Final score: Loyola 66 Bradley 50

[Da Coach]

#5 seed Bradley will play #4 seed Loyola in the 2:30 pm game on Friday, March 4 at the Enterprise Center, St. Louis.
Their game will be the second game of Session 2, which also includes #1 seed UNI vs. winner of the Thursday night game between the #8 seed ILSU vs. #9 seed INSU at 12:00 noon.

The Thursday and Friday games of the MVC Tournament games will be televised on the MVC-TV Network (NBCSports Chicago and Bally Sports Network St. Louis). The Saturday games will be televised by the CBSSports Network, and the Sunday championship game will be televised by CBS Network.

Live stats- https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=383711
Chat room- www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans

https://mvc-sports.com/feature/22Arch

Hotel info- https://mvc-sports.com/sports/2019/12/6/ArchHotels.aspx

BradleyFans chat room- www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans

In the 2 games Bradley played against Loyola this season-
January 8 at Loyola- Bradley lead by 16 points midway in the 2nd half, but Loyola tied the game and it went to overtime. Loyola won in overtime 78-71-
https://bradleybraves.com/news/2022/...-overtime.aspx
Box score- https://bradleybraves.com/documents/...ley_71_OT_.pdf

February 9 in Peoria- Bradley lead most of the game and won 68-61 -
https://bradleybraves.com/news/2022/...ce-loyola.aspx
Box score- https://bradleybraves.com/documents/..._Loyola_61.pdf

Loyola links-
Schedule/results- https://loyolaramblers.com/sports/me...tball/schedule
Roster- https://loyolaramblers.com/sports/me...ketball/roster
Stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...tats_11_13.pdf

BU stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...dley_stats.pdf

MVC stats- http://www.mvc.org/mbb/stats/confstat.htm

Arch Madness bracket-

[braves16]

The weather looks fantastic.

https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/St.+Louis+MO?canonicalCityId=4b46df4aee4bb9786a30b0ae668c7333820c11e4d2b0b007c14eb0d59713b3e1

[Da Coach]

The weather looks fantastic.
https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l...4eb0d59713b3e1

I am really looking forward to pleasant weather in St. Louis. The last several tournament weekends in St. Louis have been a bit cool and some have been downright cold. It makes for a lot more enjoyable trip when we can walk from the hotel to the arena and to restaurants, stores, and other downtown locations.
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...920#post501920

Also note- The Bradley Braves Club will be arranging a pregame party for fans prior to the game on Friday, and hopefully for the other 2 games.
Location, time, and other details will be announced in the next few days.

[Da Coach]

I am not shilling for the Hilton Corporation, but it appears the Bradley team hotel, the Embassy Suites St. Louis Downtown still has plenty of rooms available-
https://www.guestreservations.com/em...wntown/booking

There are other hotels with lower room rates, but there are a couple advantages to the Embassy Suites- The suites are all huge and the room rate also includes the Embassy Suites free cooked-to-order breakfast and the Evening Reception, which includes complimentary drinks, cocktails, and snacks. Plus, as the team hotel, there are events such as the send-off rallies and post-game celebrations in the hotel lobby.

There is also an MVC Fan hangout

https://mvc-sports.com/sports/2017/5/12/FanHangout.aspx

Located at Ballpark Village (just north of Busch Stadium), Bally Sports Live! and Sports & Social are where Valley fans go the weekend of Arch Madness! Watch all the games before or following your team’s contest and don’t miss out on exclusive promotions, music & entertainment!
Bally Sports Live! is the central gathering place and entertainment plaza of Ballpark Village with two levels and 20,000 square feet of entertainment market space, a world-class audio and video presentation, including a 40-foot LED Screen and a performance stage, St. Louis sports fans get one of the best sports-viewing experiences in the country.
Sports & Social is the ultimate sports club house, featuring over 20 high definition LED TV’s and a media wall, showcasing the top sports watching events year round, equipped with Shuffle Board, Foosball, Ping Pong, Bubble Hockey, Skeeball, Mini Bowling, and more! Sure to be a foodie favorite, our Tex-Mex inspired menu and signature cocktails are sure to please everyone in your group.
For complete hours of operation and parking info for Ballpark Village, click here.

[Da Coach]

Haha.... Loyola blogger playing the "We're underdogs" card-

https://twitter.com/Podcast63/status/1497969591028486150

[BUfan17]

Haha.... Loyola blogger playing the "We're underdogs" card-
https://twitter.com/Podcast63/status...69591028486150

Haha, yes underdogs despite having the best RPI and NET in the conference.

[Da Coach]

Updates posted by BradleyBraves.com

https://bradleybraves.com/news/2022/2/27/mens-basketball-bradley-basketball-opens-arch-madness-friday.aspx

https://bradleybraves.com/sports/2022/2/24/mvc-arch-madness-ticket-information-2022.aspx

[battlebasset]

It also appears that this game, as well as the other early MVC games, will be on ESPN+ if you are outside of the Illinois/Midwest area.

[ved01]

I am very excited to watch this game.

[Dub]

Exciting matchup. Let’s lace them up and see what we can do. Come down and support Bradley Basketball in person…. We can outdraw Loyola for sure.

[BUfan17]

I actually kind of like this matchup. I would have preferred Drake in the first round but I think we can take Loyola. We beat them by 7 at home recently, and lost to them by 7 at their place in OT.

I would love for their last game as a Valley member to be a loss from us.

[Tommy]

I actually kind of like this matchup. I would have preferred Drake in the first round but I think we can take Loyola. We beat them by 7 at home recently, and lost to them by 7 at their place in OT.

I would love for their last game as a Valley member to be a loss from us.

We do seem to matchup well against Drake this year, though beating the same team 3 times in the same season is never easy.

Biggest concern for me is how senior heavy Loyola is, and that usually helps a lot in post-season play but I wouldn't have it any other way. The more time I've had to think about it, the more excited I am about having an opportunity to end Loyola's season as they exit the Valley.

[Tommy]

Who all is going to Arch Madness? Anyone staying at Hilton? Would be fun to meet some of you that I don't already know.

[Da Coach]

I'll be at the Embassy Suites. See you at the game!

[BRAVE82]

Who all is going to Arch Madness? Anyone staying at Hilton? Would be fun to meet some of you that I don't already know.

Hey Tommy! I'm coming down from Naperville in the morning. Hope I make it on time. Does anybody have a recommendation how/ where to get my tickets? Looking for cheap tickets if possible.