Final score: Bradley 78 Indiana State 67

[Da Coach]

4 of their conference wins have come against the bottom 4 teams in the league.
https://gosycamores.com/sports/mens-...hedule/2022-23

Yes, but to be fair, 3 of Bradley's wins are, too (Valpo, Evansville, and UIC).
But more importantly, Bradley has played 5 road games (they are 2-3 on the road), compared to only 4 road games by Belmont (they are 2-2 on the road). And Bradley's 5 road games have been at the toughest places to play and all were against teams with winning MVC records in contention for the league title, and they won 2 of them (Missouri State & Indiana State), and they lost at Belmont, Murray St., and Drake.
On the other hand, of Belmont's 4 MVC road games, 3 of them were against the worst 4 teams, all with losing MVC records. They beat UIC and Valpo on the road, and lost at Illinois State and at SIU.
So as I just posted in the pregame thread-

https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sports-forums/basketball-fan-talk/506426-next-game-belmont-at-bradley-saturday-jan-21-3-pm#post506426

It is fair to say that Bradley has played the tougher schedule so far, and thus, the last half of the MVC schedule should be more favorable to the Braves.
But on Saturday, Bradley owes Belmont a little payback.

[NashvilleBU]

Zek has the most potential on the team and I hope stays for next year.

I see us winning the next 4 games - Belmont Home, ISU Home, UIC Road (bottom 4 MVC team on road) m, SIU Home…next possible loss is UNI Away IMO.

[Da Coach]

Zek is now shooting 51.5% from three this season (17-33), though his numbers are low because he missed several games with the fracture in his wrist. But with last night's game he has established himself as a legitimate scoring threat. Future opponents will take him more seriously as an outside threat if they watch the game videos. I'd like to see him become a better defender and rebounder, too. He is averaging 3.4 rpg, which is pretty good for a guard, but he is athletic enough and big enough to do even better.
Dave Snell needs a nickname for Zek. Does anyone have any suggestions?

[BRAVE82]

Zek is now shooting 51.5% from three this season (17-33), though his numbers are low because he missed several games with the fracture in his wrist. But with last night's game he has established himself as a legitimate scoring threat. Future opponents will take him more seriously as an outside threat if they watch the game videos. I'd like to see him become a better defender and rebounder, too. He is averaging 3.4 rpg, which is pretty good for a guard, but he is athletic enough and big enough to do even better.
Dave Snell needs a nickname for Zek. Does anyone have any suggestions?

How about Zee Mo??

[Bigred1976]

I’ve found the road win formula! I purposely didn’t watch the game (frustrated with how we play on the road). A friend texted me at 9:30 - “congratulations on the road win”. Watched the replay on ESPN+ this morning.
That’ll work!

[NashvilleBU]

I really love Zek taking the point spot when Duke is on the bench. Zek is a real threat to shoot, drive, pass and score. Really opens up the floor for Ville and Mast.

[Tommy]

Dave Snell needs a nickname for Zek. Does anyone have any suggestions?

After the way he punished ISU Blue last night, the clear winner should be The Punisher.

[Dub]

After the way he punished ISU Blue last night, the clear winner should be The Punisher.

Punisher is not bad, but sounds like more of a big Center/Forward.

What about Zek “Money” Montgomery

Maybe we wanna hold off to see if he backs up the hype a second time tho