Final score: Bradley 73 Drake 61 - Bradley is MVC Champions

[bigjimmy]

Can't emphasis enough how much a sellout crowd will mean to Wardle and the team. It's been a looooooooooooong time since there was over 10,000 in Carver Arena to watch a Braves game. It was almost 9 years ago to the day as on 2-25-2014 we played #2 Wichita State. This is game #162 versus Drake, the most games against any opponent and not many if any have been any bigger than this one. IT'S TIME TO ROCK THIS HOUSE! GET ER DONE!

[MacabreMob]

Matt Norlander writes for CBS Sports. He has a list called "Hey 19" which is kind of a list of recent hot teams with hot streaks. Drake hits his list as #19.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-brandon-miller-avoids-punishment-after-fatal-shooting-leads-alabama-to-road-win/

[Da Coach]

I can't find a betting line on the game, yet, but I'm going to guess Bradley will be about a 2 point favorite.

[braves16]

A good article about the rivalry in the scout.

https://www.bradleyscout.com/sports/something-good-usually-comes-out-of-something-bad/

[Da Coach]

Here is the current Ticketmaster seat chart of available tickets (as of about noon, Thursday, 2/23). Not many left in the lower bowl.
Move fast if anyone is still planning on going.

Below are the tickets still available as of 11 am today (Friday, 2/24).
Compare with about 24 hours ago in the above image.
It looks like over 9,000 tickets sold.

[BradleyBiz]

Approximately 9,400 tickets have been sold as of this morning. A little over 1,600 tickets remain...though some of them are singles scattered across the arena. We may not get a sellout but I think 10k+ is very likely.

It would be cool if some corporate sponsors or major donors snatched up some of the $5 seats and donated them to Boys and Girls Club (and other similar organizations) so some of those kids could go to the game.

[Da Coach]

Approximately 9,400 tickets have been sold as of this morning. A little over 1,600 tickets remain...though some of them are singles scattered across the arena. We may not get a sellout but I think 10k+ is very likely.

It would be cool if some corporate sponsors or major donors snatched up some of the $5 seats and donated them to Boys and Girls Club (and other similar organizations) so some of those kids could go to the game.

There were some block sales that removed sections from the Ticketmaster database all at once. What they were for, I don't know.

[LittleBrave]

Can't emphasis enough how much a sellout crowd will mean to Wardle and the team. It's been a looooooooooooong time since there was over 10,000 in Carver Arena to watch a Braves game. It was almost 9 years ago to the day as on 2-25-2014 we played #2 Wichita State. This is game #162 versus Drake, the most games against any opponent and not many if any have been any bigger than this one. IT'S TIME TO ROCK THIS HOUSE! GET ER DONE!

AMENNN Jimmy!

[bradleyfan124]

There were some block sales that removed sections from the Ticketmaster database all at once. What they were for, I don't know.

OSF had special prices for OSF employees

[Da Coach]

Below are the tickets still available as of 11 am today (Friday, 2/24).
Compare with about 24 hours ago in the above image.
It looks like over 9,000 tickets sold.

Now nothing left in the lower bowl but a few singles

[Da Coach]

Ticket sales continue to be strong. A number of the tickets that were still available in my last post just 2 hours ago are now sold and unavailable.
A quick estimation of the remaining tickets looks like there are about 1200 tickets still available on Ticketmaster. There are probably also some tickets being held back that might become available by game time. For every game there are tickets that go to the opposing team, and some are always held back by Bradley, if needed. But it is looking more like we might see 10,000+ by Sunday.

[BradleyBiz]

I wonder if they will bring back some bleacher seating for the students next to the band or if that will remain open with tables. I think there will be a strong student presence Sunday.

[️ Fanatic]

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Plan ahead - Arrive early (Civic Center is also hosting a Home Show on Sunday ?!?!?!)

Go Braves

[Da Coach]

Gameday information for fans-

https://bradleybraves.com/news/2023/2/24/mens-basketball-pack-carver-arena-fan-submissions.aspx

Note that the Civic Center Box Office will open at 9:30 am Sunday for ticket sales.
The annual Home Show is going on this weekend, and large crowds are expected and parking could be in short supply.
Arena doors will open early, 90 minutes before game time. Fans are urged to get to the Arena early.
Bradley's Senior Day activities will start prior to the game.


Civic Center press release-

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/bradley.sidearmsports.com/documents/2023/2/24/PCC_Anticipates_Huge_Crowds_for_Bradley_vs_Drake.pdf

[Jim]

What time will the senor recognitions start?