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  • Final score: Bradley 64 Missouri State 54

    Missouri State (14-12, 10-6) at Bradley (19-8, 12-4), Wednesday, Feb. 15, 7 pm
    Bradley is now 13-1 at home this season, 7-1 in MVC home games. They have won their last 6 games.
    Missouri State is 4-7 in road games, 4-4 in MVC road games. They have won their last 2 games, a 61-59 home win over Belmont, and a 66-60 win at Evansville.
    Bradley is tied for 1st place with Drake. Missouri State is in 6th place, 2 games behind Bradley.
    MVC Standings- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ngs/_/group/18


    Bradley beat Missouri State 58-40 in Springfield, MO, back on December 3rd. Bradley's defense held Missouri State to just 16-51 (31.4%) shooting overall, and 2-15 (13.3%) from three. The 40 points yielded by Bradley is the lowest number of points given up by any MVC team in any game this season.
    Recap- https://bradleybraves.com/news/2022/...uri-state.aspx
    Box score- https://bradleybraves.com/sports/men...boxscore/21514

    This game is on ESPN+ .
    Link- https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/...8-993f4ca6a92a
    Live stats- https://bradleybraves.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
    Chat room- www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans
    Radio/audio stream- WMBD 1470 AM or 100.3 FM

    Last season, MSU was 23-11 overall, and 13-5 in the MVC, tied with Loyola and Drake for 2nd place a game behind UNI. They played in the NIT and were eliminated in their first game, an 89-72 loss at Oklahoma.
    Bradley lost both games to Missouri State last season.
    They were picked 4th in this season's MVC Preseason Poll.

    Missouri State schedule/results- https://missouristatebears.com/sport...tball/schedule
    Roster- https://missouristatebears.com/sport...ketball/roster
    Stats- https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/s...2/pdf/cume.pdf

    Their leading scorer is former Valparaiso player Donovan Clay (11.4 ppg), but he is shooting only 28.9% from three, and he is 2nd in the MVC in turnovers per game (2.88 ). As a team, they shoot 33.6% from three.
    Head Coach Dana Ford has had more different starting combinations than any MVC team. Every player on the roster has started at least one game, and no player has started more than 22 of the 26 games.
    On offense, Missouri State averages 65.5 ppg, which ranks 11th in the MVC. Bradley averages 72.4 ppg, 4th in the MVC.
    On defense, Missouri State yields an average of 63.3 ppg (3rd in MVC), and Bradley yields 61.9 ppg (2nd in MVC).

    Bradley stats- https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/s...2/pdf/cume.pdf
    MVC stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...Game_Stats.pdf

  • #2
    This game is the most important. Must take care of business at home!! Build on what happened last game - no let up! Let's get a W on Wednesday - Go Braves!!
    Last edited by ️ Fanatic; 02-13-2023, 05:31 PM.

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    • #3
      Biggest game of the year!

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      • #4
        We handled Missouri St very easily last time but I would hope the guys won't be assuming that it'll be as easy this time. Keep your eyes on the prize and just GET ER DONE

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        • #5
          Originally posted by bigjimmy View Post
          We handled Missouri St very easily last time but I would hope the guys won't be assuming that it'll be as easy this time. Keep your eyes on the prize and just GET ER DONE
          This game concerns me a bit, precisely because MSU can be dangerous, and our boys may not truly believe so, having beaten them already. Don’t sleep on these guys, and refuse to have a letdown. Mental toughness test on Wednesday.
          Compete. Defend. Rebound. Win.

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          • #6
            I love the way Coach Wardle has not let up, has motivated the guys, and has our guys laser-focused for every single game during our win streak.
            Let's win by 10+ in this one - we really should.
            A win should get us in the Top 4 at least, but more importantly, win last 2 of 3 and likely bring home the MVC title!

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            • #7
              Rooting for Valpo tonight!

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Nashville Cat View Post
                Rooting for Valpo tonight!
                SIU at Valparaiso tonight-
                One MVC game tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 14- 6 pm SIU (19-8,11-5) at Valparaiso (11-16,5-11) - SIU is a 4 point favorite- ESPN+ https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...30214/group/18 (https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/date/20230214/group/18) SIU is coming off an 82-59 loss at Drake, and has lost 3 of their

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                • #9
                  Quote from Anthony Parker in today’s PJStar article:

                  "It's great to see Bradley in first place today. And it's great to see Illinois State is not."

                  savage
                  Compete. Defend. Rebound. Win.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Dub View Post

                    This game concerns me a bit, precisely because MSU can be dangerous, and our boys may not truly believe so, having beaten them already. Don’t sleep on these guys, and refuse to have a letdown. Mental toughness test on Wednesday.
                    Bradley's a 9 point favorite this moment.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Dub View Post
                      Quote from Anthony Parker in today’s PJStar article:

                      "It's great to see Bradley in first place today. And it's great to see Illinois State is not."

                      savage
                      I laughed out loud when I read that this morning. Then said Yesssss.

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                      • #12
                        Long time since I have posted in the boards but here goes…

                        Love the way Wardle is handling the rotations as of late. The players really seem to be able to get in a flow ( even when they make a miscue). The CDavis insertion into the rotation will pay big dividends as he seems Basketball smart and does not hesitate to fire when open. With Ville and Connor playing well this is a very dangerous team for conference play, MVC Tourney and beyond

                        Go Braves!

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by CalCriddle10 View Post
                          Long time since I have posted in the boards but here goes…

                          Love the way Wardle is handling the rotations as of late. The players really seem to be able to get in a flow ( even when they make a miscue). The CDavis insertion into the rotation will pay big dividends as he seems Basketball smart and does not hesitate to fire when open. With Ville and Connor playing well this is a very dangerous team for conference play, MVC Tourney and beyond

                          Go Braves!
                          Great post! Cal Criddle, Oakland 's finest! Played with Gene Gathers as I recall.

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                          • #14
                            Happy we won, but we did not look especially good, except at the beginning of each half. Fortunately, that was enough. Better effort on the defensive boards would have made this one an easier W

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                            • #15
                              Good enough to win tonight. Darius Hannah was big off the bench. When he has the ball inside he attacks the rim like I always hoped Koch Bar and Ari Boya would. Great unselfish play on that one break for him to give it up to Leon.

                              Will we ever get a game with good officiating?

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