Final score- UNI 78 Bradley 65

[braves16]

I see the game is on 665-1 Directv.
This will be a tough game. UNI is very tough at home.

[braves16]

I assume that BU is leaving tomorrow, hopefully ahead of the storm coming in to Illinois. They might want to spend the night in Cedar Falls after the game instead of driving in to the storm. The storm isn't supposed to effect Iowa except the extreme southeast corner.
For Valley road games, where does the team fly to?

[Da Coach]

I assume that BU is leaving tomorrow, hopefully ahead of the storm coming in to Illinois. They might want to spend the night in Cedar Falls after the game instead of driving in to the storm. The storm isn't supposed to effect Iowa except the extreme southeast corner.
For Valley road games, where does the team fly to?

Yes, they almost always leave for road games the afternoon before the game. The usually have a brief practice that night, then a simple shootaround the morning of the game. The exceptions are when the game is close, like ISU. And the team will usually return home after the game to minimize loss of classroom time for players.
There have been a few horrendous snowstorms in past years, and I am sure the team is aware of what is predicted Wednesday, so they might alter their plans accordingly.
The snowfall prediction models I have seen look like there isn't any snow predicted to affect northern Iowa, but the return trip will likely be affected.

[braves16]

Remember about 5 years ago, SIU played in Normal and left after the game despite there being a blizzard warning. They didn't get very far and got stuck overnight in the boonies.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/blizzard-strands-southern-illinois-university-basketball-team-on-bus/tup3qr0mt22i1asl0v23tvcs4

[Go_Braves]

HUGE Game - I cannot stress this enough - Ben Jacobson always has his team ready for the MVC Tournament - and this is a HUGE test for Bradley.

[Tommy]

HUGE Game - I cannot stress this enough - Ben Jacobson always has his team ready for the MVC Tournament - and this is a HUGE test for Bradley.

No doubt. Jacobson is definitely one of the best coaches in the league, and UNI almost always performs above expectations come tournament time. I agree that this is a huge game and if we pull off another road win, just wow! I'm starting to think we're the clear no. 1, but I know how flighty I can be as the tide changes. The talent is certainly there.

[Dub]

No doubt. Jacobson is definitely one of the best coaches in the league, and UNI almost always performs above expectations come tournament time. I agree that this is a huge game and if we pull off another road win, just wow! I'm starting to think we're the clear no. 1, but I know how flighty I can be as the tide changes. The talent is certainly there.

agreed. if they can pull of THIS road win, I'll start believing in earnest. This will not be easy, and we will see if we are still trending up or not. Wardle was actually discouraged after the last loss, so we will see if they can turn back. A lot to be proud of with this team tho. Hopefully work ethic, discipline, and continual improvement will prove to give us an advantage down the stretch.

[Tommy]

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[Da Coach]

Bradley (12-10, 6-4) at UNI (11-9, 7-3)- Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 7:00 pm.

ESPN+ link- https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/...arId/401367385
Live stats- https://unipanthers.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
Chat room- www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans

UNI is 7-3 in the MVC, 1/2 game behind the league leaders Drake and Loyola, who are 7-2.
Standings- https://mvc-sports.com/standings.aspx?path=mbball
UNI Schedule/results- https://unipanthers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
UNI stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...1/pdf/cume.pdf
Bradley stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...1/pdf/cume.pdf
MVC stats- http://www.mvc.org/mbb/stats/confstat.htm

Preseason Player of the Year A.J. Green is averaging 18.6 ppg on the season and shooting 38.5% from three, but in their 9 MVC games his average is 21.9 ppg. and he's shooting 43.2% from three.

Austin Phyfe, who was UNI's starting center for the first month of the season, has played well against Bradley in previous seasons. He started the game at Bradley on Dec. 1, but only had 2 points and 2 rebounds in 11 minutes. He has been limited by injuries and a case of "long Covid" much of the season. He's been coming off the bench, and his playing time and production have dropped sharply in the last couple months. He has only been playing about 10 minutes per game over their last 6 games, and he has averaged under 4 points per game over their last 9 games. And in their last game Saturday against Illinois State, he only played 8 minutes, had 1 basket and 1 rebound, and did not play in the 2nd half.
UNI doesn't have much backup size in their frontcourt, so that hopefully will allow Rienk Mast, Malevy Leons, and Ari Boya to have another big game.

UNI pregame article- https://unipanthers.com/news/2022/1/...c-contest.aspx
Bradley pregame article- https://bradleybraves.com/news/2022/...hern-iowa.aspx

One other note... Attendance has really suffered at UNI these last couple seasons. UNI is averaging 2,213 per game this season. In 2019-20, the last season that spectators were allowed, they averaged 4,288 per game. And just a few seasons earlier, in 2015-16, they averaged 5,379 per game.

[ISUgrad-BradleyFan]

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Thanks for the info Tommy!

[Go_Braves]

For the Illinois State at UNI game a few days ago - UNI ‘s stadium was no where near full. It will be interesting to me tonight’s turnout.

[Tommy]

Thanks for the info Tommy!

Right on, brother! I also attended ISU but root for the Braves (my dad went there and I grew up rooting for them, and well, I hate ISU!).

I got that info off the BU app and it was from a link to twitter if you're interested!

[Dub]

If we can prevent Green from one of his monster performances somehow, we have a chance. Last game, we guarded him hard and he had to pass out to others who didn’t get the ball through the hoop quite often enough. But they did have a big spurt at the start of the second half that night when it rained threes. It’s going to come down to shot making for them I predict.

[Go_Braves]

If we can prevent Green from one of his monster performances somehow, we have a chance. Last game, we guarded him hard and he had to pass out to others who didn’t get the ball through the hoop quite often enough. But they did have a big spurt at the start of the second half that night when it rained threes. It’s going to come down to shot making for them I predict.

I watched Green during the ISU game - he shot some of the most awkward 3 point shots - side ways and what have you - and I was utterly surprised - that these awkward 3 point shots still went in.

[Da Coach]

I watched Green during the ISU game - he shot some of the most awkward 3 point shots - side ways and what have you - and I was utterly surprised - that these awkward 3 point shots still went in.

Yeah, he did some of that against Bradley in their first meeting back on Dec. 1. He was 11-18 from the floor, and 5-9 from three, many of them were off-balance, or well behind the line, for 30 points.
Fortunately Green's 32-foot three point attempt at the buzzer just missed to give Bradley the win.
Here was that final sequence-

https://twitter.com/MLBLarry/status/1466241614062444546