Game Info
Game 14 - Indiana State Sycamores (10-4, 2-1 MVC) at Bradley Braves (6-7, 1-2 MVC)
Wednesday, Jan. 6 - 7:05 p.m. CST - Peoria, Ill. - Carver Arena (11,164)
Series History - Bradley leads 47-24
Television: None
Radio: 1470 AM WMBD -- Dave Snell (play-by-play), Chuck Buescher (analyst), Joe Stowell (analyst) and Dan DiOrio (pregame host)
Online: BradleyBraves.com -- subscription video streams, free audio streams and live stats
NASCAR Promotion
Bradley Basketball fans will have the opportunity to do more than take in Wednesday night's game against the Sycamores ... NASCAR driver Jeff Burton and car owner Richard Childress of the Caterpillar Sprint Cup team will be available for autographs in the Peoria Civic Center's Exhibit Hall D from 5:20-6:20 Wednesday night...Fans must have a ticket for Wednesday's basketball game in order to view the CAT car and receive autographs from Burton and Childress...Following the open autograph session, Burton and Childress will attend the Braves Club pregame party in the Civic Center's Theater Lobby from 6:30-6:55.
Brief Home Appearance
Opening the Missouri Valley Conference schedule as the only league school to play four of its first six conference games on the road, Bradley will make a quick home appearance Wednesday night when the Braves host Indiana State in a 7:05 p.m. tip at Carver Arena...Bradley has lost five of its last six games overall and the Braves will be trying to snap a three-game home losing streak...The Braves have not won a home game since Nov. 24 versus Presbyterian College, a stretch of 42 days heading into Wednesday's game versus Indiana State...Bradley owns a 47-24 lead in the all-time series versus Indiana State, which dates to an 86-63 win in non-conference action Dec. 28, 1968 at Robertson Field House.
Home Dominance Versus Indiana State
Bradley owns a 29-6 all-time home record versus Indiana State, including a 23-4 (.852) mark at Carver Arena...The 23 wins versus Indiana State at Carver Arena are the most against any single opponent in the 28-year history of the facility...Bradley has won 11 consecutive home games versus Indiana State, matching the second-longest home winning streak the Braves have ever enjoyed against another Valley rival.
The Home Streak
Bradley has won 11 consecutive home games versus Indiana State and can match its longest home winning streak against a Valley opponent in program history...The Braves have enjoyed longer home winning streaks versus Wichita State (16) and Saint Louis (14), but four wins in each streak were played as non-conference matchups...During Bradley's 16-game home winning streak versus Wichita State from 1948-64 wins 1, 5, 6 and 7 were non-conference games, as were the last four home wins versus Saint Louis.
Longest Home Win Streaks vs. MVC Teams
Wichita State 16 1948-64 (4 non MVC)
Saint Louis 14 1965-88 (last 4 non-MVC)
Indiana State 11 1998-Active
North Texas 11 1958-70
UNI 11 1971-01 (1st non-MVC)
Drake 10 1994-2003
Tulsa 10 1957-66
Creighton 8 1992-2000
Illinois State 7 2003-Active
Southern Illinois 7 1985-91
Evansville 6 2004-Active
Cincinnati 5 1957-62
N.M. State 5 1940-74 (1st 4 non-MVC)
West Texas State 5 1982-86
Missouri State 3 2004-06
Louisville 2 1970-71
Frequent Travelers
Bradley is the only Valley team to start the league schedule by playing four of its first six games on the road...Following Wednesday's home game versus Indiana State, the Braves will hit the road for two more games -- Saturday at Missouri State and Jan. 12 at UNI, two teams that have combined for a 14-0 home record to start this week...Those two road games will be Bradley's eighth and ninth away from home, compared to just seven at home after it hosts Indiana State.
Back With A Vengance
After missing the entire 2008-09 season due to a stress fracture in his foot, junior guard Andrew Warren leads The Valley in scoring in league play at 20.3 ppg...Warren scored 24 points in each of the first two Valley games, then was "held" to 13 points Sunday at Wichita State...In addition to shooting 48.8 percent from the field, Warren has made 7-of-13 (.538) 3-point field goal attempts and 14-of-15 (.933) free throw attempts in Valley action.
Chasing 1,000 Points
Bradley junior guards Sam Maniscalco and Andrew Warren both are on pace to join the school's 1,000-Point Club this season...Maniscalco enters the week with 872 career points, while Warren owns 772 points...At his current average of 9.7 ppg, Maniscalco needs 14 more games to join the club...At his current average of 15.2 ppg, Warren needs 15 more games to hit the 1,000-point mark...Bradley currently boasts 42 members of the 1,000-Point Club.
