BRADLEY VS.

EVANSVILLE
2:05 p.m., Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
Comcast (Channel 74), WMBD-AM (1470)

BRADLEY (9-9, 4-4) PPG RPG

BRAVES ACES
KEYS F Taylor Brown So. 6-6 13.6 6.3 KEYS
Combine C Will Egolf So. 6-9 7.9 5.0 Control
patience with G Andrew Warren Jr. 6-5 14.7 4.9 boards, limit
productive G Sam Maniscalco Jr. 6-0 11.6 2.7 turnovers and
transition G Chris Roberts Sr. 6-4 9.9 3.9 get a bal-
and continue EVANSVILLE (6-12, 0-8) PPG RPG anced attack
strong defen- going.
sive focus. F Colt Ryan Fr. 6-5 15.2 5.1
F Denver Holmes So. 6-4 10.6 2.4
C Clint Hopf Jr. 6-8 5.0 4.8
G Troy Taylor Fr. 6-0 4.3 4.4
G Kavon Lacey Jr. 6-0 6.0 3.3
NOTEWORTHY: Bradley owns a 20-14 series edge on the Purple Aces, including
winning seven of the last eight overall and six-game winning streak at Carver.
... The teams split last season — BU winning in Peoria 86-79 and UE triumph-
ing in Evansville 56-49. ... The Aces are riding a nine-game losing streak and
haven’t won since beating Tennessee-Martin on Dec. 19. ... Bradley has won
its last two games after dipping under .500 overall for the first time this sea-
son. The Braves are looking for their second three-game winning streak of the
season. ... UE 6-7 forward James Haarsma, averaging 11.9 points and a team-
best 8.2 rebounds, missed two games recently with elbow and foot injuries,
but has played the past two outings. ... With Evansville’s Ryan and Bradley’s
Warren and Brown, the game will feature three of the league’s top four scorers
(ISU’s Osiris Eldridge is first at 17.3).
PREDICTION: Bradley 72, Evansville 56 (Reynolds’ prediction record 14-4)