Next game- isu at Bradley, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 7:05 pm

[Da Coach]

Bradley's next game is at home Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 7:05 pm at the Carver Arena. The game is televised by Comcast Spotlight, Comcast cable channel 74, with Frank Bussine and Dick versace.

Both teams are 7-6 in MVC play.

isu stats-

isu stats, schedule, results-
http://www.mvc.org/mbb/stats/ILS.HTM

Bradley stats-
http://www.mvc.org/mbb/stats/BU.HTM

MVC stats-
http://www.mvc.org/mbb/stats/CONFONLY.HTM

isu website-
http://www.goredbirds.com/sports/m-baskbl/ilsu-m-baskbl-body.html

Current MVC standings-
Northern Iowa........12-1...21-2
Wichita St.............9-4....20-5
Bradley.................7-6....12-11
Creighton..............7-6....12-12
Illinois St...............7-6....16-8
Indiana St.............6-7.....14-10
Drake...................6-7....11-14
Missouri St............6-7.....16-8
Southern Ill...........5-8.....13-10
Evansville.............0-13....6-17

 

[BU_EMT128]

From all indications, we will be smack in the middle of a rather significant winter storm when this game is scheduled to occur. THis could significantly limit attendance.

 

[Da Coach]

Also- don't forget this game is designated as a "Blackout"-
http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25965&SPID=1498&ATCLID=204881288&DB_OEM_ID=3400


Blackout Announced for Return Game vs Rival Illinois State
Courtesy: Bradley University
Release: 02/04/2010
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]PEORIA, Ill. - The second half of the annual Interstate 74 Rivalry series between the Bradley and Illinois State men's basketball teams will feature a "Blackout," but the Comcast television viewing audiences in Central Illinois and Chicago still will be able to tune in. Bradley will be sponsoring its first-ever "Blackout" t-shirt promotion for Tuesday's 7:05 p.m. at Carver Arena.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Fans attending Tuesday's game are encouraged to wear black, but the Bradley Athletic Department will enhance the effect by distributing black Bradley Basketball t-shirts throughout Carver Arena. As of Thursday afternoon, only a handful of Priority IV upper bowl ($9) tickets remained for the rivalry game. The limited number of tickets remaining for Tuesday's game may be purchased at the Shea Stadium Box Office, the Carver Arena Box Office, any TicketMaster outlet or online at Bradley's official athletic department website, [/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]www.BradleyBraves.com[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif].[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Tuesday's "Blackout" will be the second of Bradley's three t-shirt giveaways this season, which began with the program's third all-time "Whiteout" Jan. 27 for the Creighton game. Bradley will sponsor a "Redout" for the regular-season home finale Feb. 24 versus Wichita State.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Prior to Tuesday's home game versus the Redbirds, Bradley (11-11, 6-6 MVC) will visit Evansville (6-16, 0-12 MVC) in a 4 o'clock game Saturday afternoon. The road tilt versus the Purple Aces will be televised regionally through the MVC-TV Network: Fox Sports Midwest, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Fox Sports Indiana, Fox Sports Kansas City and Metro Sports.[/FONT]

 

[dogsrus]

From all indications, we will be smack in the middle of a rather significant winter storm when this game is scheduled to occur. THis could significantly limit attendance.

Last I heard was 2 inches...I hope, and don't expect, that will keep too many home.

 

[DeltaBrave03]

Areas north of I-72 are expecting 5-7 inches from monday evening through tuesday.

 

[GOREDBIRDS4]

Areas north of I-72 are expecting 5-7 inches from monday evening through tuesday.

Personally, as an ISU fan, I think the snow will help you as it would draw more ISU people away than BU fans imo. I will still be going but I think the snow could help you guys out in this one.

 

[real fan]

Hopefully the snow will end hours before game time and the streets will be in decent shape so everyone that is planning to go will attend this game.

 

[Chico]

Personally, as an ISU fan, I think the snow will help you as it would draw more ISU people away than BU fans imo. I will still be going but I think the snow could help you guys out in this one.

Just tell Jank to call as many timeouts as possible. Our promotions will shut our crowd up.

 

[jasonpeoria911]

They are saying 3-5 inches now and the totals keep going down as the day goes on today. Most of the snow should be done by Tuesday morning but then 35 mph winds are predicted to blow all that around. Should make for some treacherous driving conditions in the open rural areas on I-74.

Jason

 

[BU_EMT128]

They are saying 3-5 inches now and the totals keep going down as the day goes on today. Most of the snow should be done by Tuesday morning but then 35 mph winds are predicted to blow all that around. Should make for some treacherous driving conditions in the open rural areas on I-74.

Jason

Not sure what your looking at... What I am reading from the national weather service is still predicting 5-8 inches storm total. With snow ongoing throughout the day on Tues....

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsig...es+ESE+Edwards+IL&product1=Winter+Storm+Watch

http://forecast.weather.gov/product...LX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1

 

[Bravesfan]

Not sure what your looking at... What I am reading from the national weather service is still predicting 5-8 inches storm total. With snow ongoing throughout the day on Tues....

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsig...es+ESE+Edwards+IL&product1=Winter+Storm+Watch

http://forecast.weather.gov/product...LX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1

It's supposed to be worse up here in the Chicago area with 6 to 12 inches expected, with the 12 inches closer to Lake Michigan. I don't think too many Chicago fans will be making the trip for this one! Hopefully the locals will fill the seats.

 

[jasonpeoria911]

I was looking at the same thing elr, it seems to be changing by the hour lol. Regardless, 1 thing is for sure, i'm going to be mighty pissed if Bradley loses and I have to sludge back out to my car in blowing snow and single digit wind chills on a weekday night LOL.

Jason

Not sure what your looking at... What I am reading from the national weather service is still predicting 5-8 inches storm total. With snow ongoing throughout the day on Tues....

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsig...es+ESE+Edwards+IL&product1=Winter+Storm+Watch

http://forecast.weather.gov/product...LX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1

 

[BU_EMT128]

I was looking at the same thing elr, it seems to be changing by the hour lol. Regardless, 1 thing is for sure, i'm going to be mighty pissed if Bradley loses and I have to sludge back out to my car in blowing snow and single digit wind chills on a weekday night LOL.

Jason

lol right you are... they have bumped it up slightly to 6-8 for the peoria area now...

 

[DUBrave5]

I was looking at the same thing elr, it seems to be changing by the hour lol. Regardless, 1 thing is for sure, i'm going to be mighty pissed if Bradley loses and I have to sludge back out to my car in blowing snow and single digit wind chills on a weekday night LOL.

Jason

I was thinking about this so I did a little research on the Bradley-ISU matchups since 1997-1998 because it was the last year available on the Bradley website. Up until the 2002-2003 season, the games at BU and at ISU were always on a weekday, but starting with the 2002-2003 season, every game at BU has been on a weekday while every game at ISU has been on a Saturday. Does this not seem right to anybody else? You want a large student turnout that is loud? Give them a Saturday night game against ISU with free t-shirts and they will be there albeit maybe after a little Koolaid and a few rides from friends who hadn't had any.

 

[Da Coach]

Pregame notes from BradleyBarves.com-
http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25965&SPID=1498&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=204883151

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=arial black,avant garde]Bradley Basketball Pregame Notes[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]
Game 24 - Illinois State Redbirds (16-8, 7-6 MVC) at Bradley Braves (12-11, 7-6 MVC)
Tuesday, Feb. 9 - 7:05 p.m. CST - Peoria, Ill. - Carver Arena (11,164)
Series History - Bradley leads 61-48 [/FONT]​

Television: Comcast Spotlight (Peoria 74, Chicago 102) - Frank Bussone (play-by-play), Dick Versace (analyst) and Danny Adams (sideline).
Radio: 1470 AM WMBD -- Dave Snell (play-by-play), Chuck Buescher (analyst), Joe Stowell (analyst) and Dan DiOrio (pregame host)
Online: BradleyBraves.com - Subscription video steams; free audio streams and live stats.

I-74 Rivalry Return
Bradley will have payback in mind when it completes its regular-season series versus Interstate 74 Rival Illinois State Tuesday night at Carver Arena...Illinois State's 66-47 victory against the Braves Jan. 30 at Redbird Arena equalled Bradley's most lopsided loss of the season and was the largest margin of defeat the Braves have suffered in the series since the 2004 State Farm MVC Tournament (74-54)...Bradley has suffered two other 19-point defeats this season and the Braves have responded positively after both losses...One game after suffering an 87-68 loss Dec. 20 at Iowa State, the Braves returned to central Iowa and earned a 67-59 win at Drake Dec. 29 in The Valley opener...Just one week after suffering an 88-69 loss Jan. 9 at Missouri State, Bradley returned the favor with an 18-point victory, 74-56, against the Bears Jan. 16 at Carver Arena.

Tuesday Blackout
Tuesday's game has been declared the Bradley Basketball program's first-ever Blackout...All fans are encouraged to wear black to the game and Bradley University will enhance the effect by distributing black Bradley Basketball t-shirts to everyone in attendance.

Against The Redbirds
Tuesday's game versus Interstate 74 rival Illinois State will be the 110th meeting in the all-time series between Bradley and the Redbirds...The series is Bradley's oldest against another collegiate program, dating back to Feb. 4, 1905...The Braves own a 61-48 series advantage, including a 40-15 all-time home record versus the Redbirds and a 21-7 edge at Carver Arena...Although Illinois State took this season's first meeting, 66-47, Jan. 30 at Redbird Arena, Bradley has won 10 of the last 15 meetings overall.

Redbird Home Streak
Bradley's current 7-game home winning streak against Illinois State equals the second-longest either team has enjoyed in the series...Bradley won a series-best nine straight home games versus Illinois State at three different venues (Hewitt Hall, Peoria Armory, Robertson Fieldhouse) during a sporadically-played segment of the series from 1921 through 1975...Illinois State's best home streak against the Braves is seven games (1992-98 ).

With A Win...
Bradley will earn its sixth win in eight games and extend its winning streak to three games for a third time this season...The Braves at least will remain in a tie for third place in The Valley standings...Bradley will earn its third "payback" win in as many tries this year after dropping its first game against a Valley rival...The Braves will earn their eighth consecutive home win against Illinois State and improve to 11-6 in their last 17 games overall against the Redbirds.

With A Loss...
Bradley will suffer a regular-season sweep at the hands of rival Illinois State for the first time since the 2001-02 season...The Braves will suffer a third consecutive loss to Illinois State for the first time since a 3-game skid spanning the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons...Eighth-year Bradley head coach Jim Les will suffer his first career home loss to the rival Redbirds...The Braves will suffer their fifth home loss of the season and their 100th all-time loss at Carver Arena...Bradley could drop to as low as fifth place in The Valley standings.

Carver Arena
Tuesday's game will be Bradley's 405th at Carver Arena...Bradley is 305-99 (.755) at Carver Arena since moving its home games to the Peoria Civic Center to start the 1982-83 season...Included in that record, Bradley is 171-66 (.722) in Missouri Valley Conference games at Carver Arena...Bradley is 73-21 (.777) at Carver Arena since the start of the 2004-05 season.

Home Stretch
Beginning with Tuesday's tilt versus the Redbirds, Bradley is playing four of its last six games at Carver Arena...Already with a Feb. 2 home win versus Drake, the 2009-10 season marks the first time the Braves have played as many as five February home games since 1993-94...In his eighth year as Bradley's head coach, Jim Les owns a 22-6 (.786) February home record, including perfect 4-0 marks in 2003-04 and 2005-06...The Braves have not finished below .500 at home in the month of February since 2001-02, when the Braves dropped 2-of-3 at Carver Arena.

Percentages Tell Story
The team that has shot at a more efficient clip from the field has won 22 of Bradley's first 23 games this season...Bradley is 12-1 (.923) when it shoots a better field goal percentage than its opponent and 0-10 when the opponent has a better field goal percentage.

Power Of The Post
Bradley is 11-3 (.786) this season when the quartet of sophomore forward Taylor Brown, sophomore center Will Egolf and reserve centers Sam Singh and Anthony Thompson combine for at least 20 points and 10 rebounds...The Braves are 1-8 (.111) when the post quartet falls below the 20-10 standard...The Braves did not reach the scoring part of the equation last Tuesday night versus Drake until Egolf converted a pair of putbacks inside the game's final 33 seconds, including the game-winning rebound basket with 1.8 seconds remaining.

Maniscalco's Accuracy
Bradley junior guard Sam Maniscalco is shooting 53.6 percent from the field in the first 13 Valley games...The 6-foot Maniscalco currently is fifth in the league in field goal percentage in conference play...Maniscalco is the only player standing less than 6-foot-6 inches to rank among the league's top seven most accurate shooters in league play.

How Hot Is Maniscalco?
So just how hot has Sam Maniscalco been from inside the 3-point line this season?...The 6-foot guard is shooting 61.4 percent (54-88 ) from inside the arc on the season, including a scorching 71.0 percent (44-62) in MVC play...Maniscalco's season 2-point field goal percentage currently ranks as the seventh-best in the history of Bradley Basketball for any player with at least 50 2-pointers made...He has a chance to become just the sixth, and easily the shortest, individual in program history with at least 50 2FGM to shoot at least 60 percent from 2-point range for an entire season.

Bradley Season 2-Point FG Pct. (50 FGM)
Luke Jackson, 1987-88 .675 127-188
Roosevelt Davison, 1983-84 .661 111-168
*Joe Allen, 1967-68 .655 258-394
Zach Andrews, 2006-07 .640 155-242
Roosevelt Davison, 1982-83 .638 104-163
Joe Allen, 1966-67 .622 232-373
Sam Maniscalco, 2009-10 .614 54-88
Jerome Robinson, 1998-99 .600 51-85
* NCAA statistical national champion

Shooting 71.0 percent from inside the arc, Maniscalco also easily paces The Valley in 2-point field goal percentage through 13 rounds of conference play by a margin of 95 points better than the second-most accurate shooter, Southern Illinois's Gene Teague (61.5 percent).

Newest 1,000-Pt Scorer
Bradley junior guard Sam Maniscalco became Bradley's 43rd member of the 1,000-Point Club last Tuesday during his 21-point effort versus Drake and he added 15 points Saturday at Evansville to push his career total to 1,029 points...Junior guard Andrew Warren also has a shot at joining the 1,000-Point Club this year...Warren has scored 909 career points and at his current average of 14.6 ppg, he is on schedule to join the club during Bradley's first game of the 2010 State Farm MVC Tournament.

One-Two Punch
Bradley junior guards Andrew Warren (15.2 ppg) and Sam Maniscalco (15.1 ppg) are the highest-scoring teammate tandem in Valley action through the first 13 rounds of league play...The league's fourth- and fifth-leading scorers in conference action, the Bradley duo have combined for 30.3 ppg against The Valley...Evansville's combo of Colt Ryan (15.7) and Denver Holmes (12.9) are second at 28.6 ppg...Warren also leads the league by making 94.2 percent of his Valley free throw attempts and is third in 3FG percentage (.435).

Brown's Improvement
Bradley sophomore forward Taylor Brown ranks among the nation's leaders in improved scoring from 2008-09 to this season...After averaging 3.4 ppg as a freshman last year, Brown currently is The Valley's sixth-leading scorer at 13.8 ppg...His scoring increase of 10.4 ppg is the best in The Valley and ranks among the nation's top 10 improvements from a year ago.

Big Media Numbers
Now in his 31st year as the radio Voice of the Braves, Dave Snell has participated in 944 Bradley Basketball game broadcasts, all in succession, on WMBD AM 1470 since taking over play-by-play duties for the 1979-80 season...Snell was inducted into the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame Jan. 23...Snell's longtime radio sidekick, Joe Stowell, has been witness to 1,539 Bradley Basketball games in his various roles as player (103, 1947-50); assistant coach (250, 1956-65); head coach (344, 1965-78 ); assistant athletic director (107, 1978-85); and radio analyst (735, 1985-present)...Peoria Journal Star beat writer Dave Reynolds has covered 607 consecutive Bradley Basketball games since taking over the beat for the start of the 1990-91 season.

 

[BUBraves06]

Is this game broadcast on Comcast 102 or 101 in Chicago?

 

[Da Coach]

Is this game broadcast on Comcast 102 or 101 in Chicago?

Yes, it's on Comcast cable channel 102 in Chicago.

 

[Guinness]

One of the CSN channels has been broadcasting these on DirecTV as well. If you have the sports pack, look out for it. The UE game was on, so I expect the ISU game will be too.

 

[BUBraves06]

Yes, it's on Comcast cable channel 102 in Chicago.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Nacho]

One of the CSN channels has been broadcasting these on DirecTV as well. If you have the sports pack, look out for it. The UE game was on, so I expect the ISU game will be too.

Pretty sure those are just the Valley-TV games... That is what the UE games was on (Fox Sports Midwest and Comcast Sportsnet (channels 671 and 665). None of the Comcast Spotlight games have been on Directv...