BRADLEY AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

7:05 p.m., SIU Arena, Carbondale

Comcast (Chan. 74), Mediacom (Chan. 78),
WMBD-AM (1470)

BRAVES F Taylor Brown So. 6-6 14.2 6.4 SALUKIS

KEYS C Will Egolf So. 6-9 7.5 4.6 KEYS
Offensive ef- G Andrew Warren Jr. 6-5 15.4 4.8 Get balanced
ficiency they G Sam Maniscalco Jr. 6-0 11.0 2.6 inside-outside
used to build G Chris Roberts Jr. 6-4 10.4 4.0 scoring to
a big lead on F Carlton Fay Jr. 6-8 11.3 3.9 spread BU
the Salukis C Nick Evans So. 6-11 7.2 4.1 defense,
19 days ago; G Kevin Dillard So. 6-0 14.0 3.2 defend with
continue to G Tony Freeman Sr. 6-1 12.9 3.1 great energy
play hard- G Justin Bocot Jr. 6-4 8.3 2.9 and control
nosed NOTEWORTHY: Bradley leads all-time series the boards.
defense. 40-37, but SIU has won six of the last eight
meetings, including an 86-81 victory in Peoria
on Jan. 1. ... The Salukis own an eight-game winning streak on BU at the
SIU Arena, the Braves’ second-longest such current skid on the MVC road.
BU has dropped 11 in a row at Creighton. ... SIU and Creighton remain the
only two Valley road venues where Jim Les hasn’t won in his eight years at
Bradley. ... Overall, SIU just snapped a four-game losing streak with a 65-57
win at Evansville while BU ended a two-game skid with its 74-56 Saturday
victory over Missouri State. ... The Salukis’ big freshman, 6-9, 290-pound
Gene Teague, was just named MVC newcomer of the week for his 13.0 scoring
average in two games last week. ... The two teams are locked in a five-way tie
for fifth place in the league standings with Missouri State, Indiana State and
Drake.
PREDICTION: Bradley 74, SIU 72 (Reynolds’ prediction record 13-4)