Wright State - Tuesday 6:00 pm CST

[TheGreatOne]

Bradley needs a strong effort tonight for several reasons.

First, they have had a solid week to prepare for this opponent. If you give a good college team a week to get ready for one opponent, they have to be able to gameplan enough to dominate a game.

Second, following a tough loss to Michigan State this team needs to show the ability to adjust and refocus their efforts.

Third, Bradley will be playing a team that is coming off a win over a very good Butler team. This win would help BU, both in the RPI and confidence departments.

[TheHeemyMonster]

rumor on campus is that Ruffin is sitting out this game with a strained abdomen.

i havent heard that on campus... anyone else hear this??

[dogsrus]

BU gets em by 9......these guys are going to go on a run. I feel it.

[houstontxbrave]

This game has Tennessee Tech written all over it, between two big games middle of the week road contest.... ugh I do not feel very good about this one at all.

We have yet to put a full 40 minutes together other then maybe SEMO and with a week off to rest I can see us getting beaten, really hope I am wrong.

BTW Valpo switched up their defense per possession against Wright State a couple of games ago and beat them wonder if JL took note?

I predict 71-63 WSU

[TheGreatOne]

This game has Tennessee Tech written all over it, between two big games middle of the week road contest.... ugh I do not feel very good about this one at all.

Personally, I feel that Wright is much better than Tennessee Tech is/was. Although I certainly understand your point. This is where the coaches have to have had a good week of prep work for the guys. BU should be ready to come out with the scouting report and tendencies for WS down.

[Dubl R 1]

This game needs to be won. If BU is serious about building a resume for the NCAA, they can't afford to lose this game. This type of loss is just more fuel for the selection committee to keep BU out of the NCAA. Anyway, BU should beat a team that they destroyed last year by 40 points, especially when that team hasn't gotten siginificantly better this year- and we have supposedly improved from last year, regardless of the venue.

All that being said, Wright St...............70
Bradley..................65

Hope this isn't so, but it's my gut feeling.

[chitown fanatic]

I too fear the weekday road game and see us losing a close one 65-60. I still can't believe they scored 15 points in the 2nd half against Butler and won....we will need to be hitting the 3's tonight to win this game...and it is a must that we do because next wednesday looks just about impossible at Hinkle.

[BradleyBrave]

I too fear the weekday road game and see us losing a close one 65-60. I still can't believe they scored 15 points in the 2nd half against Butler and won....we will need to be hitting the 3's tonight to win this game...and it is a must that we do because next wednesday looks just about impossible at Hinkle.

I have been harping on this since Day 1, but 4 Horizon League road games is just stupid scheduling. There's not much to be gained, and a whole lot that can be lost by scheduling that way. The UIC game is a thorn in our side, and I don't care who the losses are to, 1-3 against the Horizon League is a major black eye for any postseason consideration.

[houstontxbrave]

I have been harping on this since Day 1, but 4 Horizon League road games is just stupid scheduling. There's not much to be gained, and a whole lot that can be lost by scheduling that way. The UIC game is a thorn in our side, and I don't care who the losses are to, 1-3 against the Horizon League is a major black eye for any postseason consideration.

You are right it just makes things so much more difficult playing all these road games versus the Horizon then it needed to be. We lose tonight and our atlarge consideration will always consist of talk of bad loses to UIC and Wright State... even if both play well all season.

[ser_solace]

I don't know. I'd rather they play these road games. Sure, if we could have scheduled a road game to a good BCS school, let's do it. However, these four road games are against the top 4 pre-season picks for the Horizon conference right? Wright State just beat a ranked Butler team, and last year Wright State was in the NCAA tourney by also beating a ranked Butler team in the conference tournament.

If we don't want these potential losses to hurt us, then it's simple: win the game. And actually, I think the schedule's fine since we've got a week in between these tough games. Plenty of time to prepare. I'd rather the players get used to road games early than just start in our conference play.

[Les is More]

Pretty funny to see SM try to lift DC. haha. Took him a little effort!

[amckillip]

AW!!!!!