Final score: Drake 86 Bradley 61

[Da Coach]

Next game: Bradley at Drake, Saturday, Jan. 14, 7 pm
Bradley is 12-6, and 5-2 in the MVC, and tied for 2nd. Drake, picked #1 in the preseason poll, is currently 13-5, and 4-3 in the MVC. They are in a tie for 7th place with Murray State.
MVC Standings-


This game is televised on ESPNU, and will also be available for streaming on ESPN+ -
https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/...b-650c6231ee81
Live stats- https://godrakebulldogs.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
Chat room- www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans
Radio/audio stream- WMBD 1470 AM or 100.3 FM

Bradley is just 2-4 in road games so far, and Drake is 8-0 in home games this season.
Bradley won at Drake last season 83-71 on January 19, 2022, and then swept the Bulldogs with a 68-59 home win on Feb. 12, 2022.-
https://bradleybraves.com/news/2022/...ake-83-71.aspx
https://bradleybraves.com/news/2022/...ver-drake.aspx

Drake schedule/roster- https://godrakebulldogs.com/sports/m...tball/schedule
Roster- https://godrakebulldogs.com/sports/m...er?path=mbball
Stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...2/pdf/cume.pdf

MVC Stats- https://mvc-sports.com/stats.aspx?path=mbball&year=2022

Bradley stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...2/pdf/cume.pdf

[Nashville Cat]

BU is #62 net today. Drake #98 would be a quad 2 win for Braves.

[Dubl R 1]

Anybody goin? Anybody buy tickets yet? If so, what Section?

[Dubl R 1]

Anybody goin? Anybody buy tickets yet? If so, what Section?

Nevermind I forgot most of that upper area is General Admission...been a while since I had to sit that high there.

[Bradley3342]

We need to sweep these 2 on the road or at the very least take 1 of 2. This will be a major test to see how mentally tough this team really is.

[Da Coach]

Nevermind I forgot most of that upper area is General Admission...been a while since I had to sit that high there.

Drake has apparently changed the way they sell tickets. The only tickets available through their online ticket vendor are the general admission seats in the higher sections or in the endzone near the Drake bench-
https://tix.axs.com/

Yet, they do not sell all those lower seats for every game, and are only averaging 2,640 per game in the Knapp Center which holds over 6,400.
In past years, the ticket sales website was a lot friendlier, and that was when they averaged much higher attendance. I usually never had a problem getting seats down low. But the couple times I have sat in the higher, general admission area on the side-court, they are not bad seats, especially if you get there early, and get a seat in the front of the section. There are only 15 rows in the lower sections, so you could get in row 16 for the $9.00 general admission price.

[Dubl R 1]

Yeah, I ended up getting the GA tickets. Should be fine.

[braves16]

They have renovated the Knapp Center.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=knapp+center+renovation#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:5f4c1ac6,vid:PCMXzIQPF2E

[Da Coach]

They have renovated the Knapp Center.
https://www.google.com/search?client...id:PCMXzIQPF2E

Yes, and they revised the capacity down from 7,152 to 6,424.

[DUBulldog]

Drake has apparently changed the way they sell tickets. The only tickets available through their online ticket vendor are the general admission seats in the higher sections or in the endzone near the Drake bench-
https://tix.axs.com/

Yet, they do not sell all those lower seats for every game, and are only averaging 2,640 per game in the Knapp Center which holds over 6,400.

All the lower bowl seats on both sides of the court were sold out to season ticket holders this season, that’s why you can’t get those seats. There might not always be anybody in some of those seats, but they are sold.

I actually think Drake has been under reporting attendance, probably not intentionally. Reported attendance for Murray State was 3510, and the place was clearly way more than 50% full

[Tommy]

I actually think Drake has been under reporting attendance, probably not intentionally. Reported attendance for Murray State was 3510, and the place was clearly way more than 50% full

How could attendance be under reported? Isn't attendance done by ticket sales?

[DUBulldog]

How could attendance be under reported? Isn't attendance done by ticket sales?

That's how most schools do it, but I think Drake reports actual attendance. For instance, the Drake game vs St Ambrose lists an attendance of less than 1000, which is less than the number of season tickets sold. So, they clearly weren't reporting tickets sold.

[DUBulldog]

For any Bradley fans who are coming to the game, here's a list of restaurants within easy walking distance of the Knapp Center:

Drake Diner (50s style diner)
Rico's (bar/grill)
Dough Co (pizza)
China Place
Jimmy John's
Lucky Horse (burgers--not fast food burgers)
Gursha (Ethiopian)
Fernando's (Mexican fast food)
Hummus (Greek/Mediteranean fast food)
Lzaza (Indian/Pakistani)
Haiku (sushi/stir fry)
Subway
McDonald's
Habanero's (Mexican)

There might be a few more that I'm forgetting.

[Nashville Cat]

For any Bradley fans who are coming to the game, here's a list of restaurants within easy walking distance of the Knapp Center:

Drake Diner (50s style diner)
Rico's (bar/grill)
Dough Co (pizza)
China Place
Jimmy John's
Lucky Horse (burgers--not fast food burgers)
Gursha (Ethiopian)
Fernando's (Mexican fast food)
Hummus (Greek/Mediteranean fast food)
Lzaza (Indian/Pakistani)
Haiku (sushi/stir fry)
Subway
McDonald's
Habanero's (Mexican)

There might be a few more that I'm forgetting.

Thanks, Bulldog!

[Tommy]

For any Bradley fans who are coming to the game, here's a list of restaurants within easy walking distance of the Knapp Center:

Drake Diner (50s style diner)
Rico's (bar/grill)
Dough Co (pizza)
China Place
Jimmy John's
Lucky Horse (burgers--not fast food burgers)
Gursha (Ethiopian)
Fernando's (Mexican fast food)
Hummus (Greek/Mediteranean fast food)
Lzaza (Indian/Pakistani)
Haiku (sushi/stir fry)
Subway
McDonald's
Habanero's (Mexican)

There might be a few more that I'm forgetting.

Thanks DUBulldog, that was a classy thing to do!

What is the general feel on the Drake side about this game? I know you guys have been tough at home, so wondering what Drake fans think of BU right now. How do we rank against the rest of the Valley in your eyes and the eyes of other Drake fans?