Peoria, IL. The Bradley Braves 19-8 (12-4) will host the Missouri State Bears 14-12 (10-6) on Wednesday night in Carver Arena. This will serve as BU's second to last home game for the 2022-23 season.
Setting the Table
Bradley and Missouri State will meet for the second time this season when the Bears make the trip to Peoria to try and keep pace in the MVC conference race with just four games to play. BU claimed the initial meeting this season back in early December with a score of 58-40 as a part of the Missouri Valley Conference's early league window. It was the first time since 2015 that Bradley held an opponent to zero double digit scorers.
Scouting the Bears
Missouri State is led by Donovan Clay and Chance Moore. Clay is the leading scorer for MSU at just under 12 PPG and is the teams comes in as MSU's best on ball defender. Chance Moore is coming some late game heroics against Evansville in which Moore recorded three 3-pointers including a 3-point make with less than a minute on the clock to give MSU a three point advantage with 50 seconds left. The Bears sit two game out of first place and are winners of three of their last four games.
Scouting the Braves
Bradley is red hot and continues to make a push for the MVC regular season title, as they are riding six game win streak. The duo of
Rienk Mast and
Malevy Leons have been a big boost in BU's six game win streak averaging 14 PPG and 12 PPG respectively. BU is also enjoying the increased 3-point shooting by
Ville Tahvanainen and
Connor Hickman, as both have combined for 26-47 from distance in their last three games.
HOW THE TEAMS STACK UP
|
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
| Bradley |
72.4 |
35.5 |
13.4 |
46.8 |
37.5 |
67.6 |
| Missouri State |
65.5 |
34.8 |
11.5 |
43.6 |
33.6 |
62.4 |
Series History
All-Time Series, MSU leads 43-26
at Bradley, BU leads 17-14
at MSU, MSU leads 26-7
Neutral Site, MSU leads 3-2
Current Streak, BU W1
Last 10 Games, MSU leads 6-4
How to Watch/Listen
You can stream Bradley vs Missouri State on ESPN+. you may also listen over the radio with 1470 WMBD. The game is slated for a 7 p.m. form Carver Arena on Wednesday night,
