Game Info
Game 10 - Bradley Braves (5-4) at Iowa State (7-3)
Sunday, Dec. 20 - 1:00 p.m. CST - Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,356)
Series History - Bradley leads 8-4 (0-2 in Ames)
Television: Mediacom-CR, Comcast (Central Illinois 74), ESPN Full Court
B.J. Schaben (play-by-play) and Kevin Lehman (analyst)
Radio: 1470 AM WMBD
Dave Snell (play-by-play), Chuck Buescher (analyst) and Dan DiOrio (pregame host)
Online: ESPN360.com and BradleyBraves.com
BradleyBraves.com offers subscription video streams, free audio streams and live stats
Need A Streak Buster
Bradley enters Sunday's game at Iowa State looking to end its first losing streak of the season as the Braves have dropped consecutive home games to Western Carolina and Loyola (Chicago) ... Bradley is making the first of two consecutive trips to central Iowa: following an eight-day holiday break, the Braves will visit Drake Dec. 29 ... A win Sunday would secure Bradley at least a .500 record against non-conference competition for a seventh consecutive season ... Including an 8-4 record versus Iowa State, Bradley owns a 39-26 (.600) all-time record against the current Big 12 Conference membership ... Bradley has split its first two games this season against BCS power conference schools, bouncing back from a 68-57 loss to Oklahoma State with a 72-68 win against then No. 20 Illinois in the final two rounds of the HoopTV Las Vegas Invitational.
Something Has To Give
Bradley entered the weekend leading The Valley and ranked 27th nationally in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.276) ... Iowa State entered the weekend leading the Big 12 and ranked third nationally by shooting 44.6 percent from behind the arc ... Bradley has not yet allowed a team to shoot better than 38.1 percent from 3-point range, while Iowa State has shot less than 38.1 percent from long distance just once in its first 10 games.
Series History
Bradley owns an 8-4 lead in the all-time series versus Iowa State, which dates back to a 31-28 Cyclones victory Dec. 14, 1940 in Ames ... Since dropping the first two games in the series, Bradley has won eight of the last 10 meetings, including two straight ... Bradley started the current 3-game contract against Iowa State with a 76-66 victory Dec. 16, 2006 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines and followed with a 65-56 victory Nov. 14, 2007 at Carver Arena ... In Bradley's only other visit to Hilton Coliseum, the Braves dropped an 81-62 decision Dec. 8, 1973 ... Bradley head coach Jim Les is 2-0 all-time against Iowa State and 7-3 head-to-head versus current Cyclones head coach Greg McDermott.
Looking Ahead
Bradley will experience its final extended break of the season by taking an eight-day break during the holidays before returning to action with its Missouri Valley Conference opener Dec. 29 at Drake ... The Braves will play their Valley home opener Jan. 1 versus Southern Illinois, then will hit the road again for three of their next four games.
