2010-11 Bradley Basketball Game Notes
Game 3 - Loyola Marymount Lions (1-1) at Bradley Braves (1-0)
Wednesday, Nov. 17 - 7:35 p.m. CST - Peoria, Ill. - Carver Arena (11,164)
Series History - Bradley leads 2-0
Television: None
Radio: 1470 AM WMBD -- Dave Snell (play-by-play), Danny Adams (analyst) and Dan DiOrio (pregame host)
Online: BradleyBraves.com -- subscription video streams, free audio streams and live stats
The Storyline
Less than 24 hours after finishing off a 66-63 home win versus Northern Illinois, Bradley will wrap up its three-game, season-opening home stand tonight by hosting Loyola Marymount in its second-round game of the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament ... The Braves will try to extend a 20-game November home winning streak against the team that has been picked to finish second behind Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference ... Bradley also will try to stay perfect at home (9-0) in exempt tournament play under Jim Les.
The Series
Bradley has won each of the two previous meetings versus Loyola Marymount, beginning with a 96-56 rout Dec. 22, 1948 at the old Peoria Armory ... More recently, the Braves survived a 99-97 shootout Nov. 30, 1990 in the first round of the Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic in Irvine, Calif.
November Streak
Off to a 2-0 start this year, and still with two November home games ahead, Bradley will enter Wednesday's tilt versus Loyola Marymount riding a 20-game November home winning streak ... Head coach Jim Les sports a 21-1 record in November home games, falling only to Chattanooga, 82-70, in his third game at Bradley Nov. 30, 2002 ... The Braves are 49-2 all-time in November home games, 39-2 at Carver Arena, with the only other loss coming to #15 Illinois, 72-62, Nov. 22, 1999.