The Basketball Tournament- Always a Brave in Illinois Region

[PhiAlphaBoy]

As an added side note Bradley, Coach Wardle and the current Bradley basketball team are getting great publicity on national TV

This is probably the best thing about this platform. Bradley and Peoria are really coming across as a great basketball town to anyone watching.

And well said LittleBrave. This is a great and emotional last run for one of Bradley's greatest teams in history -- The Sweet 16 team. Cellus is such a great ambassador for Peoria and Bradley University. It would be really special if his kid ended up at Bradley and has an opportunity to one-up his old man.

[bigjimmy]

IN DA HOUSE! Fans are on both sides of the lower bowl. Each section is now either 100 or 200. So section 1 is now 101 and so forth. Fans are mostly filled from Section 111 to 117 and Sections 124 and 101. Boehem’s Army has a lot of tall looking athletes but it’s nothing this group hasn’t seen before. Let’s do this Always A Brave! GET ER DONE!

[Da Coach]

Link to box score, play by play, etc-

https://thetournament.com/scores/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F30160%2Fmatch%2F1897067%2Fsummary%3F

Final stats from Golden Eagles (Marquette alumni) win over Autism Army. Golden Eagles will be the next opponent for the winner of the Always a Brave-Boeheim's Army game. Former Bradley commit Dwight Buycks was the leading scorer with 23 points for the Golden Eagles-

https://thetournament.com/scores/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F30160%2Fmatch%2F1897066%2Fsummary%3F

[bigjimmy]

10-9 Boeheims army leads with 3;15 left. Both teams playing some pretty tough defense so far. POB really struggled with the pace of the game but then again he’s closing in on 40 so no wonder.

[bigjimmy]

Donte Thomas in the game!

[Da Coach]

Nice to see Donte Thomas in the game now!

Some inconsistent officiating so far. The officials are allowing a lot of contact and moving screens, but then Luqman Lundy just got called for a phantom charging call on a nice drive down the lane and pass off for what should have been a layup. The replay showed the defender was hardly touched and flopped.

Score at the end of 1 quarter- Boeheim's Army 17 Always a Brave 12

https://thetournament.com/scores/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F30160%2Fmatch%2F1897067%2Fsummary%3F

[bigjimmy]

Boeheims Army leads after 1st quarter 17-12. Refs let both teams get overly physical and started to call some nickel and dime fouls to rein it in. Both teams are bitching to the refs

[bigjimmy]

Boeheims Army is really good. They’re leading 34-19 with 3:54 left in half. They are quick and use fast paced screen motion offense that’s been tough for us to keep up. Their length has also bothered us when we’re on offense.

[Da Coach]

The 2nd quarter did not go the way Always a Brave wanted. Boeheim's Army seemed to have more energy, was hitting more shots and getting more rebounds.
Halftime score- Boeheim's Army 38 Always a Brave 28

Stats- AAB shooting 36% overall (11-30) and 28% from three (4-14) - Boeheim's Army 56% overall (14-25) and 50% (5-10) from three
Rebounds- AAB- 18 BA- 13

https://thetournament.com/scores/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F30160%2Fmatch%2F1897067%2Fsummary%3F

[bigjimmy]

Always a Brave cut the lead to 38-28 at the half but got screwed three times by the refs in 3 of the last 4 possessions. Nate got fouled on a layup, Somerville got fouled on the last shot of the half and the worst was an inadvertent whistle on a shot clock situation that clearly hit the rim on a DB shot and he got the rebound and wound have been an easy two except for the whistle. BA is a good team who clearly have played together for awhile so it’ll be an uphill struggle to win it but our offense can keep it flowing thus half line they did in the last 3:00.

[bigjimmy]

POB really struggling. Don’t think he’s playing much the rest of the way

[bigjimmy]

We’re trying different combinations but nothings seems to be working so far. Down 49-33 with 3:47 left in 3rd

[bigjimmy]

53-43 BA going to the 4th. A player for BA started to get into with some fans which really got the crowd into it in the last 3:00 and that’s when we cut it to 10. NEED THAT ENERGY CARVER CROWD!

[bigjimmy]

Trying to hang in there down 58-47 with 1:54 before the Elam ending. Have to really dig in on defense

[bigjimmy]

Down 61-51 at the Elam ending. First to 69 wins to clinch the final berth in the TBT quarterfinals.