Final score: Bradley 74 Murray State 61

[Big Mike]

Good to Win on the road....let's keep it going!

[Dub]

Just gotta say, I’ve never see a 7’1 person make 2-3 ft shots look so hard. If he even gets a shot off. Fumbles the ball or gets blocked too much too. Catching the ball is also a problem. Missed dunks. Someone explain the Meta love to me. Hope the kid gets better but man oh man. And yes I know he had a good game against isu blue. So did everyone else on the team.

Yep, he’s still working on getting better. He’s contributing what he can meantime. There’s the love.

[BengalFan14]

Good to Win on the road....let's keep it going!

That was a dominant win considering the line was 1.5 points. Really nice job!

[Da Coach]

Final score- Bradley 74 Murray State 61 - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=548231

Solid team win both offensively- 53.2% FG%, 7-18 from three, and 17-19 on FTs, and defensively- held Murray to 61 points and 41.7% FG%, and outrebounded them 28-25.

Thank goodness for Corey Thomas. He had another terrific game. 16 points in just 21 minutes of playing time. He had a +16 in the Plus/minus stat, and was the top Bradley player in the Efficiency Rating (22- click on Visitors Stats, then on the Analytics tab))..
He was 5-6 from the floor, 2-3 on three pointers, and 4-4 from the free throw line. Corey also tied for team-high with 6 rebounds and he had 2 assists.
Darius (16 points, 6 rebounds) and Duke (18 points, 5 assists )had great games, but no other player had more than 6 points.
I've said it many times, IMO he needs to get 25-30 minutes if he can avoid foul trouble for Bradley to be at their best.

[Da Coach]

Box score- https://bradleybraves.com/sports/men...boxscore/22354
Attendance- 5,594

[BUfan17]

Great to get a road win here.

I agree Thomas needs to be the starter at the 5. Meta can be serviceable, but is very matchup dependant.

[BengalFan14]

So far, ISU is showing much more heart against Drake than against us.

[BengalFan14]

So far, ISU is showing much more heart against Drake than against us.

Well…maybe not.

[yoda]

I believe, according to the BU record book, that we hadn't won at Murray State since Dec 7, 1963,

Overall, we are now 10-9 against them.

(I edited that out)

[Da Coach]

I believe, according to the BU record book, that we hadn't won at Murray State since Dec 7, 1963,
then we beat them there in Feb 2023 and again tonight.
Overall, we are now 10-9 against them.

Bradley had not beaten Murray State in Murray since they joined the MVC.
That entry in the Bradley record book contains an error that mistakenly denotes a home win on 2/11/23 as a road game.
The last time Bradley won in Murray was Dec. 7, 1963.

Here are the 2 games Bradley played against Murray State in the 2022-23 season, their first season in the MVC-
Bradley lost at Murray State 58-67 on January 4, 2023 - https://bradleybraves.com/news/2023/...ray-state.aspx
Then Bradley beat Murray State in Peoria on February 11, 2023, 83-48 - https://bradleybraves.com/sports/men...boxscore/21528
Then in the 2023-24 season, Bradley lost at Murray State 72-79 on Nov. 29. 2023, then won in Peoria on Jan. 24, 2024 71-63.

So as noted in the initial post in this thread, prior to today, Bradley had played Murray State 4 times in the 2 seasons since they entered the MVC, and split both years, winning each year in Peoria and losing each year in Murray.