Final score: Bradley 77 UIC 59

[bigjimmy]

Bottom line is you better beat the teams you know you're better then, win your home games against the teams that are just as good as you are and try and get some W's against those same teams at their place. In the next 4 games we'll have chance to get top 6 team wins starting on Wednesday in Carbondale, 2 home games against Belmont and Murray St then try to get are home win back against ISU Blue.

[Bradley3342]

On way home from Bradley UIC game and my wifes’s company car got a flat tire. Currently stranded in ODELL. Any fellow Bradley Fans passing thru here on way to Morton/Peoria that could fit 2 of us? Would be highly appreciative!!!

ph. 309-361-9458

Wasn’t at the game today but praying it all works out for you Dubl R 1

[tomahawk chop]

Well played game today, jumped on them early and coasted in the second half to a victory. The defense was not great in the second half but sometimes it is hard to keep the intensity up when you have a big lead and some younger players on the court. Duke and Connor were great today and it makes a huge difference with your starting guards scoring 48 points for the team. I really like the way Thomas plays as he does a lot of good things, best at passing out of the post to get are players great shots.

[LittleBrave]

At least 2/3 of the crowd at the UIC arena are Bradley fans.

Yep that’s what it looked like - amazing the support this team gets on the road and with adverse weather that would have kept most fans away.

[LittleBrave]

The bigger thing that happened was Hickman’s return I think. When Deen and Hickman are playing like they have been and Burch is getting better all the time, that makes our guard play much better and guards are the most important thing to me in the Valley.

I totally agree that solid guard play is the key in the Valley. Deen and Hick are playing better than any other guard combo right now in the MVC.

[Da Coach]

Recap of game from UIC- https://uicflames.com/news/2024/1/13...ley-77-59.aspx

A couple photos showing some of the large contingent of Bradley fans at the game- https://twitter.com/BradleyUMBB/stat...48618338861059
Facebook version- https://www.facebook.com/BravesMensB...h41ShFrjCfbAwl

Bradley men's basketball twitter page with a number of video highlights (click on image to see videos)- https://twitter.com/BradleyUMBB/media

[yoda]

Nice W' on the road....contributions from all.Wonder why Meta road the bench all game though?

FWIW- regardless of what may have been mentioned on the radio- Jonovic appeared to be nursing some hamstring tightness. He was not going thru the usual warmups & shooting drills before the game, but instead was doing stretching along the baseline. There was no official statement on any injury, but possibly he was held out as a precaution.
here’s a pic of him trying the stretch out tightness using the basket support while all his teammates were doing the usual pre-game warmup drills.

[Big Mike]

Thanks yoda!

[yoda]

Jonovic, despite only averaging ~10 minutes per game over the past 7 games, is averaging
6 ppg on 55% shooting, 3 rpg, 1 blk, 1 TO. These are not that bad of numbers for such limited
playing time in the heart of games - not garbage time.
Just for reference, ISU's Brandon Lieb was their starting center playing more minutes yet only
averaging 3.5 ppg, 4 rpg, 34.6% shooting. Likewise, SIU's Scottie Ebube and UNI's backup
Kyle Pock are also in the same range statistically.

[tomahawk chop]

Jonovic, despite only averaging ~10 minutes per game over the past 7 games, is averaging
6 ppg on 55% shooting, 3 rpg, 1 blk, 1 TO. These are not that bad of numbers for such limited
playing time in the heart of games - not garbage time.
Just for reference, ISU's Brandon Lieb was their starting center playing more minutes yet only
averaging 3.5 ppg, 4 rpg, 34.6% shooting. Likewise, SIU's Scottie Ebube and UNI's backup
Kyle Pock are also in the same range statistically.

I still like Thomas better, he to me has a higher upside right now. Hoping they can improve on Metas lateral movement.

[bradleyfan124]

FWIW- regardless of what may have been mentioned on the radio- Jonovic appeared to be nursing some hamstring tightness. He was not going thru the usual warmups & shooting drills before the game, but instead was doing stretching along the baseline. There was no official statement on any injury, but possibly he was held out as a precaution.
here’s a pic of him trying the stretch out tightness using the basket support while all his teammates were doing the usual pre-game warmup drills.

I feel bad for Meta. I have heard his work ethic is very good. He wants to get better and he will if he keeps working at it. I am happy to see Thomas get some playing time. And I thought he played well. I think by the end of the season he could give Bradley some quality minutes

[Stevezall]

Really happy now that Bradley is in the thick of the MVC race! My hope is they secure a 4th seed or higher! Winning the Regular Season was nice last year, but the MVC tourney is what it's all about! Bradley has recently done well ( 2019-2020) being a lower seed and Winning the tourney Title!!! I'm very anxious to see how well they play Wednesday at SIU!!! They will be underdogs, so win or lose, They need to show they can hang well with a good Valkey team on the road!!!! But really they probably need to win to secure that 4th seed or higher because the competition for those 4 spots will be intense!!! Go Braves on Wednesday....here's hoping for a great statement Road win!!!!