Braves Host Indiana State Wednesday in Key Valley Matchup

Men's Basketball 2/11/2020 3:07:00 PM

Bradley (16-9, 7-5 MVC) vs. Indiana State (14-9, 7-5 MVC)
Game Details	Wednesday, Feb. 12 • 7 p.m. • Peoria, Ill. • Carver Arena
Television	FOX Sports Midwest / Indiana Plus / Kansas City \| NBC Sports Chicago Plus
Webcast	FOX Sports GO \| ESPN+
Radio	1470 WMBD
Game Notes	Bradley \| Indiana State
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The Bradley men's basketball team hosts Indiana State on Wednesday night in a key Missouri Valley Conference matchup. The schools are set for a 7 p.m. tipoff at Carver Arena.

PROMOTIONS
• In Kaboom!'s Korner is inflatables from Fun on the Run, including a Bounce House, and Pop-a-Shot.

ABOUT THE BRAVES
• Bradley owns a 16-9 record during the 2019-20 campaign and is tied for fourth with Indiana State in the Missouri Valley standings at 7-5.
• The Braves are coming off a 69-58 home win against Evansville on Sunday. BU has won its last three home games and is 13-1 at Carver Arena.
• Senior Darrell Brown has eclipsed 20 points in back-to-back games and now leads the Braves with 14.8 points and 4.5 assists per game.
• Junior Elijah Childs added 19 points and 11 boards Sunday and is averaging 14.5 points and 9.2 rebounds in 13 contests this season.
• Senior Nate Kennell and sophomore Ja'Shon Henry also average in double figures with 12.4 and 10.0 points, respectively.
• The Braves are averaging 71.0 points per game this season, while allowing 64.6 defensively.

SERIES HISTORY
• Bradley holds a 53-39 advantage against Indiana State in 92 all-time meetings.
• BU has had the better of the series against the Sycamores in Peoria, winning 34-of-45 meetings.
• Last season, Bradley earned a 96-67 victory at Carver Arena – the team's largest in the Valley since 2006.
• Indiana State posted a 61-53 home win earlier in the season, rallying for the victory in a game that BU only had six scholarship players available (and were without its top two scorers).

ABOUT THE SYCAMORES
• Indiana State is tied with Bradley for fourth in the MVC standings at 7-5 with a 14-9 overall record.
• The Sycamores saw their four-game winning streak snapped on Saturday with a 74-67 setback at Illinois State.
• Tyreke Key leads Indiana State with 16.7 points per game. Jordan Barnes is second with 12.7 points to go with a team-leading 3.8 assists per game.
• Jake LaRavia adds an ISU-best 5.7 rebounds to go with 8.8 points per game.
• Indiana State averages 69.7 points per game, while allowing 66.6 defensively.

HOME SWEET HOME
• The Braves have played their best basketball at Carver Arena this season.
• Bradley is currently 13-1 in Peoria in 2019-20, outscoring foes by an average of 76.4 -60.9.
• BU's 13 home wins are tied for the most in the MVC (also Northern Iowa) and sixth-most in the nation.
• The Braves have not won 14 regular-season home games since the 1993-94 season.

HOME COOKING
• Darrell Brown has also treated the home fans to his best basketball this season.
• In 13 home games during the 2019-20 campaign, Brown is averaging 16.4 points and 5.8 assists, shooting 38.3 percent from 3-point range.
• During 10 road and neutral games, Brown has totaled 12.7 points and 2.8 assists – shooting 25.0 percent from 3-point range.

BROWN RANKS NINTH IN BU SCORING
• Overall, senior Darrell Brown has continued his climb up the Bradley record book and is on the heels of two more former Braves.
• Brown now ranks ninth in Bradley history with 1,705 career points after passing Phillip Gilbert and Anthony Parker on Sunday.
• The senior is just nine points short of Voise Winters for eighth and 16 shy of Walt Lemon, Jr. for seventh in school history.
• Overall, the senior ranks 37th among active players in the NCAA with his 1,705 points.
• With at least seven games remaining, Brown is on pace to finish his career with 1,808 career points – ranking sixth in school history.

WELCOME BACK, ELIJAH CHILDS
• The Braves received a boost in Sunday's win over Evansville with the return of junior Elijah Childs.
• Childs had missed 12 of the last 13 games with a hand injury, originally suffered on Dec. 15.
• The junior picked up where he left off with 19 points and 11 rebounds – recording his team-leading fourth double-double of the season.
• Overall, the 2019 MVC Championship MVP is second on the team with 14.5 points per game and first with 9.2 rebounds.

BALANCED TEAM
• The Braves have featured a strong offensive and defensive team throughout the 2019-20 season.
• Bradley currently ranks third in the Valley in both scoring offense (71.0) and scoring defense (64.6) this season.
• The Braves are on pace to finish in the top five in the conference in both categories for the first time since the 1981-82 campaign (4th - offense / 3rd - defense).

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