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Bradley (12-8, 4-4) at #20 Wichita State (18-2, 7-1)
Jan. 26, 2013 – 7:05 p.m.
Wichita, Kan. – Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
TV: KS22 in Wichita, Kan.
Radio: 1470 WMBD - Dave Snell (pbp), Chad Kleine (analyst) and Dan DiOrio (pregame)
Twitter: @BPtheBrave - #BRADvWSU
Tickets: $25-27 based on location | Koch Arena Box Office (316-978-3267) or online at goshockers.com
TIP-OFF
• Suffering from just a 2-20 record in Missouri Valley Conference road games since the start of the 2010-11 season, Bradley will face a tall task Saturday night when the Braves try to halt Wichita State's 19-game home winning streak, tied for the sixth-longest in the nation.
• Saturday's meeting will be the 133rd meeting in the all-time series and though Bradley owns a 71-61 overall series lead, Wichita State is 41-20 all-time at home against the Braves and has won six straight overall in the series.
• Wichita State's current 6-game series winning streak is its longest ever against Bradley and the third-longest by either team, trailing Bradley's 10-gamer to start the series from 1948-56 and an 9-game run by the Braves from 1958-62.
• Bradley has lost six consecutive games to nationally-ranked teams and five straight road games to Top 25 teams.
LAST TIME OUT
at Evansville 66, Bradley 56 | Jan. 23, 2013 | Evansville, Ind.
• Walt Lemon, Jr. scored a game-high 22 points on 8-for-15 shooting, but the rest of the team combined to make just 12-of-38 (.316) field goal attempts and Evansville pulled away down the stretch for the 66-56 win Wednesday night.
• The Braves closed to 51-50 when Will Egolf drained a 3-pointer with 8:01 left, but Bradley managed just two more field goals the rest of the game.
• Evansville won the battle of the paint (24-18) and committed only 11 turnovers, reversing two statistical trends that typically favor the Braves.
• Colt Ryan paced the Purple Aces with 19 points as Evansville's only double-digit scorer.
RECAPPING THE FIRST MEETING
Wichita State 69, at Bradley 63 | Jan. 6, 2013 | Carver Arena
• Cleanthony Early scored a game-high 24 points, including a second-chance 3-pointer with 3:23 remaining that put Wichita State ahead for good in a back-and-forth affair.
• Walt Lemon, Jr. and Dyricus Simms-Edwards both scored 15 points and dished out five assists for the Braves.
• Lemon added a career-best eight rebounds, while Simms-Edwards recorded four steals.
• Wichita State closed the game on a 10-2 run over the final 3:23 to improve to earn its sixth straight win against Bradley and third straight road win against the Braves.
• Box score on page 27 of the attached Game Notes packet.
SERIES HISTORY
133rd Meeting | Bradley leads 71-61
• Saturday's game will be the 133rd meeting in the all-time series between Bradley and Wichita State and the Braves own a 71-61 series lead.
• Wichita State owns a 41-20 home record against the Braves and the Shockers have won six straight in the series overall.
• Wichita State's current 6-game series winning streak is its longest-ever against Bradley and is the third-longest by either team in the series history, trailing Bradley's 10-gamer to start the series from 1948-53 and Bradley's 9-game run from 1958-62.
• Bradley has dropped three straight at Koch Arena since its 60-58 win Dec. 31, 2008.
• The Braves are 4-6 all-time against nationally-ranked Wichita State teams, including 0-3 in road games versus the nationally-ranked Shockers.
• Second-year Bradley head coach Geno Ford is 0-3 in his career against Wichita State, while sixth-year Shockers head coach Gregg Marshall is 8-4 against the Braves.
AGAINST THE TOP 25
• Bradley is 50-101 all-time against teams ranked in the Top 25 of the AP and/or Coaches Polls.
• The Braves have lost six straight against Top 25 teams since their 68-59 home win against #18 UNI Feb. 13, 2010 at Carver Arena.
• Bradley has lost six consecutive road games against Top 25 teams since its 72-71 win at #16 Drake Feb. 19, 2008.
• Bradley, which also downed #25 UNI Feb. 22, 2006 at the UNI-Dome, has not won a road game against a Top 25 team outside of the state of Iowa since a 69-64 win at #12 Tulsa Feb. 21, 1985.
• Bradley is 6-29 (.171) all-time in road games against nationally-ranked Valley teams.
ROUGH VALLEY ROAD
• Since Sam Singh's putback basket at the buzzer for a 60-58 win Dec. 31, 2008 at Koch Arena, Bradley is 7-32 (.179) in Valley road games.
• Bradley is 2-20 on the Valley road play since the start of the 2010-11 season.
• The two most-recent Valley road wins both were at Southern Illinois (69-66 Feb. 5, 2011 and 66-60 Jan. 2, 2013).
LOOKING AHEAD
• Bradley will play three of its next four games at home, where the Braves are 9-2 this season.
• The home stand will continue Tuesday night against Interstate 74 Rival Illinois State.
• Bradley needs to draw 9,409 fans to eclipse 4 million home fans at Carver Arena since moving into the downtown Peoria facility to start the 1982-93 season.
