Final score- Illinois State 74 Bradley 65

[Da Coach]

Bradley (8-9, 2-3) at Illinois State (8-8, 1-2) Sunday, Jan. 16, at 7 pm.

https://bradleybraves.com/news/2022/1/14/mens-basketball-braves-play-at-illinois-state-sunday-for-i-74-rivalry-opener.aspx

TV- ESPN+ : https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/...meId=401367361
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=369095
Chat room: www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans

ISU basketball website: https://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball
Stats: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...ason_Stats.pdf

Bradley stats: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...1/pdf/cume.pdf

MVC stats-
Team: http://www.mvc.org/mbb/stats/confldrs.htm
Individual: http://www.mvc.org/mbb/stats/confldrs.htm#conf.wki

[Mikovio]

It’s also on the Marquee Network (owned by the Cubs).

[Bradley3342]

It’s also on the Marquee Network (owned by the Cubs).

Thanks Mikovio for giving other options for everyone on the board that doesn’t have ESPN plus.

[The Old Guy]

Any word on Ja-shon Henry?

[Bradley3342]

Any word on Ja-shon Henry?

Not sure but hope he’s available

[MacabreMob]

I'm surprised to see Bradley is anywhere from 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 point favorite.

[patrick_o'brian]

Haven’t been to Redbird in awhile. Is the Visitor's bench still on the right if you’re looking across from press row?

[Da Coach]

Great news. Ja'Shon Henry is in uniform and going through warmups. His minutes will be limited, but he will play tonight!

[Big Mike]

That's good news

[Big Mike]

Enough of the forced passes in the paint......costing bradley the game.... come-on. Last lay-up mast made was in warmups

[Big Mike]

1st made FT tonight @ 4 min mark....nothing in the paint tonight....terrible loss.
The Braves should be embarrassed

[BUBraves2006]

Outscored from the 6:24 mark of the first half 59-30 ...

[Da Coach]

Bradley loses at Illinois State 74-65-

http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=369095

Bradley built a 20 point lead (35-15) with 6 minutes left in the 1st half, and lead at halftime 40-26. But a combination of poor shooting (8-25, 3-13 from three in 2nd half), turnovers (10 in 2nd half), and weak defense (ISU scored 48 2nd half points) resulted in ISU outscoring Bradley 48-25 in the 2nd half for the 74-65 win.
Rienk Mast had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Terry Roberts had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. Nobody else had more than 6.

BU is now 8-10 overall, and 2-4 in the MVC. Next game is Wednesday, Jan. 19, vs. Drake in Des Moines.

[Southside]

What an atrocious performance in the 2nd half. No energy on defense, too many TOs, not attacking the basket until the game was decided. Almost a 30 freaking pt turnaround!

EMBARRASSING

This team's lack of athleticism was obvious today. Couldn't get to the rim and couldn't stop ISU from getting to the rim.

[bigjimmy]

Wardle was short and to the point on WMBD. Guys not listening and not talking on the court and he said that they just couldn’t figure it out. You could just hear in his voice how disappointed he was in their second half effort and frankly I’m going to take it a step further and say this second half was the worst played half of basketball since a 9 point effort against UNI in 2007. Not even during the Geno years have I been as disappointed in a half and game as I was in this one. Because this team has shown they have talent. Hell they showed it in the first half. But you have to have more than 2 guys scoring to win. Terry and Rienk combined for 13-25 overall, 7-14 from 3 while the rest of the team shot 11-33 overall, 4-20 from 3. When we get in trouble on offense is when we're not strong and smart with the ball. On defense we get in trouble when we're not fully engaged. Hopefully Wardle told the guys to be ready for practice the next 2 days as every starting spot is open. Maybe that will get their attention.