In my first Carver Arena action Bradley put together a real stinker to lose to NCAA bottom feeder Eastern Illinois. The Braves have a strong tendency to make bad teams look pretty good, and while they couldn't make the Panthers look good, they made them look okay-ish. There's nothing to say here, really, other than that the Braves looked awful and did not deserve to win. I have a feeling this may be something like our worst home loss, maybe ever, in terms of quality of opponent lost to.
Bradley started off down 8-0 based on poor shooting and ineffective defense. They never got over the hump despite tying it up near the end of the game. In the last few minutes they were fouling to try to catch up, which didn't work. Bright spots: Andrew Warren (23 pts, 8 rbs) had a very nice game... Uhhh, Dyricus Simms-Edwards showed some signs that maybe he's emerging from his slump a bit with 8 points scored in the first few minutes. Shockingly, Sam Maniscalco had one of the worst games of his career with 8 turnovers and 3 points. During the second half it felt like he turned it over every time he touched the ball. I'm really starting to worry about his ankles... If he's going to be unhealthy or ineffective the Braves don't have a great shot at having anything like a decent season.
Next up: away game at Western Carolina on Tuesday.
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