Game Info
Game 13 - Bradley Braves (6-6, 1-1 MVC) at Wichita State Shockers (12-2, 1-1 MVC)
Sunday, Jan. 3 - 2:05 p.m. CST - Wichita, Kan. - Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Series History - Bradley leads 70-54
Television: Comcast Spotlight - Central Illinois (74) and Chicago (102) - Frank Bussone (play-by-play) and Dick Versace (analyst)
Radio: 1470 AM WMBD -- Dave Snell (play-by-play), Chuck Buescher (analyst) and Dan DiOrio (studio pregame host)
Online: BradleyBraves.com -- subscription video streams and free audio streams; GoShockers.com - live stats
Back To The Road
After playing its only home game in 19 days Friday against Southern Illinois, Bradley returns to the road for a Sunday afternoon tilt at Missouri Valley Conference rival Wichita State...Bradley opens Valley play with four of its first six league games on the road...Sunday's game will be the 125th meeting in the all-time series between Bradey and Wichita State, and the Braves lead the series, 70-54...Bradley will be trying to win its first two Valley road games of the season for the second year in a row.
Series Notes
Sunday's game will be the 125th meeting in the all-time series between Bradley and Wichita State, which dates back to a 72-63 Braves victory March 6, 1948 at the old Peoria Armory...Bradley owns a 70-54 lead in the all-time series and the Braves have won three straight against the Shockers...Wichita State owns a 38-20 home record against Bradley, including a 4-2 record since renovating Charles Koch Arena...Having won in its last two visits to Charles Koch Arena, Bradley is seeking just its third, three-game winning streak on Wichita State's home floor...The Braves have twice won four straight at Wichita State, first from 1949-50-51-52 and again from 1958-59-60-61.
Frequent Travelers
Sunday's game will be Bradley's third road game in its last four outings...Bradley is the only Valley team to start the league schedule by playing four of its first six games on the road...Sunday's game will be Bradley's seventh away from home, compared to just six at Carver Arena.
Percentages Tell Story
Field goal percentage has been the best predictor for Bradley's first 12 results...The team that has shot at a more efficient clip from the field has won 11 of Bradley's first 12 games: the Braves are 6-1 when they shoot a better field goal percentage than their opponent and 0-5 when the opponent has a better field goal percentage.
One-Two Punch
Junior guard Andrew Warren has scored 24 points in each of the first two Valley games to lead the league in scoring in conference play...Sophoore forward Taylor Brown is tied for second at 21.0 ppg by following up his 17-point performance Tuesday at Drake with 25 points Friday against Southern Illinois...The hot-shooting tandem has combined to make 28-of-52 (.564) field goal attempts and 28-of-29 (.966) free throw attempts in the first two league games...The rest of the Bradley team, meanwhile, has combined to make 22-of-60 (.367) field goal attempts and 12-of-19 (.632) free throw attempts
Ratios Favor Roberts
Bradley senior guard Chris Roberts is fourth in The Valley by averaging 1.7 steals per game...Averaging 30.2 minutes per game, Roberts has committed just 15 turnovers in 12 games...Roberts boasts a 2.1 assistis-to-turnover ratio and a 1.3 steals-to-turnover ratio...Roberts joins UNI's Johnny Moran (15 S, 10 TO) and Wichita State's David Kyles (16 S, 11 TO) as the only regulars in The Valley with more steals than turnovers...Going back to 1981-82 (when steals and turnover stats are readily available) only one other Brave averaging at least 20 mpg has finished a season with more steals than turnovers: Eric Roberson (70 steals, 69 turnovers) in 1999-2000.
Looking Ahead
Bradley will make a quick return home to host Indiana State Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. at Carver Arena...A limited number of tickets ($9-20) remain for Wednesday's home game and may be purchased in advance at the Shea Stadium Box Office, the Carver Arena Box Office, any TicketMaster outlet or online at www.BradleyBraves.com...Following Wednesday's clash against the Sycamores, Bradley will hit the road for two more Valley game, Saturday at Missouri State and Jan. 12 at UNI.
