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OPENING TIPS
•  Coming off consecutive games against teams that won at least 30 games last season, the youngest team in college basketball now faces consecutive games against two of the nation's 14 13-win teams, beginning Wednesday night when Bradley hosts Missouri Valley Conference rival Southern Illinois at Carver Arena.
•  Wednesday's game will be the 89th meeting in the all-time series, which dates back to an Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference meeting Dec. 21, 1927 at Peoria Armory.
•  Bradley owns a 46-42 series edge, including a 28-13 home record and the Braves have won four of the last six meetings since the start of the 2012-13 season.
•  Bradley's entire 12-man active roster has totalled 1,323 career points, 302 fewer points than Salukis senior guard Anthony Beane (1,625).
•  Head coaches Brian Wardle and Barry Hinson will be the featured speakers in the second Braves Club Game Day Luncheon, presented by Busey Bank, of the year Wednesday.
•  Both coaches faced the opposing school while serving as head coaches at different institutions: Brian Wardle was 0-2 against Southern Illinois in his five years as Green Bay head coach, while Barry Hinson was 11-7 against Bradley as Missouri State's head coach from 1999-2008.

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:
Jan. 6 vs. Southern Illinois: Face painting by Wild Style Design Company

Halftime Entertainment
The Pulse of Peoria Drumline

Holiday Package
Purchase any two (2) tickets for one of the next two 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.
Jan. 6 vs. Southern Illinois or Jan. 16 vs. Missouri State

District 150 Attendance Reward
Peoria's District 150 students with two of fewer absences during the Fall semester received vouchers redeemable for two free tickets to one of Bradley's three January games with students on break: Jan. 3 (Wichita State), Jan. 6 (Southern Illinios) or Jan. 16 (Missouri State).

TICKET OPTIONS
Single-Game
$8 White, $14 Red, $20 Bronze, $55 Silver

Groups (15+)
$4 White, $8 Red, $15 Bronze

Pick 5 Plan
Choose any 5 home games for the price of four (price increases slightly if Wichita State or Illinois State are included).
$32-34 White, $56-60 Red, $80-90 Bronze

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

BRAVES CLUB GAME DAY LUNCHEON
Presented by Busey Bank
•  Head coaches Brian Wardle and Barry Hinson will be the featured speakers for Wednesday's Braves Club Game Day Luncheon on Mitchell “J.J.” Anderson Court at Renaissance Coliseum.
•  Tickets ($20 Braves Club members, $25
public) must be reserved in advance through the Braves Club Office at (309) 677-2667.

SERIES HISTORY
•  Wednesday's game will be the 89th meeting in the all-time series between the in-state Missouri Valley Conference rivals.
•  Bradley owns a 46-42 series lead and the Braves have won four of the last six meetings.
•  The series began with an Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference meeting Dec. 21, 1927 at the Peoria Armory.
•  The remaining 87 games in the series have been played as Valley rivals since Southern Illinois joined the league for the 1975-76 season.

BRADLEY FROSH LEAD THE WAY
•  Heading into Wednesday's action, Bradley's 10 freshmen have combined to score 666 points and snare 370 rebounds.
•  Bradley's freshmen are responsible for 78.9 percent of the team's 844 total points and 72.1 percent of the total rebounds.
• Missouri State's freshmen boast The Vallley's second-best percentage of scoring (.244) and rebounding (.257).
•  In fact, Bradley's freshmen boast 151 more points than the combined freshman classes from UNI (0), Loyola (15), Evansville (26), Indiana State (42), Illinois State (125), Southern Illinois (148) and Drake (159), seven Valley rivals who have combined for 515 freshman points.

LOOKING AHEAD
•  Bradley will hit the road for its next two games, beginning with a Saturday afternoon visit to Valley co-leader Evansville.
•  The 3 p.m. game will be broadcast on ESPN3 as part of The Valley on ESPN3 initiative.
•  Evansville boasts the nation's active career scoring leader in senior guard D.J. Balentine (2,089 career points), as well as this season's rebounding leader in senior center Egidijus Mockevicius (14.4 rpg).
•  The Braves will return to the road Jan. 13 to face Loyola Chicago.
•  The 6 p.m. game at Loyola's Gentile Arena will be broadcast on the MVC-TV Network with distribution to include FOX Sports Midwest and Comcast SportsNet Chicago.