Braves Host Indiana State on Sunday Afternoon

Men's Basketball 1/28/2022 2:56:00 PM

Bradley (11-10, 5-4 MVC) vs. Indiana State (9-10, 2-5 MVC)
Game Details	Sunday, Jan. 30 • 1 p.m. • Peoria, Ill. • Carver Arena
Television	Bally Sports Midwest / Indiana / Kansas City \| NBC Sports Chicago Plus
Webcast	Bally Sports (IL, IN, IA, KS, MO, NE) \| ESPN+ (Other States)
Radio	1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Game Notes	Bradley \| Indiana State
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The Bradley men's basketball team looks to extend its three-game winning streak when it welcomes Indiana State to Carver Arena. Game time is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.

ABOUT THE BRAVES
• Bradley is 11-10 during the 2021-22 season with a 5-4 record in Missouri Valley Conference action.
• The Braves have won their last three games with road victories at Drake and Valparaiso sandwiched around a home win versus Southern Illinois.
• Junior Terry Roberts leads BU with 15.9 points and 4.6 assists per game.
• Sophomore Rienk Mast is second on the team with 11.2 points per game, while leading the Valley with 8.1 rebounds.
• Junior Malevy Leons also scores in double figures with 10.1 points per game.
• Bradley averages 72.2 points per game, while allowing 66.5 defensively.

SERIES HISTORY
• Bradley holds a 54-42 advantage against Indiana State in 96 all-time meetings.
• Indiana State has won the last three meetings – all at home – including a 76-71 victory on Jan. 2 thanks to 15 made 3-pointers.
• The Braves have controlled the series in Peoria with a 35-11 advantage in home games.
• Overall, the home team has won the last seven meetings between the two schools.

ABOUT THE SYCAMORES
• Indiana State is 9-10 during the 2021-22 campaign with a 2-5 record in Valley action.
• The Sycamores ended a four-game losing streak with a 76-72 win over Missouri State on Tuesday.
• Cameron Henry leads ISU with 15.0 points per game, while Cooper Neese is right behind with 14.9 points.
• Henry also leads the Sycamores with 6.0 rebounds, while Xavier Bledson has a team-best 67 assists in 14 games of action.
• The Sycamores average 73.5 points, while allowing 70.5 on defense.

METRICS ON THE RISE
• If there was a Most Improved Award from the early season, the Braves would be among the contenders.
• BU has seen its KenPom ranking rise by 119, while its NET ranking has risen 136 places since the first release.
• In fact, Bradley's 136 rise in the NET rankings is the largest increase in the nation.

WE'RE GOING STREAKING!
• Bradley is playing its best basketball of the season right now, having won its last three MVC games.
• BU has outscored teams 74.7 to 63.0 during the streak and has not trailed or been tied at any point of the second half in any of the three victories.
• Rienk Mast has led BU during the run with 18.0 points – shooting a blistering 76.7 percent (23-30).

MAST ON FIRE
• Overall, sophomore Rienk Mast has become one of BU's top offensive weapons.
• In the last seven games, Mast is averaging a BU-best 18.1 points – shooting 58.6 percent from the field and 45.8 percent from 3-point range.
• Mast is now second on the team with 11.2 points overall and first with 15.3 points in Valley play.

SHARING THE WEALTH
• The Braves have excelled in sharing the ball during the Valley campaign.
• Bradley ranks first in league play with 15.3 assists per game – BU's highest mark since 2007-08 (15.3) and the highest by any school since Wichita State in 2016-17 (17.7).
• In Wednesday's win at Valparaiso, BU matched a season high with 20 assists with 7-of-8 players collecting multiple helpers.

ROBERTS DOES IT ALL
• Junior Terry Roberts does a little bit of everything for Bradley.
• Roberts leads BU in scoring (15.9), assists (4.6) and steals (1.62), while also adding 5.2 rebounds.
• The junior guard is currently on target to become the first player in school history to average 15 points, five rebounds and four assists in a season.

DEFENSIVE STRENGTH
• The Braves have once again been anchored by their defense in 2021-22.
• Of 358 schools nationally, Bradley ranks among the top 15 percent in field goal percentage defense, 2-point defense and blocks.
• In fact, BU has forced its opponent to shoot under its season average in 18-of-21 games (and all nine Valley games), including eight contests of at least eight percent lower.

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Players Mentioned

#51 Rienk Mast: F; 6' 9"; Sophomore

#14 Malevy Leons: F; 6' 9"; Junior

#0 Terry Roberts: G; 6' 3"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#51 Rienk Mast
: 6' 9"; Sophomore
: F

#14 Malevy Leons
: 6' 9"; Junior
: F

#0 Terry Roberts
: 6' 3"; Junior
: G

Braves Host Indiana State on Sunday Afternoon

Players Mentioned

#51 Rienk Mast

#14 Malevy Leons

#0 Terry Roberts

Players Mentioned

#51 Rienk Mast

#14 Malevy Leons

#0 Terry Roberts