5 MVC games Monday, Nov. 20, including Bradley vs. Tulane - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/date/20231120/group/18
5 MVC games Monday, Nov. 20, including Bradley vs. Tulane - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/date/20231120/group/18
Drake with their first loss, Brodie and DeVries combine for 19 points. Drake won't be winning many games if those two combine for those stat lines much.
Big question is what happened to Drake's defense? Last season, they were near the top of the MVC defensive stats yielding just 63.9 points per game. And they held opponents to an MVC lowest 40.5% field goal percentage and an MVC lowest 30.7% three point percentage.
Yesterday, they gave up 77 points to a bad Oakland team, and allowed them to shoot 52%, and were outrebounded 38-29 in a win that was a lot closer than it should have been.
Today in the 92-68 blowout loss to Stephen F. Austin, they gave up 92 points, and allowed them to shoot 63% overall and 60.9% from three.
I hope our coaches can acquire and save the video from these last 2 games. Maybe it can help Bradley against the Bulldogs. Bradley plays them twice in the last 3 weeks of the season (Feb. 10 & March 3)
...semifinal games in the Sand Division of the SoCal Challenge-
Tarleton State leads Austin Peay at halftime 37-35- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401604305
Billy Gillispie is not coaching his Tarleton State team in the SoCal Challenge. He remained back home because of "medical circumstances".
I hope he's ok, and also hope Bradley didn't contribute to this.
Assistant coach Joseph Jones is filling in for Billy- https://twitter.com/RoccoMiller8/status/1726737428118143338
Tarleton State beats Austin Peay 66-59 - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401604305