Final score: Bradley 74 Akron 55

[Dub]

Boxscore says 3500 in stands. How accurate is that?

Not. To an untrained eye, I’d go about 800 butts in seats. Definitely over 500 and under 1500.

[Da Coach]

Not. To an untrained eye, I’d go about 800 butts in seats. Definitely over 500 and under 1500.

Bradley reports "tickets sold" rather than actual attendance. So that includes season tickets and tickets sold prior to game day, even if the buyer doesn't attend.
The official attendance was recorded as 3,530.

If anyone recalls the February 1, 2011 "Snow Game" between Bradley and Creighton, Bradley moved the game from 7 pm to 3 pm, hoping to avoid a massive snowstorm predicted for later that day. Peoria ended up getting over 20 inches of snow that day, and even with the game moved earlier, most people stayed home. I was there, and I counted somewhere around 250 people in the stands.
However, check the official box score- https://bradleybraves.com/news/2011/2/2/205088189.aspx

The official attendance that game was listed as 8,091!

The good news was that Bradley upset Creighton 69-61, and CU Coach Greg McDermott was angry and blamed the loss on the change of game time.
That loss may have cost Creighton a bid to the 2011 NIT Tournament. They finished the 2010-11 season 23-16, and ended up playing in the CBI tournament.

[braves16]

Not. To an untrained eye, I’d go about 800 butts in seats. Definitely over 500 and under 1500.

Thanks for the report.

[bradleyfan124]

This team has 7 guys that are solid 3 point shooters and with JaShon and Zek back, we are just very deep, and this team is going to be tough if we can stay healthy. I don't think we've been this dominant at home since the Les era and it's making going to games a lot of fun right now. Let's hope it holds up when we start playing the tougher conference teams.

Side note: Ville has had a handful of games where he lit it up from 3 and tonight was one of them. Remember how everyone used to double team him and now he's getting a lot of open looks. If we can get the Ville that is consistent from 3's, look out!

Thats a very good point Tommy.I said that last year. When Ville first came here he had Nate playing, Bradley's best 3 point shooter so he would draw the other teams best 3 point defender. When Nate graduated Ville became a marked man, double teams, chasers. Now Bradley has more 3point shooters on the team so that is leaving Ville more open. I think Bradley is very hard team to defend. And I think they are only going to get better

[BUfan17]

As long as we stay healthy, this Bradley team is going to be very hard to beat in the Valley. It was nice to see a complete game where our opponent didn't even have a chance at winning.

[Nashville Cat]

By virtue of this win, BU is now at #61 in NET rankings. Nearest MVC team is Drake at #87.

[Bradley8792]

I think this was the third game with the entire team healthy and available. Really starting to gel and come together as a team. That should only continue to improve. If a few more guys can improve there individual performances, we should be right where we need to be.

[BUfan14]

Nice overall game. Nothing much to complain about. Connor a little off, but he’s been playing well. I’d still like to see a little more run for Davis (who has tons of growth potential) at perhaps the expense of a Hannah and Pop (who are little we know what they are finished products in my view). He did get some run in the first half due to foul trouble today, and he made a nice unselfish pass for a three.

Overall a great night and I’m ready for Valley play! Three tough road matches sprinkled in with some must win to contend home games early on in the first six contests (must win because we should win). I really like this team’s chances to contend for the title! If we can go at least 4-2 or hopefully 5-1 in the first six it’d put us in a nice spot. It’d be nice to for sure get one or two of those tough road matches (Belmont, Murray, Drake)