After Bradley opened up a 16-4 lead to start Wednesday night’s game at Illinois State, it would have been easy to write off the underdog Redbirds. From that point forward, however, a switch was flipped inside Redbird Arena and Illinois State took over, riding hot…
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After a nine point victory in the first game of the series with Evansville, Bradley head coach Brian Wardle was ready for another close one to close the series. “I was worried this morning, because it’s hard to beat a team back-to-back,” Wardle said. Whatever…
It was a big weekend for Bradley in Evansville as they capped a sweep of the Purple Aces with a 77-57 win on Saturday night. The Braves, now 5-1, are off to the second-best start to Missouri Valley Conference play in program history after last…
Bradley pulled away from Evansville over the course of the second half to score a 96-53 win on Friday night. All but two of the 13 Braves who played scored points as the Braves improved to 4-1 in Missouri Valley Conference play. Who: The Braves…
So often in basketball, the final seconds of a game can last for minutes. In Bradley’s 75-73 victory over Northern Iowa on Monday night, the final 3.4 seconds of the game were far longer than the time listed on the clock. With the Braves up…
Bradley men’s basketball lost its conference opener and first game in 19 days 78-72 at Northern Iowa on Sunday afternoon. The loss brings the Braves’ record to 6-4. Who: After missing Bradley’s last game at Mizzou on Dec. 22 because of an emergency appendectomy, junior…
Bradley did not face much adversity in Friday night’s win over Southern Illinois. The same cannot be said for Saturday’s 80-68 win over the Salukis, wherein the Braves recovered from a tough second quarter to bounce back in the second half. If Friday’s win was…
Bradley cruised to a 77-55 win over Southern Illinois at Renaissance Coliseum to score its second win of the Missouri Valley Conference season. WHO: The usual suspects keyed the Bradley attack, as junior Lasha Petree scored 23 points and senior Gabi Haack chipped in with…
Bradley relied on the efforts of Lasha Petree and Gabi Haack to score an 80-75 win against Drake on Saturday and force a split in the weekend series. Petree’s 28 points led the Braves in scoring for the fifth time this season, while Haack was…
A strong end to the fourth quarter allowed Drake to hand Bradley a 71-56 road loss in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams on Friday afternoon in Des Moines. Drake utilized a 13-0 run in the closing frame to convert a 55-51 lead…