Missouri State 91 Bradley 80

[BradleyBrave]

What a year ; first the Chicago Bears season was over 25% into the season and now the Braves are not worth watching. Both teams enter their seasons with high hopes and both have come crashing down. Perhaps JL will find some players who can help next year with the remainer of the schedule as Lovie did the last few games but this Bradley team as it is now gives me no reason to be hopeful for the rest of the season.

Well about 3 months before I can go golfing, guess I can hope for an early spring.

I think it's premature to have that attitude about this season. I think tonight showed that this team is talented enough to win games if they could just clean up a few areas. Unfortunately those areas are very frustrating to watch.

[Da Coach]

Stats/boxscore--

http://www.missouristatebears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59267&SPID=6484&DB_OEM_ID=13800&ATCLID=1362257

 
VISITORS: Bradley 7-7, 0-2
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
12 Wilson, Theron...... f 2-7 1-1 5-5 0 4 4 5 10 2 2 0 1 27
24 Warren, Andrew...... f 7-17 5-11 1-2 2 1 3 3 20 0 3 0 1 35
22 Salley, Matt........ c 2-2 0-0 3-4 2 9 11 4 7 0 4 2 0 25
05 Maniscalco, Sam..... g 4-10 4-9 4-4 0 1 1 3 16 7 2 0 0 37
14 Crouch, Jeremy...... g 5-13 3-7 0-0 1 2 3 2 13 3 4 0 3 37
00 Cole-Scott, Tyrone.. 1-6 0-3 1-2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 17
04 Collins, David...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
32 Austin, Rashad...... 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 5
54 Singh, Sam.......... 2-2 0-0 5-8 2 2 4 2 9 0 1 2 0 17
TEAM................ 3 2 5
Totals.............. 24-58 13-31 19-25 11 22 33 22 80 14 16 4 6 200
 
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-29 55.2% 2nd Half: 8-29 27.6% Game: 41.4% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd Half: 6-19 31.6% Game: 41.9% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd Half: 13-16 81.3% Game: 76.0% 4
 
 
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HOME TEAM: Missouri State 8-6, 1-1
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
02 Lamberth,Dale....... f 7-15 2-5 0-0 7 9 16 1 16 1 1 0 1 32
05 Mitchell,Deven...... f 8-11 0-0 9-9 3 3 6 3 25 1 3 2 1 28
42 Richards,Drew....... c 3-6 0-0 4-9 1 2 3 4 10 0 0 1 0 25
00 Fuehrmeyer,Justin... g 1-4 0-2 2-2 0 1 1 0 4 6 3 0 2 29
12 Laurie,Shane........ g 2-7 1-4 2-3 1 2 3 3 7 6 1 0 1 26
01 Manswell,Dex........ 2-5 0-0 0-0 3 3 6 3 4 0 0 3 1 14
04 Brock,Tomas......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
10 Laurie,Spencer...... 7-14 6-9 0-0 0 2 2 1 20 2 3 0 1 32
23 Cooks,Chris......... 2-7 1-1 0-0 2 2 4 0 5 0 4 0 1 14
TEAM................ 1 1 2
Totals.............. 32-69 10-21 17-23 18 25 43 15 91 16 15 6 8 200
 
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-39 41.0% 2nd Half: 16-30 53.3% Game: 46.4% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 47.6% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 13-14 92.9% Game: 73.9% 3
 
 
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Officials: J D Collins, Steve Skiles, Don Dailey
Technical fouls: Bradley-None. Missouri State-None.
Attendance: 5760
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Bradley....................... 45 35 - 80
Missouri State................ 41 50 - 91
 
Points in the paint-BU 18,MSU 32. Points off turnovers-BU 21,MSU 21.
2nd chance points-BU 7,MSU 23. Fast break points-BU 2,MSU 4.
Bench points-BU 14,MSU 29. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-1 time.
Last FG-BU 2nd-00:32, MSU 2nd-01:56.
Largest lead-BU by 15 1st-12:21, MSU by 15 2nd-01:52.

[Da Coach]

stats now posted at BUBraves.com

http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=19332&SPID=1498&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=1362272

[molar50]

I think we have too many JC players on this team. Most are not ready to play their first year and we do not have the time to wait for them to develop. I think we have had good JC players in the past, but most of our JC players are not contributing and just taking up space. Unfortunately, this will hurt for several years, as we are not getting freshmen (except for SM), who could develop into good players in the future. By the way, when I first saw SM, I thought he was too small to play at Division I, but I have been pleased at his progress.

[jasonpeoria911]

We've been saying to just clean up a few areas since game 2 or 3. Every game it's 1 glaring and different fault. It's like they go into practice and focus on 1 point. Normally I'm with you on the cleaning up a couple problems but I just don't see it with this team. Not with the continuing musical chairs of minutes with the bench. Players aren't going to get any better to fix those problems. Maybe there'll be a magic stroke of luck in the MVC Tourney but the season is shot.

Jason

[Big Mike]

I was wanting to see Wade Knapp play since he choose MS over the BRaves but he did not get into the game........does he get minutes or is he hurt? I remember how hard we wanted to get him so I thought he would play?

[Beninator]

Unfortunately, this will hurt for several years, as we are not getting freshmen (except for SM), who could develop into good players in the future.

Have to disagree with you here molar... I think that we have a decent set of underclassmen for the future...

SamM--as you pointed out with your post
Warren--only a sophomore
Thompson-redshirting this year but I liked what I saw from the skinny big guy in the exhibition games..
Egolf--yeah he is akward now, but there is talent there to develop.

[Beninator]

Jim needs to go with a youth movement to get ready for next season.

Still a little early to do this (imo) but if we put a few more losses on the board, I am with you on this one Jason.

[BradleyBrave]

This team is showing all of the characteristics of the pre-Chuck Buescher teams in the JL era. Bad defense, poor rebounding, can't play a full 40 minutes. The kids are talented, and we can't use the excuse that 'these aren't his players' anymore. If we were losing because we weren't good enough, that's one thing. But we are good enough, we just don't do the little things that we did the last 2 years.

[Da Coach]

Postgame story--
http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle....ATCLID=1362291

boxscore--
http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle....ATCLID=1362272

[Da Coach]

Articles

http://www.pjstar.com/stories/010308/BRA_BFCUBFI0.077.php

http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080103/SPORTS040101/801030387/1096

[Double D]

This season is eerily similar to the Roberson/Dye senior season.

If you remember that year we loaded up with juco's (Selby, Flanders, Rabey, etc.) to try to go with the senior guards. The entire season their was a lack of chemistry on both ends, but we were always optimistic that we would "come around" and the talent would mesh. It never did.

A freshman Kyle Korver and a young post Sears/Walker Creighton bounced us in the first round of the MVC tournament with what seemed like a zillion 3's.

I know that we have the injury factor with Ruff, but I felt this way before he was injured. You just haven't seen any flow on offense or consistency on defense.

All the entangable stats are bad. I really hope I am wrong, but at least at this point I don't see an "epiphany" on the horizon.

[PiKapp33]

I tend to agree with D, but unfortunately I see more of a problem from our "veterans", Crouch and Salley. Crouch has been disappointing this year to say the least. His ball handling is poor, and his shooting has been only average. He does however force some good turnovers at times, but does that make up for all the times he throws the ball away? It's sad to see such a promising player go downhill. Matt has played decent this year, but last night also had problems holding on to the ball and coming down with rebounds, and as the underneath player he needs to be on the boards.

Singh had an awesome game IMO, and definately deserves more playing time. I would love to see Collins in center accompanied by Singh down low, Wilson slashing the center, with Warren and Sam M at point. Rotate in Austin and Salley to give Collins/Singh a break.

I also hope Warren can keep playing as well as he did last night. He unfortunately has been too inconsistant this year.

My last comment is regarding the poor defense. Half the time it appears as if they aren't even trying. There were a couple of the Bear's freethrows where Manswell was under the basket. Had they missed, he would've had the rebound. On our end, most of our freethrows had 1 Brave left in the middle of 4 Bears. That just doesn't cut it! The need to learn to box out and at least try for position to get rebounds!

[Dallas Brave]

Didn't see the game, but it looks like it was a better effort than the UNI game ... so that's a major plus. Gotta keep plugging away

[BradleyBrave]

Didn't see the game, but it looks like it was a better effort than the UNI game ... so that's a major plus. Gotta keep plugging away

Effort wasn't the problem against UNI. The shots just weren't falling. They were falling so well in the 1st half last night that any kind of defensive effort and we'd have been up 10-15 at half instead of just 4. I'd say the efforts were similar, as were the results.