The Bradley men’s basketball team enters uncharted territory Thursday, facing off against the No. 2 seeded Michigan State Spartans in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The No. 15 Braves will look for their first victory over the Big Ten champions in program history.…
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Bradley received a 15 seed in the NCAA tournament Sunday. The seeding sets up a matchup against No. 2 Michigan State on Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa. The Missouri Valley champion Braves will play the Big Ten champion Spartans, who come in with a 28-6…
What does a 98-year-old nun, Bill Murray and the cutest pug puppy you’ll ever see have in common? They all have been good luck charms for college basketball teams in March. The question Bradley basketball fans should be asking is: Will Brian Wardle’s bright red…
The Bradley men’s basketball team defeated UNI on Sunday to win the Missouri Valley Conference championship. They were the second five-seed to ever win the tournament. It was the first championship game for the Braves since the 2006 season, when they lost against Southern Illinois.…
Bradley defeated UNI, 57-54, to win their first MVC tournament title since 1988. Photos by Justin Limoges.
The Bradley men’s basketball team seems to frequently dig themselves into deep holes. Fortunately for the Braves, they are good at digging themselves out of those holes. After a 0-5 start to the conference season, many people wrote off the Braves. They turned around its…
The No. 6-seeded Northern Iowa Panthers defeated the No. 2 Drake Bulldogs, 60-58, on Saturday to advance to Missouri Valley Conference Championship. They will face Bradley today at 1 p.m., who defeated Loyola 53-51 earlier in the day. Bradley and UNI both defeated the top-two…
The Braves had a chip on their shoulders when they beat Loyola 53-51 today. Loyola beat the Braves 81-68 in the last regular season game on March 2. Loyola beat Bradley in last year’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, 62-54. The Braves were always trying to…
Bradley upset the top-seeded Loyola Ramblers in the MVC semifinal Saturday by a score of 53-51. The Braves advanced to their first MVC Championship since 2006. Photos by Justin Limoges.
The Bradley men’s basketball team defeated Loyola-Chicago, 53-51, on Saturday in the Missouri Valley Conference semifinal, one year after the Ramblers sent the Braves home in last year’s semifinal. Junior guard Nate Kennell led all scorers with 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including five 3-pointers.…