Final score: Bradley 61 Illinois State 57

[tomahawk chop]

It was a matchup zone and it gave us lots of trouble. I do think that we missed a half dozen shots they we normally make. This is one of those games that the most important part of it was just winning.

[BengalFan14]

Agreed.

[Dubl R 1]

Man they can hit 3 really quick....probably lucky we came away with a W!
Still do not understand why that wasn't called a foul by isu bulldozing Davis to the floor after review....announcers thought it was clearly a foul?

First off.. it was egregious that there was no foul on that play, however, I don’t think whether there was a foul or not was the reason for review there.
Kinzinger’s pass got batted up in the air and the result was those players running Davis over to get the ball, but the shot clock was incorrectly reset.
The review resulted in the shot clock being put back to 9 seconds.
I do not think they can call a foul even if seen on a replay if a foul wasn’t called to begin with

[Tommy]

I want to give a shout out to Tommy and thank him for putting all the games on YouTube. I enjoy rewatching the games they win plus I rewatch the games over the summer to satisfy my Bradley fix in the off season..

Thanks BF124! I appreciate that!

Concerning today’s game, I think ISU used the same gameplay everyone will be looking to use against us, play extremely physical and hope the calls work out on their favor. About the only way to hold down our offense is to beat us up. The refs let them play today and their 3 point attempts resulted in enough makes to keep them in the game, but luckily our guys showed up and matched their physicality. I’d like to see us putting up more 3’s as well as we shoot them, but no complaints since we came away with the win. Great to see the place packed and excited. Agree with Big Mike that we just don’t seem to play our best ball when the big crowds show up. Maybe just a coincidence and they’ll prove us wrong next time (and let’s hope that is the next home game!).

[BengalFan14]

Tommy, how do we subscribe to your channel?

[houstonbrave]

Meta was great today. Not many points but a lot of rebounds and his best defense. He really held walker in check. I wish he would take the open 10 foot shot. His stroke is good.

[Tommy]

Tommy, how do we subscribe to your channel?

Hey BF14! Just go here and subscribe :

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[Tommy]

Meta was great today. Not many points but a lot of rebounds and his best defense. He really held walker in check. I wish he would take the open 10 foot shot. His stroke is good.

He really did HB! He was so physical, Walker stopped even trying to shoot!

[BengalFan14]

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Thank you sir!!

[basketball nut]

It’s hard to see where to find minutes for Burch between injury, illness and Dillon playing well.

Agree completely about where to find minutes. Dillon just plays very smart. Burch is good but sometimes tries to do to much one on one and ends up with a turnover.

[basketball nut]

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Thanks Tommy for posting these games. Has fun the other day watching the Indiana State game, especially the first half. My wife always says you already seen that game so why watch it again. I tell her I want to make sure we really did win, especially that UIC game.

[basketball nut]

First off.. it was egregious that there was no foul on that play, however, I don’t think whether there was a foul or not was the reason for review there.
Kinzinger’s pass got batted up in the air and the result was those players running Davis over to get the ball, but the shot clock was incorrectly reset.
The review resulted in the shot clock being put back to 9 seconds.
I do not think they can call a foul even if seen on a replay if a foul wasn’t called to begin with

The reason of no foul was both players going for a loose ball. They ran into each other. I'm sure some of the isu fans are asking why no foul on Davis also. I thought a very good no call although I can see why fans thought there should be.

[Da Coach]

Despite the loss to Bradley, I was impressed by a couple ISU players, Johnny Kinziger and Chase Walker. They are both sophomores who will only get better. The question is whether in this era of transfer portal and NIL, will they stay at ISU?

Walker looked like this in high school, and as a result, he got very little interest from D1 schools. His only other offer was Stonybrook.
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But over the last year, he has lost a large amount of weight, and now can be a force inside. His limitations appear to be that he is not real quick with his inside moves, isn't a great ball handler or passer yet, and doesn't seem to have much jumping ability. That is why Meta was effective in neutralizing him, more than other opposing teams have been. He was averaging 14.8 ppg, but only had 5 points (his lowest scoring output of the season) on 8 shots against Meta, Hannah, Corey, and Almar.
Kinziger had 16 points (he was averaging 14.5), and maybe Bradley was fortunate he didn't take more shots. IMO, ISU's work and emphasis on the defensive end may have worn them out and affected their shooting percentage.

Duke Deen's comments about guarding Chase Walker - https://x.com/pmc3_83/status/1883332675135795220

[Dub]

The reason of no foul was both players going for a loose ball. They ran into each other. I'm sure some of the isu fans are asking why no foul on Davis also. I thought a very good no call although I can see why fans thought there should be.

when I watch the replay, what stands out is that the guy who ran over Davis did not make a play on the ball. His team mate beat him there and he just ended up running over our guy without even reaching over toward the ball. Looked just like a body check. Maybe even an intentional one. DR1 I believe is correct. They didn’t call a foul and the review was for clock. If you have a chance to watch it you should. Maybe in Tommywink channel.

[bigjimmy]

I know everyone likes seeing pretty offense but defense is the backbone behind how we win. Meta set the tone early and the rest of the guys followed his lead. What I really like about this team is that we don't have to relie on one guy being the main scorer. Now would it be better if we win by double digits? No doubt. But as long as we keep stacking up wins I don't care how we do it.