Braves Wrap Up Homestand on Friday Night

Bob Hunt - Photographer

Men's Basketball 11/17/2016 10:06:00 AM

Bradley (1-1, 0-0 MVC) vs. Southeast Missouri State (2-1, 0-0 OVC)
Game Details	Friday, Nov. 18 • 7 p.m. • Peoria, Ill. • Carver Arena
Television	ESPN3
Radio	1470 WMBD
Game Notes	Bradley \| Southeast Missouri State
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The Braves wrap up an early three-game homestand with a contest against Southeast Missouri State on Friday night. Game time at Carver Arena is set for 7 p.m. with the game being shown live on ESPN3.

PROMOTIONS
• During halftime of Friday's game, Bradley will recognize the achievements of the school's student-athletes from the 2016 spring semester.
• Every home game also includes Kaboom!'s Korner in the Great Hall lobby. Friday's contest features the Basketball Jam Bounce House and a balloon artist by The Unique Twist.

ABOUT THE BRAVES
• Bradley enters Friday's contest with a 1-1 record, earning a victory against Illinois Springfield to start the campaign before suffering a setback to Delaware on Sunday.
• Junior JoJo McGlaston leads the team with 10.0 points per game, while freshman Darrell Brown ranks second at 9.0 points per game.
• Sophomore Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye and rookie Koch Bar lead the Braves with 5.0 rebounds per game, while Brown and sophomore Antoine Pittman have posted a team-best four assists.

SERIES HISTORY
• The Braves and Redhawks have met eight previous times on the basketball court with the Braves winning six of those contests.
• Bradley won the most recent meeting in 2011, 66-65, when Taylor Brown converted a three-point play with just 4.6 seconds remaining for the win.
• Overall, the Braves have won the last four meetings between the two schools and are 6-1 against the Redhawks in Peoria.

BRAVES VERSUS THE OVC
• Bradley is 30-17 all-time against current members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
• The Braves have won their last five games against current members dating back to a 2010 loss to Eastern Illinois.
• The Braves will also play at Eastern Illinois on Nov. 29 later in the year.

ABOUT THE REDHAWKS
• Southeast Missouri State is 2-1 this season, coming off a 74-71 victory on Wednesday against Western Illinois.
• Antonius Cleveland leads the Redhawks with 15.3 points per game, shooting 59.4 percent from the field.
• Milos Vranes ranks second on the team with 12.7 points per game, while Trey Kellum is third with 10.0 points in addition to a team-best 6.7 rebounds per game (including 4.0 offensive rebounds per game).
• Last season, Southeast Missouri State posted a 5-24 record with a 2-14 mark in conference.

ON THIS DATE
Record on Nov. 18: 1-1
Nov. 18 Highlight: Bradley last played on the date during the 2007-08 campaign when it cruised to a 99-71 victory against Maryland-Eastern Shore in the first round of the South Padre Island Invitational. Andrew Warren scored a career-best 25 points behind a 7-of-7 performance from the field and 3-of-3 day from beyond the arc.

NEWCOMERS SHINE EARLY
• Despite returning the team's top six scorers from a season ago, it is a trio of newcomers that have led the Braves through two games this season.
• The team's top three scorers during the 2016-17 season are all new faces to the program. Junior JoJo McGlaston leads Bradley 10 points per game, while freshman Darrell Brown ranks second with 9.0 and junior Alex Foster is third with 8.0.
• Bradley is one of three schools in the Valley to feature three newcomers averaging at least eight points per game, joining Loyola and Missouri State.

FOSTER SETS CAREER HIGH
• Junior transfer Alex Foster had a career day in his latest outing for the Braves.
• Foster scored a career-best 12 points in 15 minutes off the bench, connecting on 5-of-6 field goals and 2-of-3 free throws.
• The junior topped his previous career best of nine points, scored as a member of the Texas Tech program against UTSA on Nov. 29, 2013.
• In two games this season, Foster is averaging 8.0 points per game to go with three rebounds and three blocks.

BENCH PRODUCTION
• Alex Foster's career game illustrates the depth the Braves have this season.
• Bradley is averaging 32.0 points per game from the bench during the 2016-17 campaign, nearly double its average of 16.5 points per game last year.
• Junior JoJo McGlaston is leading the squad coming off the bench, averaging 10 points per game.

DEPTH IN SCORING
• The Braves' best example of its deep squad this season was when they opened the 2016-17 year.
• Bradley's first 10 made field goals of the season were scored by 10 different players in the opener. The team's leading scorer on the night, Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, did not score a point until eight other players already did.
• Overall, 11 different players scored for Bradley in the victory. The 11 scorers match the most for the program since the 2007-08 season (11/18/07 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore).

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