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Final score: Bradley 64 SIU 59

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#4 seeded Bradley's next game is Friday, March 6 at 2:35 pm against #5 seed Southern Illinois in the second game of the Friday afternoon session (Session 2) of the MVC Tournament.

Arch Madness website- http://mvc-sports.com/index.aspx?path=arch_madness
Tournament Schedule- http://mvc-sports.com/feature/20Arch

Bradley is 20-10, and 11-7 in the MVC and tied for 3rd place. SIU is 16-15, 10-8 in the MVC and finished 5th.
Standings- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ngs/_/group/18

TV- the game is on the MVC-TV Network, which includes NBCSports Chicago, FoxSports Midwest, FoxSports Indiana, FoxSports Kansas City, and the Fox Go app. Plus it will be streamed by ESPN+ for those outside of the MVC-TV Network area.

Chat room- http://www.chatzy.com/524398219675
Live Stats- http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=309833
http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/tournament.php?l=0&tid=205

SIU website- https://siusalukis.com/sports/mens-basketball

Bradley beat SIU in Peoria 67-48 on January 11-
https://bradleybraves.com/news/2020/...cond-half.aspx

Bradley also won in Carbondale 69-67 on Feb. 15-
https://bradleybraves.com/news/2020/...-illinois.aspx

SIU overachieved most of the season under new head coach Bryan Mullins, but they faded in the last 3 weeks. Mullins may still win the Coach of the Year award, but that is not a given after they lost 5 of their last 6 games, including 2 home losses to Bradley and Indiana State. Their only win down the stretch was a home win over Evansville.
SIU Schedule- https://siusalukis.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
SIU Roster- https://siusalukis.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

SIU stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...tistics_3_.pdf
BU stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...dley_stats.pdf

SIU's leading scorer is freshman Marcus Domask (13.8 ppg & 5.3 rpg), who is a leading candidate to become MVC Freshman of the Year, and possible Newcomer of the Year (transfers Gage Prim of MSU and Tate Hall of Loyola also are candidates for NOY). However, Domask also faded down the stretch, going just 5-24 and averaging only 5 ppg over his last 3 games.
Other starters include senior guard Eric McGill (11.3 ppg), grad-transfer center Barret Benson (10.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg), freshman guard Lance Jones (9.0 ppg), and grad-transfer guard and former Bradley Brave Ronnie Suggs (5.2 ppg).
SIU's 3-point percentage is 33.4% which ranks 9th in the MVC, and their 62.7 ppg scoring average ranks #10 in the MVC. However, they are the top defensive team in the MVC as measured by points allowed (62.2 ppg).
MVC overall stats- http://www.mvc.org/mbb/stats/CONFLDRS.HTM
MVC games only stats- http://www.mvc.org/mbb/stats/CONFONLY.HTM
 
Domask played a lot of minutes and it seemed to have caught up with him finally. Jones has been surging as of late, so it will be interesting to see if they can get their legs back under them after 5 days of rest. Hoping for the best, but can't overlook anyone this weekend. Very hard to beat a team 3 times.

Go Braves!
 
KMart said:
Domask played a lot of minutes and it seemed to have caught up with him finally. Jones has been surging as of late, so it will be interesting to see if they can get their legs back under them after 5 days of rest. Hoping for the best, but can't overlook anyone this weekend. Very hard to beat a team 3 times.

Go Braves!
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Freshman Lance Jones, from Evanston HS, looks like a good player. He worked his way into the starting lineup after Aaron Cook went down with a season-ending injury, and has kept his starting spot.
In their last game, the 25 point loss at Missouri State, Lance Jones had 28 points. The rest of the starting lineup totaled only 14 points. So Jones had twice as many points as all the other 4 starters combined! He is not a great 3-point shooter (only 29% on the season), but likes to drive into the lane.
He had just 7 points against Bradley in Peoria in the game Bradley won 67-48. But he has a team-leading 19 points against Bradley in Carbondale in the game Bradley edged SIU 69-67.
https://siusalukis.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2019-20/missouri-state/boxscore/9183
 
KMart said:
Domask played a lot of minutes and it seemed to have caught up with him finally. Jones has been surging as of late, so it will be interesting to see if they can get their legs back under them after 5 days of rest. Hoping for the best, but can't overlook anyone this weekend. Very hard to beat a team 3 times.

Go Braves!
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Not to be a tool, but I believe the old (unsubstantiated) saying is that it’s “hard to beat a GOOD team 3 times in a row.”

The question then becomes: Is SIU a good team? It is hard to answer that, but certainly they are a worthy opponent.
 
I don't post much, but I am one of the many who read this place constantly. Thanks to all who post, I enjoy this place and the information more than any other sports site. And especially thanks to Da Coach for everything you do and all the things you come up with. It really makes following Bradley a lot more fun. :biggrin:
 
Dub said:
Not to be a tool, but I believe the old (unsubstantiated) saying is that it’s “hard to beat a GOOD team 3 times in a row.”

The question then becomes: Is SIU a good team? It is hard to answer that, but certainly they are a worthy opponent.
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It's maybe not as hard as some people say. :)
Just for the record, here is an article from 2013. It cites a study of 981 such "third time matchups" of Division I teams in the previous 10 years.
Here was the finding-
https://jamesmadison.rivals.com/news...straight-times

According to STATS LLC., there have been 981 similar matchups across Division I college basketball over the past 10 seasons. The teams entering the third game 2-0 are a combined 710-271 (.724 winning percentage) in the third meeting.
 
I think you have to dig deeper here. Teams who are closer in talent levels, W/L records etc. Eliminate for example Gonzaga beating the bottom 3 of the wcc 3 times every year is not the same as BU beating SIU 3 times. So those scenarios need elimnated from the equasion. Im hoping experience and firepower , defense , rebounding, attitude and effort lead us to the Victory. Im really hoping for semi sat being a I74 rivalry game . goooooooooo goooooooooooo gooooooooooo go BU.
 
That was a real nice read. Pretty much summed it up. Other than the newly added snub of BUs players and coaches and the overranking of Mullins and his. Lets go Bradley. I expect the place to be rocking for this one. Can our fanbase match what we know the Dawgs will bring? Will the Redbirds be the ones awaiting the winner on Sat? I think so. Who will execute better? Bring more effort and energy? Who will survive and advance in ARCH MADDNESS? BU thats Who!
 
I have been to many games in Carbondale, and SIU has great fans. Their following has dwindled over the past few years, but the coaching change was a boost to their support, though it didn't help their attendance as much as I expected. They drew 4,596 per game this year, compared with 4,470 per game last year.
Their core fan base is very loyal and supportive, but they have a lot of fair-weather fans, too. And despite playing in an on-campus arena, not many students attend their games any more. But I think if Mullins can continue recruiting talent, those numbers will eventually rise. Tomorrow's game is important to their program to continue to rebuild, so no doubt they will be motivated and playing hard. They were one and done last year, losing a close game 61-58 to UNI in the Friday night quarterfinal round. They lead that game until A.J. Green won it with a shot with 12 seconds left in the game. That loss was followed immediately by Barry Hinson announcing his retirement as head coach.
 
Does anyone know what actual TV channel it will be on tomorrow in Chicago? ESPN+ says its blacked out. But all the TV channels say its on ESPN+
 
algotrader said:
Does anyone know what actual TV channel it will be on tomorrow in Chicago? ESPN+ says its blacked out. But all the TV channels say its on ESPN+
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Refer to the highlighted text below as well as the provided web link... As I recall and shown below - it can be confusing ..
I live in Colorado and was able to watch the Illinois State - Drake game on ESPN+ - likely because I am outside of the six-state RSN footprint. For Chicago refer to below for the other stations carrying the game..

And for today's Bradley March 6th game - here's a clue. Tune in to the Northern Iowa vs. Drake game that is played before the Bradley game - to assure that you have the correct channel and can receive the Bradley game.

The 2020 State Farm MVC Men's Basketball Championship -- the league's 30th-consecutive event in St. Louis -- on March 5-8 will feature nine games with the first six contests being shown on FOX Sports Midwest and NBC Sports Chicago.

In fact, The Valley will join the Big East (New York City) as the only Division I athletics leagues to conduct their men's basketball tournaments in the same city for 30 or more consecutive years.

The 2020 event will mark the 24th-straight year that FOX Sports Midwest-Indiana-Kansas City has distributed Arch Madness content.

Both opening-round games on March 5 and the first two quarterfinal games on March 6 will air on FOX Sports Midwest-Indiana-Kansas City, NBC Sports Chicago and The Valley on ESPN outside the six-state RSN footprint.

The remaining two quarterfinal games will be seen live on FOX Sports Midwest-Indiana-Kansas City and ESPN+ in the states of Illinois, Indiana and Iowa and on tape-delay on NBC Sports Chicago.

The semis on March 7 will be on CBS Sports Network, and the title contest on March 8 will air at 1 p.m. Central on CBS Sports for a 15th-consecutive season.

https://gosycamores.com/news/2019/10...s-chicago.aspx
 
algotrader said:
Does anyone know what actual TV channel it will be on tomorrow in Chicago? ESPN+ says its blacked out. But all the TV channels say its on ESPN+
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I am pretty sure it will be blacked out, BUT if you can wait (and avoid seeing the score during/after the game), it should in all likelihood be on REPLAY (Full game) on ESPN+...that's how it's been the past couple seasons, and was true for the late game last night (UE vs Valpo), as it was available to watch about 1/2 hour after it finished. Hope that helps! This is my plan, though ideally would love to watch it live!

Also, good advice given by GoBraves just above...
Tune into ESPN+ for the 1st game and if it's on, almost certain they'll show the Braves game Live too.
Keeping my fingers crossed...and for a Bradley Victory!
 
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