, but they have beat SIU and Missouri State in Roberts Stadium. If Indiana State can win there on Saturday, I think it will be a much easier task since UE would be eliminated from making it out of Thursday night then. If not, Evansville would still have an outside shot and some motivation.

[tornado]

Well, DC... We have depth issues too..

Mac-- I will challenge you on this.

In a respect we do have depth problems, since we virtually never go more than 7-8 players deep, but Jim gives each of those main players decent rest.

But what Da Coach is referring to is the consistent use of the starters, the guys you rely one to build the lead and hold it,l well beyond 30-32 minutes per game and NOT getting sufficient rest.

Da Coach used as an example UNI.
Last night, UNI played all five starters 30 minutes or more, and three of them played more than 36 minutes.
Likewise, in their last five games, the starters are all playing 30 to 39 minutes per game.

Bradley by contrast, have only two players who ever exceed 32 minutes (Ruff and Will) and they don't do it every game.

In each of the past 3 seasons, Bradley has had only one or two players who averaged over 30 mpg.
This season UNI has 4 players averaging over 30 mpg (Coleman, Stout, McKowen, Josten), and one more at 27 mpg (Brown).
UNI should have indeed learned from last year, when they had all five starters averaging 30 mpg or more (topped out with Ben Jacobson wearing himself down with 37.6 mpg - tops in the Valley) and UNI plummetted from 1st place down to 6th seed in the Valley last year by nosediving in the final month of the MVC season. They lost 5 of their final 6 Valley games, then were one and done in the NCAA.

[Bravesguy]

After years of UNI dominating Drake, maybe this year will be different.
The Bulldogs won handily in Des Moines, 79-61, but Drake hasn't won at Cedar Falls in 14 years.

How'd you know?