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Post game thread - BU 83 Tulsa 74

Da Coach said:
Stats--
http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=19332&SPID=1498&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=1431849

Attendance 9014- that is the all-time record attendance for any CBI game!


Code: 
 [LEFT]Official Basketball Box Score


Tulsa vs Bradley Braves
[LEFT]04-02-08 7:03 p.m. at Peoria, Ill. - Carver Arena[/LEFT]
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[LEFT]VISITORS: Tulsa 24-14
                        TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
04 WALLS, Calvin....... f  1-4    0-0    3-4    4  1  5   4   5  2  2  1  0  27
53 REESE, Ray.......... f  7-12   4-7    1-1    0  2  2   1  19  0  0  0  0  33
23 JORDAN, Jerome...... c  2-9    0-0    7-8    4  4  8   3  11  0  2  2  0  30
01 UZOH, Ben........... g  4-9    1-3    0-0    1  4  5   1   9  6  1  0  1  31
05 McDADE, Brett....... g  4-8    4-7    0-0    0  3  3   2  12  1  3  0  0  24
10 KIEVAL, Joey........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0+
22 ANDREWS, Glenn......    3-10   1-7    2-4    0  1  1   4   9  0  0  0  0  18
33 EARLS, Rod..........    0-0    0-0    1-2    0  1  1   2   1  1  2  0  0  14
45 MITCHELL, Sam.......    2-4    0-0    4-4    4  2  6   3   8  1  1  0  0  23
 TEAM................                            1  1             1
 Totals..............   23-56  10-24  18-23  13 19 32  20  74 11 12  3  1 200[/LEFT]
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[LEFT]TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-29 37.9%   2nd Half: 12-27 44.4%   Game: 41.1%  DEADB
[LEFT]3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-10 30.0%   2nd Half:  7-14 50.0%   Game: 41.7%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  9-11 81.8%   2nd Half:  9-12 75.0%   Game: 78.3%    4[/LEFT]
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[LEFT]HOME TEAM: Bradley Braves 21-16
                        TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
12 Wilson, Theron...... f  3-6    0-0    7-10   2  3  5   2  13  3  2  1  2  25
22 Salley, Matt........ f  2-3    0-0    0-0    2  4  6   3   4  1  0  0  0  24
14 Crouch, Jeremy...... g  7-13   5-10   1-2    0  2  2   4  20  6  1  0  1  33
20 Ruffin, Daniel...... g  3-8    2-6    4-4    0  5  5   1  12  8  3  0  2  33
24 Warren, Andrew...... g  6-12   4-7    1-2    0  3  3   3  17  0  0  0  2  35
04 Collins, David......    4-7    0-0    0-2    4  2  6   2   8  1  0  2  0  20
05 Maniscalco, Sam.....    2-4    0-0    1-1    0  1  1   0   5  0  0  0  1  19
21 Egolf, Will.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   1
32 Austin, Rashad......    0-0    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   2   0  0  0  0  0   3
54 Singh, Sam..........    2-2    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   4  0  1  1  0   7
 TEAM................                            1  1
 Totals..............   29-55  11-23  14-21   9 22 31  18  83 19  7  4  8 200[/LEFT]
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[LEFT]TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 20-30 66.7%   2nd Half:  9-25 36.0%   Game: 52.7%  DEADB
[LEFT]3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  6-9  66.7%   2nd Half:  5-14 35.7%   Game: 47.8%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-3  66.7%   2nd Half: 12-18 66.7%   Game: 66.7%    5[/LEFT]
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[LEFT]Officials: Tom O'Neill, Terry Wymer, Mike Sanzere
Technical fouls: Tulsa-None. Bradley Braves-None.
Attendance: 9014
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Tulsa.........................   34   40  -   74
Bradley Braves................   48   35  -   83
HDNET COLLEGE BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL -- CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 2[/LEFT]
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[LEFT]Points in the paint-TLS 22,BRAD-M 28. Points off turnovers-TLS 3,BRAD-M 16.
[LEFT]2nd chance points-TLS 10,BRAD-M 9. Fast break points-TLS 2,BRAD-M 10.
Bench points-TLS 18,BRAD-M 17. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-1 time.
Last FG-TLS 2nd-00:32, BRAD-M 2nd-02:02.
Largest lead-TLS by 2 1st-19:36, BRAD-M by 18 2nd-12:33.[/LEFT]
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I thought we had more than 9,000 at last years 1st round NIT hosting Providence.
 
I thought we played a good game, also believe that Tom O"neil refereed his worse game of his career as T.Wilson got undercut on an alleyoop and he stood there and made no call which is when the fans booed , I only hope we get a fair shake in Tulsa like they got here in Peoria, it was a great way to end our home season , D.Collins is giving great effort which in turn has made him a lot better player, now Will Egolf needs to do the same as he has the talent but needs to mix it up more under the basket.
 
seven feet

seven feet

One of the biggest stats of the game that jumps out at me is DC??™s 20 minutes! Like someone said that speaks volumes about the benefit of this tournament. If DC can improve his D then he can be a big contributor next year. I wish he would become more physical on D and jump! I know he??™s 7ft but sometimes you still need to jump, especially when your counterpart is also 7ft!
 
I disagree about DC needing to jump.. I think part of his success has been his ability to keep his feet and use position and reach to deny a good look at the basket. A lot of his early mistakes came from him jumping around like a guard in the post... His aggression has been extremely welcome, and I'm entirely on the DC bandwagon...

Anyone else love our big guys stepping out 15 feet and knocking down some shots?

It was great to watch the seniors one more time, and while JC and Ruff's excellence goes without saying, I really think that MS has endeared himself to the fans with his heady, intense play as of late.. I've become a big fan, and I love the way that he worked against Jordan tonight.
 
16 assists combined for the backcourt is pretty great! I loved how Ruffin would just circle around the bigs in the middle of that zone and find the open man. JC's behind the back pass to DC, awesome.

Defensively...hmm...let me just say that we need to get better in the future at on-the-ball defense. Otherwise we're going to continue to give up wide-open shots like the second half tonight and the first half of the MVC tourney game against Creighton. When we had good ball pressure tonight, it resulted in forced passes that helped us get those 8 steals and some layups.

Nice game by the Braves tonight. It seemed like they made good adjustments from the first game, got better looks from the field, and obviously shot the ball better. By the way, I concur that the air-ball dunk attempt was my ultimate highlight of the game. :)
 
ifarania said:
It was great to watch the seniors one more time, and while JC and Ruff's excellence goes without saying, I really think that MS has endeared himself to the fans with his heady, intense play as of late.. I've become a big fan, and I love the way that he worked against Jordan tonight.
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I think the ovation for Salley's hustle play in the second half might have been as big as the ones for any of Crouch and Warren's big 3s. Other than Crouch's nifty behind-the-back pass, I think that might have been my favorite play.

While a few were bobbled, I liked to see the interior passing as well. Got a few easy baskets and drew a few fouls. I'll echo the hopes on Collins. If he keeps developing, that would be a big plus next season, especially because, outside of Egleseder, he probably has three inches on almost all of the Valley centers.
 
All points mentioned already but a couple more on DC. Tonight was probably the most aggresion and foot work he's showed. Usually down low he'll just catch and shoot but tonight he actually moved with the ball to get a better shot. Also his missed dunk seemed like it went 50 feet in the air, had plenty of toughness on that one. He has also shown great ability to set screens which seem to be used on almost every possession. Also, I couldn't tell from my end of the court, but I think the crowd thought DC was going to post up a 3 as he turned toward the basket from near the 3 point line and the crowd chuckled or gasped. I wouldn't doubt he could drain a few 3's though, he's got a nice soft shooting touch. I look for DC to get in a good summer bigs camp and contribute solid minutes next season. Hopefully some solid minutes with DC and AT playing at the same time. Dub them the twin towers of BU sort of like the twin towers in downtown Peoria LOL.

Jason
 
One rabid squirrel said:
I think the ovation for Salley's hustle play in the second half might have been as big as the ones for any of Crouch and Warren's big 3s.
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I was proud of all the seniors last night..............they really left it all on the floor in their last home game! You could see with Ruff from the outset that he wanted his last game to be something special, and Salley just put his body on the line! JC was JC squared.

Way to go seniors! One more win to complete a fantastic career!
 
2bradleyfans said:
I thought we had more than 9,000 at last years 1st round NIT hosting Providence.
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You are right.
It was announced after the game last night that the attendance of 9014 was the largest attendance at any post-season game in Bradley's history.
However, Dave Reynolds points out at the bottom of his column today--
The highest postseason Carver Arena crowd was in the second round of the 1994 NIT when 9,940 saw Bradley beat Old Dominion 79-75.

So I corrected my post.

Here are the articles from Thursday's PJ Star--

BU storms past Tulsa
Braves blitz CBI finals foe 83-74 to extend best-of-3 series to the limit
http://pjstar.com/stories/040308/BRA_BG8223UE.077.php


In tourney play, BU 7-footer has had right stuff
Braves reserve Collins keeps Tulsa counterpart in check in CBI win
http://pjstar.com/stories/040308/BRA_BG8233DV.077.php


Braves report card- Straight A's
http://pjstar.com/stories/040308/BRA_BG83T50C.W02.php
 
Great game by the seniors. Winning their final home game at Carver is a great way to go out.

DC most have had a great practice on Tuesday to have earned 20 minutes of playing time on Wednesday! ;) I could go on forever on this subject, but I already said most of it 20 games ago when he was benched around the Butler game.
 
Maybe I just missed this, but did anyone mention the fact that Anthony Parker was part of the video intro? Really great to see AP on the board. It would be even better if we could get him back in person sometime although it may have to wait until after his playing days are over.
 
The best game DC has played as a Brave and I liked it. I have been critical of him but have also said you never know how much a person will improve from 1 year to the next and this tournament has proved it. Has the CBI been great for this team? All one has to do is look at how much we have seen DC improve. Have heard all year that he has to realize the fact that he can do this and that he can go 1 on 1 against other players and he has proved that especially w/ his "airball dunk". It is like the light went on and he said they can't stop me anymore. The other thing I liked was DC & SS in the game at the same time as that really brought some size to match up w/ Tulsa'a size and it was like it took Jordan completely out of the game. As soon as Jordan did something inside we brought DC in and they just forgot about going to him and at the end of the game when MS was in they only went to Jordan a couple of times.
A great effort by the whole team last night and needless to say we will need it in T-town Friday night.
Go JC and company bring home the trophy. You have made P-Town proud of you and we are so glad you and DR stayed home to play, only wish some other local kids would realize the benefits of playing in Peoria and jsut stay home. Maybe not one of the big conferences but beleive me you will not be forgotten here in Peoria anytime soon.
You guys are the best and it has been a great pleasure to watch you for the last 4 years.
 
IMO, DC deserves his own thread about last night's minutes. I have been on him for most of the year, but last night he showed us all something.
 
Good, fun game to watch. Jeremy Crouch has easily emerged as Bradley's best player. Good for him at the end of his career. Nice production from Collins. I still don't know what to think of him.

That is how I always think Daniel should play--and Bradley is better when he takes less shots. Run the offense, create, shoot less. He did that. When he is like the third option Bradley is a lot better. And last night he was behind Jeremy and Andrew.

BU needs a shooter for next year. Not having Jeremy will hurt more than not having Daniel. I also like the full court press. Why not do it more?

Friday should be a close one.
 
beanocookschins said:
..... I also like the full court press. Why not do it more?
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IMO, Bradley needs to put the full court press on Tulsa Friday night. I think we have the better guards and more depth. Also, get their bigs to wear down in a faster paced game. AND, I think a faster pace game gets easier open looks for JC in transition.
 
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