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Bradley's 1st MVC Tournament opponent- Who would you rather see BU play- #8 seed UNI or #9 seed ISU?

Bradley's 1st MVC Tournament opponent- Who would you rather see BU play- #8 seed UNI or #9 seed ISU?

  • #8 seed Northern Iowa (9-11)

    Votes: 8 34.8%

  • #9 seed Illinois State (6-14)

    Votes: 15 65.2%
  • Total voters
    23
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Bradley vs. either UNI or ISU- Who would you rather see Bradley play?
#1 seed Bradley plays Friday at noon against the winner of Thursday's #8 seed (UNI) vs. #9 seed (ISU)
Bradley has beaten both UNI and ISU twice.

UNI started the MVC schedule 8-3 and appeared they were going to be a contender for the top of the MVC. However, after starting 8-3, they hit the skids, and lost 8 of their last 9 games to finish 9-11. Their only win over the last 9 games was a 66-63 win at Missouri State in which Missouri State lead most of the game, but UNI came back and took the lead in the final 1:22 to win. So, UNI is a 9 win team (9-11), that has lost 8 of their last 9. Bradley beat them twice (by 15 in Peoria, and by 8 in Cedar Falls). They don't have much depth, and rely heavily on their 2 top scorers, Bowen Born, and Tytan Anderson.

Illinois State lost at Murray State in overtime, then beat Belmont in their 2 early games, and appeared they, too, might be better than expected. But then they had losing streaks of 3, 4, and 6 games to finish 6-14. Their 6 wins included 2 wins over Evansville, and one over UIC. But they also had wins over Belmont, SIU, and Missouri State. So ISU is a 6 win team (6-14) who has lost 6 of their last 7, and 10 of their last 13. Bradley beat them by 4 in overtime in Peoria, and won easily (79-61) in Normal. They have bit more depth than UNI, and have been lead in scoring this season by 7 different players, though in 11 of their last 12 games, it's been either Darius Burford (12.8 ppg, 33.8% from three) or Seneca Knight (11.7 ppg, 36.1% from three).
 
I picked ISU, not because I like our chances better. I just like the idea of a another Bradley - ISU game. I think we can beat either of these teams if we come ready to play.
 
I'm fine with either of these opponents really. I don't think there is much difference. UNI has a better, proven coach, but ISU is a rival, so those two factors cancel each other out IMO. Otherwise BU matches up fine with either of them I think, more so maybe against UNI if Borne is still nursing his leg.
 
I don't care really - just win and get another stab at beating those Belmont Bruins!!!

Looking back, that win at Indy St was HUGE! It got the road monkey off our backs, which was the key to winning the Valley, and though we lost the next game vs Belmont, we rode that wave and belief that we could do great things!

ZEEEEEEEEEKE!
 
With this game being on during the day, will there be streaming without using home Internet? I remember finding a way last year to stream it, but don't remember where that was. Will it be on ESPN+ at all?
 
For the "entire MVC Tournament" - Bradley will be a huge target - a huge win for the other team. Nothing like picking off Number # 1. Bradley will have 3 very difficult games no matter who they play.
 
I don't care who we play...it's March and all we gotta worry about is "Just Win Baby". We've held our own fate in our hands for a long streak of games now. That continues Friday. Keep hitting on all strides and let's close it out on a very high note for Reink, Ville and Ja'Shon.
 
BUfan14 said:
With this game being on during the day, will there be streaming without using home Internet? I remember finding a way last year to stream it, but don't remember where that was. Will it be on ESPN+ at all?
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Since I got ESPN+ a few years ago, the 1st (play-in round) and 2nd round games are on ESPN+...at least for REPLAY.
I LOVE watching BU's 1st game in Arch Madness at night after it's been played, but man, it is always TENSE, especially after waiting all day, avoiding the scores.
 
LittleBrave said:
Since I got ESPN+ a few years ago, the 1st (play-in round) and 2nd round games are on ESPN+...at least for REPLAY.
I LOVE watching BU's 1st game in Arch Madness at night after it's been played, but man, it is always TENSE, especially after waiting all day, avoiding the scores.
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I want to say last year it was either the NBC Sports Chicago or Bally Sports website that let me live steam it online as long as I logged in with a TV provider, even if I wasn’t connected to home Internet.
 
BUfan14 said:
With this game being on during the day, will there be streaming without using home Internet? I remember finding a way last year to stream it, but don't remember where that was. Will it be on ESPN+ at all?
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The MVC Tournament website has the TV listings for all games (scroll down past the bracket)-
https://mvc-sports.com/feature/23Arch

The first 2 days (Thursday and Friday games) are on the MVC-TV Network- Bally Sports and NBCSports Chicago.
If there are Bally Sports conflicts with Cardinals or Blues games, or NBCSports Chicago conflicts with Bulls, Blackhawks, or White Sox games, the MVC games will get bumped to Bally Sports Plus or NBCSports Chicago Plus.
It is possible that similar to regular season games, ESPN+ might offer streaming for out of area people, but there will likely be blackouts for areas served by those cable channels. You can access ESPN+ either with home internet service, or through cell tower connection.

The Saturday semifinals will be televised on CBSSports Network, and the Sunday Championshp will be televised on CBS. No ESPN streaming options will be offered for these CBS games. However, CBS does offer streaming of some NCAA games-
https://www.cbssports.com/watch/college-basketball?ftag=CBS-16-10acg1j
 
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