GAME 13:  TCU (6-4) at BRADLEY (2-10) Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015 | 7:00 p.m. CST | Peoria, IL | Carver Arena (11,442) | ESPN3

HORNED FROGS Head Coach: Trent Johnson at TCU:  44-62 (4th year) Career:  270-247 (17th year) vs. Bradley:  1-0

BRAVES Head Coach:  Brian Wardle at Bradley:  2-10 (1st year) Career:  97-75 (6th year) vs. TCU:  1st Meeting

OPENING TIPS
•  The youngest team in college basketball will wrap up the non-conference season Wednesday night when Bradley hosts Big 12 Conference foe TCU in a 7 p.m. tip at Carver Arena.
•  Wednesday's game will be the 10th meeting in the all-time series between the two programs and Bradley will try to improve upon its 5-4 record against the Horned Frogs.
•  TCU becomes the third Big 12 Conference team to visit Carver Arena as a member of the relatively young league: Kansas State earned a 73-61 win Dec. 7, 1996 and the Braves dumped Iowa State, 65-56, Nov. 4, 2007 in the most-recent visit by a Big 12 team.
•  TCU is playing only its second true road game of the season, following a 92-67 loss Dec. 8 at Washington, and the Horned Frogs have dropped eight straight road games since a 62-42 romp at Texas Tech Jan. 17, 2015.
•  Since joining the Big 12 Conference for the 2012-13 season, TCU has played only seven non-conference road games and just three against non-Power 5 conference teams: 2012 at Tulsa (L), 2012 at Rice (W) and 2013 at Alaska-Anchorage (W) to start the Great Alaskan Shootout.
•  Bradley's is playing its fourth “Power 5” football conference opponent, equalling Wichita State for the most in The Valley this season.

GAME DAY PROMOTIONS
Kaboom!'s Korner
•  Set up in the Peoria Civic Center's Great Hall lobby, Kaboom!'s Korner opens 90 minutes prior to each home game and provides family-friendly entertainment through halftime.
•  Each game will include the Basketball Jam Bounce House for the youngsters and a Kaboom! photo station, as well as a rotation of entertainment stations.
Dec. 23 vs. TCU:  A Unique Twist balloon artist

Chik-Fil-A Cow Drop
•  Wednesday's game against TCU will feature the first of four Chik-Fil-A Cow Drops during the 2015-16 season.
•  375 miniature, plush cows will parachute from the Carver Arena ceiling during a second-half timeout Wednesday night.

Little Braves Club Game
•  Little Braves Club members may receive a free ticket for Wednesday's game by visiting the Bradley Atheltics Ticket Office at Renaissance Coliseum prior to Wednesday's game.

Braves Club Raffle Early Bird Drawing
•  The Braves Club Raffle, presented by South Side Trust and Savings Bank, Early Bird Drawing will take place at halftime with two prizes to be awarded totalling $3,000.

Baby Crawl Race
•  The annual Baby Crawl Race will take place during halftime.

TICKET OPTIONS
Single-Game:  $8 White, $14 Red, $20 Bronze, $55 Silver
Groups (15+):  $4 White, $8 Red, $15 Bronze
Holiday Offer:  Purchase any two (2) tickets for one of the three indicated Bradley Basketball home games and receive a $10 merchandise voucher, redeemable at the Bradley Merchandise Stand at Carver Arena. One voucher per customer, no minimum purchase, one-time use, no cash value - Dec. 23 vs. TCU, Jan. 6 vs. Southern Illinois, Jan. 16 vs. Missouri State
Marquee 3 Package: $16 White, $30 Red, $44 Bronze - Includes Jan. 3 (Wichita State), Jan. 20 (Illinois State) and one game of the buyer's choice for the price of the two games versus the Shockers and Redbirds.
Pick 5 Plan: $32-34 White, $56-60 Red, $80-90 Bronze - Choose any 5 home games for the price of four (price increases slightly if Wichita State or Illinois State are included).

BRADLEY ATHLETICS TICKET OFFICE
Phone: (309) 677-2625
Email: BradleyTicketOffice@bradley.edu
Buy Online: TicketMaster.com

SERIES HISTORY
•  Wednesday's game will be the 10th meeting in the all-time series between Bradley and TCU
•  Although Bradley owns a 5-4 series lead, TCU has won each of the last three meetings.
•  Bradley is 5-2 all-time at home against the Horned Frogs with five consecutive series wins in Peoria from 1946-52.
•  After facing each other seven times in 10-year span from 1945-54, the teams did not meet again until the championship game of the 2010 Basketball Hall of Fame Tipoff Classic in Springfield, MA.
•  TCU won its third straight in the series last season, a 57-49 decision Nov. 25, 2014 in Corpus Christi, TX.
•  The teams will complete a 2-year, home-and-home series next season when Bradley visits Fort Worth for the first time.
Bradley Vs. TCU (Bradley leads 5-4)
Home: 5-2 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-2
12-27-45  Peoria Armory         L  52-53
12-26-46  Peoria Armory         W  59-49
12-13-47  Peoria Armory         W  56-52
12-20-48  Peoria Armory         W  82-57
12-15-49  Robertson Fieldhouse  W  85-49
12-16-52  Robertson Fieldhouse  W  89-76
12-09-54  Robertson Fieldhouse  L  83-85
11-21-10  Springfield, MA       L  68-74
11-28-14  Corpus Christi        L  49-57

BIG 12 VISITORS
•  TCU will become just the third team to visit Carver Arena as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
•  The Braves have played five previous games against teams with ties to the Big 12, posting a 3-2 record, since Carver Arena opened in 1982.
•  The Braves are 2-1 all-time at Carver Arena against current Big 12 Conference members.
Team           Date      Result    Then    Now
Colorado       12/9/87   W, 94-78  Big 8   Pac 12
West Virginia  1/28/88   W, 88-70  A10     Big 12
Missouri       12/12/90  L, 60-76  Big 8   SEC
Kansas State   12/7/96   L, 61-73  Big 12  Big 12
Iowa State     11/14/07  W, 65-56  Big 12  Big 12
•  TCU becomes the fourth “Power 5” conference team on Bradley's schedule this season.
•  Wichita State is the only other Missouri Valley Conference team to face four “Power 5” teams this year and Bradley is the only Valley team to host two “Power 5” opponents this season.