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Final: Missouri State 71 Bradley 69

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Bradley is 1-1 in the MVC, and 7-7 overall. They play Missouri State Wednesday, January 5.
Note that the start time has been moved to 8:00 pm to accommodate a national broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
https://bradleybraves.com/news/2022/...-pm-start.aspx

CBSSports was scheduled to broadcast the Loyola-Illinois State game, but when that was cancelled, they chose to selected the Bradley-Missouri State game to broadcast.

TV- CBSSports Network- https://www.cbssports.com/cbs-sports-network/
Live stats- https://bradleybraves.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
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Missouri State was picked 4th in the preseason MVC poll- https://mvc-sports.com/news/2021/10/...-favorite.aspx

They are 10-5 overall, and 1-1 in the MVC. They lost on the road at Illinois State and won at home against the top MVC pick, Drake.
Schedule/results- https://missouristatebears.com/sport...tball/schedule
Roster- https://missouristatebears.com/sport...ketball/roster
Stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...1/pdf/cume.pdf

BU stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...dley_stats.pdf

There has not been any news regarding Ja'Shon Henry's status for the game Wednesday.
 
I'm really anxious to see how we handle Prim. I think it's going to tell us a lot about how the rest of the season goes.
 
Any way to watch this game if you don't have CBS Sports Network? I'm pretty sure not many of us has it.

Thanks in advance.

We need this game badly to rebound from a terrible loss on Sunday vs the lowly Mores.
 
Bradley loses a heartbreaker to Missouri State 71-69 on a buzzer-beating second-chance shot by Isiaih Mosley.
Bradley played good defense in the 2nd half and it allowed them to come back from an 18 point deficit, and take the lead into the final seconds. But several missed free throws down the stretch and the inability to get that final rebound allowed Missouri State to get the game-winning basket.
Stats- https://bradleybraves.com/sidearmstats/mbball/media

Again, for the second straight game, Bradley really missed Ja'Shon Henry. Let's hope he recovers and can return soon.
 
I would love to hear what was ruled on the 3 pt shot that bounced on the top of the backboard several times then fell in. It did not look like it hit the Shot clock but was there a bracket up there holding it on. I couldn’t tell from my seat. If it just bounced on the top of the backboard then fell in without hitting the shot clock or any bracket then we got hosed.
 
wily coyote said:
I would love to hear what was ruled on the 3 pt shot that bounced on the top of the backboard several times then fell in. It did not look like it hit the Shot clock but was there a bracket up there holding it on. I couldn’t tell from my seat. If it just bounced on the top of the backboard then fell in without hitting the shot clock or any bracket then we got hosed.
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there is a small black speaker box at the base of the shot clock mount that I believe is the shot clock horn. It blends in pretty well but it definitely looked from the replays like the ball touched something, likely that speaker box, that prevented the ball from going over the rear of the backboard and instead pushed the ball back over the front.
 
On the post game show Chad thought the refs weren't even reviewing that shot to see if it should have counted. They were looking to see if Prim had elbowed Leon in the face.

Tough loss. No way I thought we would come back from 18 down

We really need Henry. I wish they would tell us how he is doing and when they expect him back. If they know.
 
I don’t think they know. Concussions can be tough to gauge. I’m not sure we win tonight even with Jashon, MSU is very talented. Tonight would have played different with him for sure. Probably a better first half, but not as good second half. I think we win for sure against ISU with him putting us at 2-1 in valley regardless. That was about as poorly as we can play a first half. Kent was great, Leons was great, while Hickman and Roberts struggled, particularly in the first half. Overall I’m not upset about any particular thing about tonight. It took a miraculous shot to beat us on a night we played horrifically the first half against arguably the most talented team in the valley.

I wish we were deeper on the perimeter. I wish Roberts didn’t have no-show halves. I wish we were fully healthy. But taking the world at its realities instead of wish fulfillment this isn’t the worst outcome. Trying to see the best of things, Roberts turned in a solid night while not being able to score well and turning it over a lot. Leons was his consistently understatedly great. Mast and Tahvaneinen were both good in the way they weren’t to begin the year. If Kent plays this way going forward I know who I expect to take the mantle at sf. And even Ekono played well.

Tonight had the brightest silver lining to a loss we’ve had all year.
 
Beyond frustrated with the end result. So many things to address. This team can be maddingly inconsistent. We played 22 minutes of crappy basketball and 18 minutes of extraordinary basketball and somehow we were in position to win. Not sure if he was ill but something was off with Terry. He only took 4 shots and had 5 turnovers in the first half but did have 8 rebounds and 5 assists, most of those in the 2nd half. Malevy Leons is special. 16 points and 8 rebounds and a couple of NBA moves and finishes really show the kind of talent he has. Leons better at least be on the 1st team All Newcomer team. Jason Kent led BU with 18 and had 7 rebounds and played a career high 33 minutes and was one of the reasons we came back. Unfortunately he was 4-8 from the FT line though he did make 2 with :24 to put us up 69-68. As far as the game I thought the refs absolutely SUCKED. I don't know how many times they allowed MIssouri State to extend their arm while driving to the hoop. Credit to the Bears for getting away with it for most of the game. We finally got the lead at 65-63 with 3:02 left and after a block by Rienk and a steal by Jason the ball got to Ville for the most wide open 3 he's ever had but it was like he was too open and he didn't shoot it in rhythm. They tied it up with 1:53 left and Kent got fouled. He missed both FT's but Leons got the rebound , Mast missed a 3 but Terry got the rebound and fed it to Kent who made the layup with 1:11 left to go up 67-65. The next possession led to a 3 for the Bears to put them up 66-67 with :48 left but they never should have been allowed to shoot it because the refs missed 3 blantant turnovers, (a carry and 2 seperate travels). We all know what happened after that. The good thing is that it's still early in the season so we have time to put it all together. Onward!
 
Glad to see Kent gaining more confidence, getting another score on the floor is huge. LEONS needs more touches IMO.....good things happen when he has the ball plus he is solid at the FT line.;)
 
I’m curious, how often does Bradley practice on the Civic Center floor? Additionally I haven’t seen so much slipping on the floors as I did in the first half last night.
 
Lights down said:
I’m curious, how often does Bradley practice on the Civic Center floor? Additionally I haven’t seen so much slipping on the floors as I did in the first half last night.
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The great majority of practices are in the men's practice facility at the Renaissance Coliseum, but they try to arrange occasional practices at the Civic Center. I don't know exactly how often. Under a previous coach, they tried to practice downtown once before each game, but I think now they do it less often.
 
That one drive Leons made down the lane to the basket was spectacular. The downside to being at a game is you generally only get to see a play once. Be nice to watch that a couple more times.
 
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