Braves Host Radford Friday at Carver Arena

Men's Basketball 11/21/2019 3:32:00 PM

Bradley (3-1) vs. Radford (2-2)
Game Details	Friday, Nov. 22 • 6 p.m. • Peoria, Ill. • Carver Arena
Television	ESPN3
Radio	1470 WMBD
Game Notes	Bradley \| Radford
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The Bradley basketball team continues play in the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off with a home game against Radford on Friday night. The schools are set to meet at Carver Arena with a 6 p.m. tipoff.

PROMOTIONS
• Tuesday is Morton Night. Any fan with a Morton or Groveland address can present its driver's license at the box office on game day for two white level tickets for 50% off.
• Also, in Kaboom!'s Korner is inflatables from Fun on the Run, including a Bounce House.

ABOUT THE BRAVES
• Bradley has won its first three home games of the season to improve to 3-1 in 2019-20.
• The Braves won their first game of the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off on Tuesday, earning a 69-57 victory against Norfolk State. Koch Bar led Bradley with 15 points and eight boards in the win.
• Five Braves are averaging in double figures this season, led by 14.5 points from Elijah Childs. Darrell Brown (13.8), Nate Kennell (11.5), Ja'Shon Henry (11.3) and Bar (10.8) also eclipse 10 points.
• Bar also leads BU with 9.8 rebounds per game, while Childs is right behind at 9.0.
• Brown has a team-leading 7.3 assists per game.
• The Braves are averaging 76.2 points per game, while allowing 63.8.

SERIES HISTORY
• Bradley and Radford are meeting for the first time on the basketball court.

BRAVES VERSUS BIG SOUTH
• Bradley is 1-0 all-time against teams in the Big South Conference.
• The Braves' only matchup with the league was a 2009 meeting against Presbyterian – a 71-58 BU victory at Carver Arena.

ABOUT THE HIGHLANDERS
• Radford is 2-2 early in the 2019-20 season, fresh off a victory at Northwestern on Tuesday, 67-56.
• The Highlanders were named Big South favorites in the league's preseason poll after posting a 22-11 record a season ago.
• Big South Preseason Player of the Year, Carlik Jones, leads Radford with 22.3 points and 5.3 assists per game.
• Travis Fields Jr. is second with 11.8 points, while Devine Eke leads Radford with 6.5 rebounds.
• Radford is averaging 72.8 points per game, while allowing 59.5.

DOMINANT DEFENSE AT CARVER
• The Braves have excelled on the defensive end in their three-game winning streak at Carver Arena.
• Since allowing 86 points in a season-opening setback at Saint Joseph's, Bradley has allowed only 56.3 points in the following three games with no team reaching 60.
• Overall, opponents are shooting 38.1 percent from the field and 28.6 percent from 3-point range, while BU is forcing 17.7 turnovers in Peoria.

OH HENRY!
• Sophomore Ja'Shon Henry is more than doubling his production in 2019-20.
• Henry has scored in double figures in all three games he has played this season (missed one with an injury). Last season, Henry had three games of at least 10 points in 29 games played.
• Overall, Henry is averaging 11.3 points per game off the bench – shooting 57.1 percent with 5.0 rebounds per game. He posted 4.2 points and 2.4 boards last season as a rookie.
• The improvement shouldn't be a surprise as Henry totaled 6.7 points in the final 12 games of his rookie campaign after averaging 2.5 in the first 23.

OFFENSIVE ATTACK
• The Braves have featured a higher-scoring attack through four games in 2019-20.
• Bradley is averaging 76.2 points so far, currently ranking fourth in the Valley.
• Known more recently as a strong defensive team, Bradley has not ranked in the top five of the Valley in scoring offense since finishing the 2008-09 campaign ranked fifth with 67.1 points per game.

DEPTH IN SCORING
• One key for BU on offense is its depth of options.
• Five different Braves are currently averaging in double figures with a sixth averaging nine points a game. Bradley has not even had at least three players score 10 points a game since 2013-14.
• In three of Bradley's four games this season, five Braves have scored in double figures.

TURNING POINT
• Bradley has dominated the turnover battle so far in 2019-20.
• BU has committed just 41 turnovers in four games, while forcing its opponents into 69 miscues.
• Overall, BU is 16th nationally with 10.3 turnovers per game, 65th with 17.3 turnovers forced per game and 23rd with a turnover margin of +7.0.

SHARING THE BALL
• Not only are the Braves not turning the ball over, but they are sharing it well.
• Bradley ranks 61st nationally with 16.5 per game after averaging 12.1 a season ago. BU is also 22nd in the country with a 1.61 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Senior Darrell Brown leads BU with 7.3 assists per game, ranking 12th in the country.
• Brown has recorded at least five assists in all four games this year. No Brave has had a five-game run with at least five helpers since Daniel Ruffin in 2007-08.

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