SIU 53 - BU 51 -- Congratulations to the Salukis

[Da Coach]

I am extremely proud of the great performance by the Bradley team today against a team ranked #11 in the country. I doubt anyone could have predicted this Bradley team would be this competetive, and they were 1 shot away from making the final.

Let's hope the Salukis can do some damage in the NCAA.

Final 53-51--

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/boxscore?gid=200703030528

Bradley still has a slim chance of an at-large bid.
Their RPI rose to 36--

http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_mvc_Men.html

[real fan]

Great regular season ; outplayed Siu most of the game and everyone should be proud of the effort you gave ; good luck in the post-season wherever we may go.

[IlliBraves]

I was happy with the way we played, too. We got beaten in two areas we've been beaten in all year- free throws and rebounding. We should have won this game, and a win probably would have propelled us into the NCAA, and that hurts. Now we have to sit and wait a week, and hope to god that something good happens for us.

[Biff]

A big thnk you to this team and the coaches!

Thanks for bringing the excitement and winning back to Bradley. This team was a delight to watch and follow. I know they are disappointed with the outcome today, but they have nothing to be ashamed of. Let the negative-nellies find fault and rip away, but the real fans will support the guys.
We'll have to wait to see where we play next, but the Bradley Nation will be there supporting you!

[Big Mike]

The Braves are now up to # 35....MS is #34.....if the end up losing...will the Braves pass them?

[bigdaddystuck]

I am in Stl... tough game.. if they are #11 in country- BU is a damn good team!

[BTID]

Gotta give props to the fans at the game today too. In years past, Bradley's contingent would have been drowned out by the likes of SIU or MSU fans in a game like this. Maybe it was because we were playing for our NCAA lives and the Salukis weren't in the same position, but Bradley's fans were top-notch in their enthusiasm. I hope Braves fans can be as successful in future tourneys, just like the teams BU will put on the floor.

[bu fan 9]

Great year and I am very pround of how hard the team played all year.They are fun to watch and I hope we can win a few more games.

[Big Mike]

The Bradley story.........http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle....&ATCLID=813282

[Dubl R 1]

Very Proud of this Team. They may have missed some shots, but we came to play. Not just today, but all year long. Let's lace em up and go get em in whichever post season tourney we're in. Nice job BU.

[Bravesfan]

Re: SIU 53 - BU 51 -- Congratulations to the Salukis

I am extremely proud of the great performance by the Bradley team today against a team ranked #11 in the country. I doubt anyone could have predicted this Bradley team would be this competetive, and they were 1 shot away from making the final.

Let's hope the Salukis can do some damage in the NCAA.

Final 53-51--

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/boxscore?gid=200703030528

Bradley still has a slim chance of an at-large bid.
Their RPI rose to 36--
http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_mvc_Men.html

I just got finished watching the game via tape delay. I echo your sentiments coach. What a phenomenal effort by Bradley in this game! But there is a reason SIU is the #11 team in the country, and they showed why today.

I will definately be rooting for SIU in the Valley finals, as a tournament championship probably gives them no worse than a 4 seed, if not a 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. And that high of a seed will give SIU a great chance at a Sweet Sixteen finish or beyond, which would be great for the Valley!

Of course, I do remember a very recent number 4 seed that got their heads handed to them by Bradley last year! So a high seed is certainly no guarantee of a Sweet Sixteen appearance, but it certainly helps!

[Bravesfan]

I was happy with the way we played, too. We got beaten in two areas we've been beaten in all year- free throws and rebounding. We should have won this game, and a win probably would have propelled us into the NCAA, and that hurts. Now we have to sit and wait a week, and hope to god that something good happens for us.

Maybe we should have won, maybe not. We missed a few free throws, but SIU missed some really open shots that could have made the score a little more one sided.

Well, I'm sure we will be the subject of plenty of bubble talk this week! We'll see what the ESPN crew has to say about the Valley later tonight.

[BuBraves55]

yup- not too much more we could have done
that 3 from tatum killed tho

[Big Mike]

OK...........some how i lost count on the BU 3's for the year .....with 7 today and I think they said during the game the Braves were at 328 so the new Valley record sits at 335?

[Big Mike]

here I found it.........the stats up till now....and after today JC moved over the 50 % mark on 3's for the season!

http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=19334&SPID=1498&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=690459