Final score: Bradley 72 ISU 64

[Da Coach]

Next game: Illinois State at Bradley, Saturday, Feb. 18, 1:00 pm

This game is on the MVC-TV Network- NBCSports Chicago and Bally Sports.
Video stream- https://www.ballysports.com/watch/li...ate-at-bradley
Live stats- https://bradleybraves.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
Chat Room- www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans

Bradley is 15-12, 9-6, and Illinois State is 11-16, 4-10. They are now coached by Interim Head Coach Brian Jones.
ISU website- https://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball
Schedule/results- https://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...ason_Stats.pdf

Bradley stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...1/pdf/cume.pdf
MVC stats- http://www.mvc.org/mbb/stats/confstat.htm

[LittleBrave]

Absolutely have to win our last 2 home games!
If things go our way, we beat the Bears in the Ozarks too.

Would love this team to get/stay mentally tough to the end!
Beat them Birds first!

[LittleBrave]

Tommy - any chance you are going to be recording this game and posting to YouTube??

I will be at a convention all afternoon.

[Tommy]

Tommy - any chance you are going to be recording this game and posting to YouTube??

I will be at a convention all afternoon.

I will be and I'll get it up as fast as I can for you, LB!

[bradleyfan124]

I will be and I'll get it up as fast as I can for you, LB!

TOMMY FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!He gets my vote

[Tommy]

TOMMY FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!He gets my vote

HA! Thanks for your support BF124.

[Da Coach]

Pregame article from BradleyBraves.com-

https://bradleybraves.com/news/2022/2/18/mens-basketball-braves-host-i-74-rival-illinois-state-saturday.aspx

New Throwback Uniforms-

https://twitter.com/bradleyumbb/status/1494778755520229377

[BUSongwriter]

I'm all for the throwback if it leads to this again . . .

[Da Coach]

Bradley leads the series with Illinois State 68-65, but ISU has won the last 3 games- one earlier this year, and both games in last year's Covid season.

Pregame article from the Bloomington Pantagrapgh-

https://pantagraph.com/sports/college/illinois-state/watch-now-illinois-state-bradley-meet-again-in-different-circumstances/article_56636796-732d-5705-abd1-69aa5eaf5d1d.html

Odd that despite tomorrow afternoon's game being Bradley's biggest rivalry game of the season, the local PJ Star does not appear to have any article at all posted about the game.

[braves16]

https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/college/basketball/bradley-hoops/2022/02/19/bradley-basketball-newcomers-share-favorite-rivalries-before-isu/6798234001/

[Da Coach]

https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/...su/6798234001/

It was worth the wait! Dave Eminian interviewed the six new guys (Leons, Roberts, Howell, Hickman, Ekono, & Montgomery) and asked them about what was the biggest rivalry game in their past. Some interesting and funny answers. Thanks, Dave!

He mentions the latest MVC seeding probabilities from Matt Hackman. Here they are-

https://twitter.com/mjhackman/status/1494340009746321421

https://twitter.com/mjhackman/status/1494340398747209729

[Da Coach]

Great video from Bradley Basketball-

https://twitter.com/bradleyumbb/status/1495065892115435522

I don't remember seeing this before, but there are cardboard cutouts of fans in the scenes with Marcellus Somerville narrating, so it must have been made last year when spectators were banned. But very well done!

[Tommy]

That video was awesome! And great to see Somerville anytime!

[Bradley3342]

Great video from Bradley Basketball-

https://twitter.com/bradleyumbb/status/1495065892115435522

I don't remember seeing this before, but there are cardboard cutouts of fans in the scenes with Marcellus Somerville narrating, so it must have been made last year when spectators were banned. But very well done!

Thanks DaCoach! Well done for sure and made it better by Marcellus narrating it

[bigjimmy]

Have to take care of business against the Redbirds. Can't allow them any reason to think they can beat us again. Hopefully we have our biggest crowd of the year to cheer our Braves on. The next 8 week is going to be pretty hard on 6 teams as Loyola, Drake, Evansville, Valpo, ISU Blue & Red all have to play 4 games in 8 days. Their depth will certainly be tested. As for the schedule to finish out the regular season:

Loyola at 11-3: Home to Drake, at ISU Red, Home to Evansville and at UNI
UNI at 11-4: Home to MSU, at ISU Blue, Home to Loyola
MSU at 11-4: at UNI, Home to BU, at Evansville
Drake at 9-5: at Loyola, Home to ISU Blue, at Valpo, Home to SIU
BU at 9-6: Home to ISU Red, at MSU, Home to Valpo
SIU at 7-8: at ISU Blue, Home to ISU Red, at Drake
Valpo at 4-10: at Evansville, Home to Evansville, Home to Drake, at BU
ISU Blue at 4-10: Home to SIU, at Drake, Home to UNI, at ISU Red
ISU Red at 4-10: at BU, Home to Loyola, at SIU, Home to ISU Blue
Evansville at 2-12: Home to Valpo, at Valpo, at Loyola, Home to MSU

There's a plausable scenario that BU can finish 3rd as long as we win out and the Bears lose 2 of their last 3. I think we would win the tie breaker over them.