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Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications 1501 W. Bradley Avenue, Haussler Hall, Peoria, IL 61625 O: (309) 677-2624 • C: (309) 256-4302 • F: (309) 677-2626 [email protected] • www.bubraves.com 2006-07 BRADLEY SCHEDULE SETTING THE SCENE PRESEASON EXHIBITIONS Date: Wed., Nov. 29, 2006 Date Opponent W/L Score Tipoff: 8:05 p.m. O 27 Red-White Scrimmage (RFH) Red 41-40 Location: Cookeville, Tenn. N 1 Winona State (RFH) W 90-77 Arena: Eblen Center N 4 Northwest Missouri State W 87-59 Arena Capacity: 10,152 Television: None REGULAR-SEASON Radio: WMBD AM 1470 Date Opponent W/L Score BRADLEY TENNESSEE TECH (www.wmbdradio.com) N 11 DePaul (WEEK) W 78-58 BRAVES GOLDEN EAGLES Video Stream: None N 15 SIU-Edwardsville W 74-58 5-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley 2-2, 0-0 Ohio Valley BracketBusters Return: Invitational Challenge1 • Off to a quick 5-1 start, N 19 -Chicago W 81-72 HEAD COACH HEAD COACH Bradley will play its first true road N 21 Florida A&M W 107-75 Jim Les (Bradley ‘86) Mike Sutton (East Carolina ‘78) game of the year Wednesday N 24 vs. Rutgers W 101-72 5th year at BU: 67-61 5th year at Tenn Tech: 72-52 when the Braves visit Tennessee N 25 vs. Illinois L 71-75 5th year overall: Same 5th year overall: 72-52 Tech in the return game created by participating in the 2006 ESPN Date Opponent Time PROBABLE STARTERS PROBABLE STARTERS BracketBusters pool. N 29 at Tennessee Tech 8:05 pm Point Guard Point Guard • Led by center Patrick D 3 at Michigan State (ESPN+) 11:00 am 20 • Daniel Ruffin • 5-10 • Jr. 2 • Anthony Fisher • 6-2 • Jr. O’Bryant’s near triple-double (19 D 5 Wright State 7:05 pm 11.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 6.0 apg 17.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 4.0 apg points, 16 rebounds, 9 blocked Mediacom Cyclone Capital Classic2 Combo Guard Shooting Guard shots), Bradley earned a 77-62 D 16 vs. Iowa State (ESPN2) 2:05 pm 4 • Will Franklin • 6-0 • Sr. 1 • Belton Rivers • 6-4 • Sr. victory Feb. 18, 2006 at Carver D 19 Loyola-Chicago 7:05 pm 13.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 6.2 apg 18.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.5 apg Arena. D 23 Southern Miss 7:05 pm Third Guard Third Guard • The Golden Eagles returned D 27 *at UNI (ESPN2) 8:05 pm 10 • J.J. Tauai • 6-3 • Sr. 24 • Rashaud Nixon • 6-4 • Jr. 10 lettermen, but just two starters, D 30 *Evansville 7:05 pm 9.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.2 apg 8.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.3 apg from the 2005-06 squad that J 2 *Missouri State (Mediacom) 7:05 pm Fourth Guard Small Forward posted a 19-12 overall record J 4 *at Wichita State 7:05 pm 14 • Jeremy Crouch • 6-5 • Jr. 42 • Jonathan Jones • 6-7 • 215 and finished third in the Ohio J 6 *at Drake (WTVP) 7:05 pm 18.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.0 apg 4.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.0 apg Valley Conference. J 10 *Southern Illinois (WSIU/WTVP) 7:05 pm Center Power Forward • Bradley has not played a true J 13 *at Indiana State (WEEK) 6:05 pm 21 • Zach Andrews • 6-8 • Sr. 10 • Amadi McKenzie • 6-7 • 225 road game since dumping #25 J 18 *at Creighton (NETV) 7:05 pm 13.3 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 0.7 bpg 13.8 ppg, 11.0 rpg, .741 FG% UNI, 71-49, Feb. 22, 2006. J 20 *Wichita State (WTVP) 7:05 pm J 24 *Illinois State (WEEK) 7:35 pm J 27 *at Missouri State 7:05 pm FIRST TRUE ROAD TEST J 31 *Creighton (FSN/Comcast) 7:35 pm • Although Bradley has played eight neutral-site games since its last road game, the Braves have played 13 games F 3 *at Illinois State (WMBD) 7:05 pm since their last game on their opponent’s home court. F 7 *at Southern Illinois (FSN/Comcast) 7:35 pm • Bradley’s game Wednesday at Tennessee Tech will be its first true road games since the 71-49 win Feb. 22, 2006 at F 10 *Drake (WEEK) 2:05 pm #25 Northern Iowa. F 14 *at Evansville 7:05 pm • The 13 games between true road contests is the longest since a 14-game stretch (11 home, 3 neutral) from Feb. 16, F 17 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA F 20 *UNI 7:05 pm BRACKETBUSTER SUCCESS F 24 *Indiana State (MVC Wildcard) 7:05 pm • Although Bradley technically has not played in the BracketBusters series, because its matchups have not been State Farm MVC Tournament3 selected for ESPN broadcasts, the Braves have played five games as a result of participating in the pool of teams for the M 1 Session I -- First Round 6:05 pm made-for-tv event the last three years. M 2 Session II -- Quarterfinals (FSN/Comcast) 12:05 pm • Bradley owns a 4-1 record in those games, including a 2-0 mark in the first two return games. Session III -- Quarterfinals (FSN/Comcast) 6:05 pm • The Braves went 2-0 in its first two BracketBuster-related games by sweeping Northern Illinois, then split with Western M 3 Session IV -- Semifinals (FSN/Comcast) 1:35 pm Kentucky and dumped Tennessee Tech last year at Carver Arena. M 4 Session V -- Championship (CBS) 1:05 pm Games Created by Participating in the BracketBusters Pool First Game Return Game All times CST and subject to change 2/21/04 Northern Illinois W 76-67 12/1/04 at Northern Illinois (OT) W 76-74 Home games in Bold and played at the Peoria Civic 2/19/05 at Western Kentucky L 60-75 12/14/05 Western Kentucky W 78-76 Center Carver Arena unless otherwise noted 2/18/06 Tennessee Tech W 77-62 11/29/06 at Tennessee Tech

RFH Robertson Memorial Fieldhouse BRAVES ARE HOT 1 Final two games played at the Sears Centre in • Bradley is off to a quick 5-1 start this season and the Braves boast a 14-3 (.824) record in their last 17 games, Hoffman Estates, Ill. dating back to a 71-59 win Feb. 11, 2006 at Illinois State. 2 Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa • Bradley’s three losses in the last 17 games have come against Southern Illinois in the championship game of the * Missouri Valley Conference games 2006 State Farm MVC Tournament, #3 Memphis in the third round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament and Illinois in the 3 Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. championship game of the inaugural Chicago Invitational Challenge, while the 14 wins have included Valley heavy weights Creighton, Southern Illinois and Wichita State, three Big East teams (DePaul, Pittsburgh and Rutgers) and Kansas. www.bubraves.com 2006-07 Bradley Braves Basketball 1 GAME 7 • NOV. 29, 2006 THE BRADLEY BRAVES • 2

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Dec. 3 Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 at Michigan State Practice Travel to at Tennessee Tech Return to Practice Travel to East Lansing, Mich. Ask SID Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. Peoria Ask SID Michigan State 11:05 a.m. (CST) 8:05 p.m. (CST) ESPN+ Practice at MSU

BRADLEY MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF 2006-07 BRADLEY NUMERICAL ROSTER Bobby Parker Associate AD/Communications No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt Hometown Primary Men’s Basketball Contact 1 Saihou Jassey RS Fr. F 6-6 205 Banjul, Gambia/Rose Hill Christian H.S. (Ky.) Office Phone ...... (309) 677-2624 2 Ray Brown So. G 6-6 213 Richfield (Minn.) H.S. Mobile Phone ...... (309) 256-4302 4 Will Franklin3 Sr. G 6-0 185 Houston (Texas) Alief Hastings H.S. Email ...... [email protected] 5 Ryan Phillips Fr. G 6-3 198 Peoria (Ill.) Richwoods H.S. Jim Rea . Assistant Sports Information Director 10 J.J. Tauai Sr. G 6-3 221 Verona (Mo.) H.S. Office Phone ...... (309) 677-3869 14 Jeremy Crouch Jr. G 6-5 211 Pekin (Ill.) Community H.S. Mobile Phone ...... (309) 256-4379 20 Daniel Ruffin So. G 5-10 160 Peoria (Ill.) H.S. Email ...... [email protected] 21 Zach Andrews2 Sr. F 6-8 228 Rancho Cordova (Calif.) Cordova H.S. Ryan O’Hara ...... Sports Information Intern 22 Matt Salley3 Jr. F 6-7 220 Charlotte (N.C.) North Mecklenburg H.S. Office Phone ...... (309) 677-3788 23 Jeremy Fears4 Jr. G 6-4 184 Joliet (Ill.) Township H.S. Mobile Phone ...... (309) 657-6098 24 Andrew Warren Fr. G 6-5 194 Indianapolis (Ind.) Brebeuf Jesuit Prep School Email ...... [email protected] 32 Danny Adams Sr. G 6-4 218 Metamora (Ill.) Community H.S. SID Fax ...... (309) 677-2626 50 Brian Lavin So. G 6-0 168 Peoria (Ill.) Notre Dame H.S. Official Athletics Website ...... www.bubraves.com 54 Sam Singh So. C 6-9 266 Ozark (Mo.) H.S. 1 Franklin transferred to Bradley from Kilgore (Texas) College Mailing Address 2 Andrews transferred to Bradley from Yuba (Calif.) College Sports Information 3 Salley transferred to Bradley from Monroe (N.Y.) College Haussler Hall 4 Fears transferred to Bradley from Ohio University and will sit out the 2006-07 season as a NCAA Division I transfer 1501 W. Bradley Avenue Peoria, IL 61625 Head Coach: Jim Les (Bradley ‘86) -- Fifth season at PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Bradley and overall (67-61, .523) Name/City ...... Pronunciation JIM LES LIVE (WEEKLY RADIO SHOW) Assistants: Banjul ...... ban • JOOL Jim Les Live airs most every Monday night throughout Eric Buescher (Illinois State ‘94; fifth season at Bradley) Brebeuf ...... breh • BO the 2006-07 season in Peoria on WMBD AM 1470 and Lennox Forrester (Evansville ‘92; fifth season at Bradley) Buescher ...... BISH • er worldwide on the internet at www.wmbdradio.com. This Chuck Buescher (Bradley, ‘67; 10th season at Bradley, Pekin ...... PEE • kin week’s show will be broadcast from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday second as a part of the current staff) Saihou Jassey ...... SAY • who / JASS • ee night. Hosted by veteran Bradley play-by-play man Dave Director of Basketball Operations: Tauai ...... TWY Snell, fans may call into Jim Les Live at (309) 685-1470, Kyle Vogt (Lakeland College ‘02; third season at Bradley) Vogt ...... VOTE (800) 698-1470 or on a Verizon Wireless phone at *1470. HEAD COACH JIM LES THE JIM LES SHOW (TV) Bradley -- Head Coach (2002-Present) • Each of the first 11 seniors to play for Les have The Jim Les Show airs each Sunday at 10 a.m. on Years Overall Pct. MVC Pct. graduated from Bradley, including current 5th-year senior WEEK-TV (Peoria NBC 25). The half-hour coach’s show 2002-03 12-18 .400 8-10 .444 Danny Adams, who is now pursuing a second is hosted by WEEK Sports Director Lee Hall. There will be 2003-04 15-16 .484 7-11 .389 undergraduate degree. no show Nov. 26 due to the Thanksgiving holiday and 2004-05 13-15 .464 6-12 .333 team travel schedule. 2005-06 22-11 .667 11-7 .611 Sacramento Monarchs -- WNBA 2006-07 5-1 .833 0-0 .000 Assistant Coach (1999-2001) MVC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE Totals 67-61 .523 32-40 .444 Omaha Racers -- CBA The MVC will host a media teleconference featuring Player-Assistant Coach (1993-94) the Valley’s 10 head coaches on the following Tuesday • After inheriting a team that produced a 9-20 record in 2001-02, Les joined Bradley legend A.J. Robertson as dates: December 12 and 19; January 9, 16, 23 and Pro Playing Experience the only two coaches in the program’s 103-year history 30; February 6, 13, 20 and 27. Phone lines open at 10 • National Basketball Association (1988-95) to lead the Braves to an improved record in each of his a.m. (CDT) and the teleconference number is (913) 981- • Continental Basketball Association (1993-94) first two seasons and he now has led Bradley to an 5509. • World Basketball League (1988 and 1990) improved mark in three of his first four years. 10:00 Mike Kern, Missouri Valley Conference • European Basketball League (1995) 10:05 Jim Les, Bradley • Most recently, Les led the Braves to a 22-11 record during the 2005-06 season, which was capped by a trip 10:10 Dana Altman, Creighton College Playing Experience to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. 10:15 Tom Davis, Drake Bradley University (1983-86) • The seventh Valley coach since the NCAA 10:20 Steve Merfeld, Evansville • 1986 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (nation’s top Tournament expanded to 40 teams in 1979 to lead his 10:25 Porter Moser, Illinois State player less than 6-feet tall) team into the third round. 10:30 Royce Waltman, Indiana State • 1986 MVC Player of the Year • Has coached the Braves to a 40-8 (.833) home 10:35 Barry Hinson, Missouri State Cleveland State University (1981-82) record the last four seasons, highlighted by the current 10:40 , UNI • Set school record wtih 159 assists during his 21-game non-conference home winning streak, which is 10:45 Chris Lowery, Southern Illinois freshman season 10:50 Mark Turgeon, Wichita State the longest active home win streak in the Valley.

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2006-07 BRADLEY QUICK FACTS QUICK NOVEMBER START have combined for a 2-12 record versus D-I teams. General Information • Bradley has raced to a 5-1 start and still has one • Bradley’s next six non-conference games should get Founded ...... 1898 November game remaining. the attention of the computers, however, as the six teams Enrollment ...... 6,127 • The seven November games are the most in school had combined for a 19-6 (.760) record versus D-I Nickname ...... Braves history as are the five wins during the year’s 11th month. competition through Sunday. School Colors ...... Red (PMS 187) and White • The 2000-01 team held the record for the most Opponent (RPI) D1 W-L Pct. Arena Name ...... Carver Arena November games, posting a 2-3 record during the five Tennessee Tech (100) 1-2 .333 Capacity ...... 11,080 games, while the record-setting 1985-86 squad held the Michigan State (62) 6-1 .857 Affiliation ...... NCAA I-AAA mark for November wins with a 4-0 month. Wright State (256) 1-2 .333 Conference ...... Missouri Valley Conference Iowa State (170) 5-0 1.000 President ...... Dr. David Broski FOUR HOME, FOUR AWAY Loyola-Chicago (55) 4-1 .800 Alma Mater ...... Michigan State • Fifth-year Bradley head coach Jim Les broke in his Southern Miss (229) 2-0 1.000 Director of Athletics ...... Ken Kavanagh new-look Braves with four home games and after playing MVC Members 28-11 .640 Alma Mater ...... Boston College ‘82 the last two games at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Totals 47-17 .734 Athletic Dept. Phone ...... (309) 677-2666 Estates, Ill., Bradley faces its first two true road games of Ticket Office Phone ...... (309) 677-2625 the year before returning home Dec. 5. BLISTERING 3-POINT PACE • Bradley is 1-1 away from home in the early going this • Utilizing a four-guard lineup in each of the first six Coaching Staff year and 7-3 in its last 10 games away from home. games, it should not come as a surprise that Bradley has Head Coach ...... Jim Les been bombing away from 3-point land in the early Alma Mater ...... Bradley ‘86 THE ROAD IS WAITING going. Record at Bradley ...... 67-61 (Fifth year) • As mentioned, Bradley will play its first true road • Aided by a Valley record-tying effort of 20 3-pointers Career Record ...... Same game Wednesday at Tennessee Tech. Nov. 21 versus Florida A&M, Bradley began the week Assistant Coach ...... Eric Buescher • Including the three games in the 2006 State Farm ranked second nationally with 76 3-pointers and third Alma Mater ...... Illinois State ‘94 MVC Tournament, followed by three games in the 2006 nationally by shooting 49.0 percent from behind the arc. Assistant Coach ...... Lennox Forrester NCAA Tournament and the two games last weekend in • During one 40-minute stretch, second half Nov. 21 Alma Mater ...... Evansville ‘92 the Chicago Invitational Challenge, Bradley will have versus Florida A&M (10-15) and the first half Nov. 24 Assistant Coach ...... Chuck Buescher gone 13 contests in between true road games. against Rutgers (13-17), Bradley sank 23-of-32 (.719) 3- Alma Mater ...... Bradley ‘67 • Bradley has not played a game on its opponent’s point tries. Dir. of Operations ...... Kyle Vogt home floor since the 71-49 win Feb. 22, 2006 at #25 • With 32 games guaranteed this year, the Braves are Alma Mater ...... Lakeland College ‘02 Northern Iowa. on pace to shatter the school (224) and MVC (293) Secretary ...... Patty Reck • The 13 games between true road contests is the single-season records for 3-point field goals and are on Office Phone ...... (309) 677-2668 longest since a 14-game stretch (11 home, 3 neutral) pace to challenge Duke’s 2000-01 NCAA Division I Interviews ...... Contact SID Staff from Feb. 16, 1955 through Dec. 17, 1955. record (407). Chasing the Records 2006-07 Team Information LOOKING FOR ROAD TRIFECTA School, Season 3FGM 1st 6 games 2005-06 Record ...... 22-11 (.667) • Bradley will be shooting for its third straight road Bradley, 2006-07 405 76 2005-06 MVC Record . . . . . 11-7 (.611)/T5th of 10 victory Wednesday when the Braves visit Tennessee Tech. Duke, 2000-01 407 52 MVC Tournament ...... 2-1 (.667)/2nd • The Braves started their brief two-game road win Creighton, 2004-05 293 52 NCAA Tournament ...... 2-1 Oakland Regional streak with a 71-59 victory Feb. 11, 2006 at Illinois State Bradley, 1987-88 224 49 Final Rankings ...... 24 -- ESPN/USA Today and tacked on a 71-49 win Feb. 22, 2006 at #25 UNI. 17 -- SportsLine Top 25 • Bradley has not won three consecutive road games Most Bradley 3-Pointers in a Game Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 9/5 since dropping Wichita State (86-77) and Drake (77-67) 20 Florida A&M (tied MVC record) . 11-21-06 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 2/3 in the final two road games of the 2002-03 season and 15 at Loyola-Chicago ...... 1-2-88 Central Michigan (71-65) in the first road game of the 14 vs. Rutgers ...... 11-24-06 Bradley Basketball History 2003-04 campaign. 13 DePaul ...... 11-11-06 First Season ...... 1902-03 13 at Illinois State ...... 2-1-03 All-Time Record ...... 1,478-962 (.606) SCHEDULE WILL STRENGTHEN 13 at Drake ...... 1-31-95 All-Time MVC ...... 472-350 (.574) • Bradley’s 5-1 start has not made much of an 12 Illinois-Chicago ...... 11-19-06 MVC Championships ...... Seven impression on the computers thus far as the Braves were 12 Evansville ...... 1-23-99 1950, 1962 (shared), 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1996 ranked No. 183 at www.collegerpi.com through Sunday. 12 at Dayton ...... 12-30-87 MVC Tourney Titles ...... Tw o • Although the Braves did take 7-0 Illinois to the wire 12 at St. Joseph’s ...... 12-27-86 1980, 1988 Saturday, their five wins have come against teams that Other League Titles ...... Eight 1926, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942 NCAA Tournaments ...... Eight BRADLEY’S EARLY SIGNINGS 1950, 1954, 1955, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1996, 2006 Student-Athlete Pos. Ht. Hometown (High School/Last School) PPG RPG NCAA Final Fours ...... Tw o Will Egolf F/C 6-9 Juneau, Alaska (Douglas H.S.) 14.5 8.3 1950, 1954 First-team all-stater had 10 double-doubles last year • 2006-07 season begins Dec. 27 NIT Appearances ...... 20 Sam Maniscalco PG 6-0 Chicago, Ill. (St. Patrick H.S.) 21.0 1938, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1958, 1959, Led East Suburban Catholic Conference in scoring last season 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1982, 1985, 1994, Anthony Thompson C 6-10 Houston, Texas (Klein Forest H.S.) 10.0 7.0 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 No. 25 senior in Texas by Scout.com and 103rd nationally by “Basketball Today” NIT Championships ...... Four 1DeAaron Williams G/F 6-5 Peoria, Ill. (Limestone H.S./Illinois Central College) 18.8 8.2 1957, 1960, 1964, 1982 Began college career at Wisconsin Other Postseason Tournaments ...... Three 1 Williams will be a junior in eligibility when he enrolls at Bradley next year. His averages are from his senior season 1930 National AAU Tournament (0-1) (2003-04) in high school. 1951 National Campus Tournament (2-1) 1974 Commissioner’s Classic (1-1)

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BRADLEY’S BOMB SQUAD LAST YEAR’S RECAP STATISTICAL COMPARISON • The Braves enter Wednesday’s game boasting four Tennessee Tech 62 Bradley . . . . 2006-07 Stats . . . Tenn. Tech players who are averaging at least one 3-point 25 at Bradley 77 5-1 ...... Record ...... 2-2 per team game and all four are shooting better than 45 85.3 ...... Points/gm ...... 86.0 percent from long range. Feb. 18, 2006 68.3 ...... Pts. Allowed/gm ...... 81.0 Player 3FGM-A Pct. Peoria, Ill. • Carver Arena • 9,023 50.0% ...... FG% ...... 46.0% Jeremy Crouch 26-41 .634 43.6% ...... FG% Defense ...... 39.4% VISITORS: Tennessee Tech (17-11) Danny Adams 16-32 .500 3-PT REB. 49.0% ...... 3FG% ...... 31.6% NAME FG-A FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BS S MIN Will Franklin 15-32 .469 A. McKenzie f 6-10 0-0 4-5 4-3-7 3 16 021131 37.5% ...... 3FG% Defense ...... 32.6% J.J. Tauai 6-11 .545 D. Stribling f 2-7 0-0 0-0 1-5-6 2 4 120121 12.7 ...... 3FG/gm ...... 6.0 F. Kabore f 1-5 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 2 121016 • Seven Braves have combined for the 76 treys. M. Clark g 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-1-1 0 2 031119 6.5 ...... 3FG Allowed/gm ...... 7.8 • Junior guard Jeremy Crouch made only 15-of-62 K. Boyd g 3-8 3-4 2-2 1-3-4 3 11 110129 66.7% ...... FT% ...... 68.6% B. Rivers 4-13 3-9 4-4 2-2-4 2 15 130024 3-point field goal attempts during his rough sophomore A. Fisher 2-10 1-4 0-0 0-2-2 1 5 120227 20.0 ...... FTA/gm ...... 25.5 season, but already has made 26 treys in just 41 J. Taylor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 11016 34.0 ...... Rebounds/gm ...... 45.2 A. Koger 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 00107 attempts through the first six games. J. Jones 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 3 2 101014 -1.2 ...... margin ...... +5.7 R. Bryant 1-2 0-0 3-5 2-0-2 2 5 00006 • Through Sunday, Crouch was tied for fifth nationally TEAM 2-2-4 19.3 ...... Assists/gm ...... 14.8 with his 26 treys. TOTALS 20-59 7-18 15-18 14-21-35 19 62 7 16 5 7 200 12.3 ...... Turnovers/gm ...... 16.5

TOT-FG 1st: 10-25 40.0% 2nd: 10-34 29.4% Game: 33.9% Deadbl 16.7 ...... Turnovers Forced/gm ...... 13.5 3pt-FG 1st: 5-10 50.0% 2nd: 2-8 25.0% Game: 38.9% Rebs 2.3 ...... Blocked Shots/gm ...... 3.8 MODERATE OVC SUCCESS FThrow 1st: 14-15 93.3% 2nd: 1-3 33.3% Game: 83.3% 1 • Bradley has enjoyed only moderate success against 9.3 ...... Steals/gm ...... 6.8 HOME: Bradley (16-9) the Ohio Valley Conference, posting a 21-15 record 3-PT REB. versus seven of the league’s 11 teams. NAME FG-A FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BS S MIN BRADLEY VS. TENN. TECH 2-0 M. Sommerville f 4-9 1-4 5-5 1-3-4 1 14 220130 • Bradley is only 3-5 in road games versus current P. O’Bryant c 8-16 0-0 3-5 8-8-16 4 19 029124 H 2-0 A 0-0 N 0-0 OVC schools and the Braves have lost four straight road T. Bennett g 1-7 0-2 5-6 1-3-4 3 7 410123 12-16-72 Robertson FH W 100-83 J.J. Tauai g 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-2-2 2 1 121126 games against the league. D. Ruffin g 4-6 2-3 2-2 0-3-3 1 12 530137 02-18-06 Carver Arena W 77-62 W. Franklin 3-6 2-3 0-0 1-3-4 2 8 320227 • Bradley has not beaten a current OVC team away Z. Andrews 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 3 0 21009 from home since dropping Murray State, 85-78, Dec. 7, L. Wright 7-14 0-0 2-4 1-3-4 2 16 111223 BRADLEY VS. THE OHIO VALLEY D. Adams 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 00001 1963. TEAM 2-0-2 all-time vs. current membership Road Games vs. the OVC TOTALS 27-59 5-12 18-25 14-27-41 18 77 18 14 11 9 200 School All Away

1915-16 at Eastern Illinois L 27-29 TOT-FG 1st: 12-30 40.0% 2nd: 15-29 51.7% Game: 45.8% Deadbl Austin Peay 0-2 0-1 02-08-19 at Eastern Illinois W 19-15 3pt-FG 1st: 3-7 42.9% 2nd: 2-5 40.0% Game: 41.7% Rebs Eastern Illinois 5-4 2-1 F Throw 1st: 8-12 66.7% 2nd: 10-13 76.9% Game: 72.0% 4 02-24-26 at Eastern Illinois W 42-29 Eastern Kentucky 0-0 0-0 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd TOTAL 12-07-63 at Murray State W 85-78 Tennessee Tech 39 23 62 Jacksonville State 0-0 0-0 12-11-68 at Murray State L 63-66 Bradley 35 42 77 Morehead State 0-0 0-0

11-29-82 at Murray State L 67-90 Officials: Loreno Bronson, Steve Coleman, Brett Miles Murray State 7-7 1-2 01-14-91 at Austin Peay L 76-86 Technical Fouls: Bradley - O’Bryant; Tennessee Tech - Jones Samford 2-0 0-0 11-26-97 at SE Missouri State L 71-79 PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley sophomore center Patrick O’Bryant just missed the Southeast Missouri State 3-2 0-1 • The three road games versus Eastern Illinois were second triple-double in school history with 19 points, 16 rebounds and nine Tennessee-Martin 2-0 0-0 blocked shots, leading the Braves (16-9) to a 77-62 non-conference men’s played as conference rivals in the Illinois Intercollegiate basketball victory versus Tennessee Tech (17-11) Saturday night at Carver Tennessee State 0-0 0-0 Athletic Association (Little 19). Arena. Tennessee Tech 2-0 0-0 Saturday’s game was created by participating in the 100-team pool for the BracketBusters presented by eBay. In its third year of participation, Bradley 7 of 11 teams 21-15 3-5 SPREADING THE WEALTH improved to 4-1 overall in the games related to the home-and-home series. • Through the season’s first six games, four different Bradley will return to Tennessee Tech Nov. 29, 2006. The win was Bradley’s 17th consecutive non-conference home win, the longest such streak in the MATCHUP TO WATCH Braves have scored at least 20 points in a game, twice Missouri Valley Conference, and gives the Braves a final 7-2 regular-season • The matchup to watch Wednesday will come on the by Jeremy Crouch and once each by Danny non-conference record. low , where Bradley’s lone starting post player, 6- O’Bryant, who set the Bradley single-game record with his nine rejections, Adams, Zach Andrews and J.J. Tauai. paced four Braves in double-figures. Senior forward Lawrence Wright foot-8 senior center Zach Andrews, will take on • In addition, four different players have led the team in scored 16 points off the bench, while Marcellus Sommerville added 14 Tennessee Tech’s 6-foot-7 junior Amadi McKenzie. points and Daniel Ruffin chipped in with 12. Amadi McKenzie led the scoring: Crouch (twice), Adams, Will Franklin and Golden Eagles with 16 points and seven rebounds. Belton Rivers added 15 • Andrews is averaging 13.3 points and 9.2 rebounds Tauai. points off the Tennessee Tech bench and Keyon Boyd was the final double-digit per game and is shooting 66.7 percent from the floor. scorer with 11 points. • McKenzie’s numbers are even better -- 13.8 ppg, Tennessee Tech took a 39-35 lead into halftime, but the Golden Eagles SHARING THE ROCK struggled to get their offense going to start the second half. Bradley held their 11.0 rpg and 74.1 FG%. • Bradley’s 30 assists Nov. 21 versus Florida A&M visitors to just two field goals through the first 13:01 of the period, taking control • Andrews played only nine minutes in last year’s with a 24-4 run to start the half. O’Bryant scored 11 points during the run, were the most since recording 31 Dec. 29, 2002 versus capped by a 3-point play with 7:28 left for a 59-44 lead. meetings, but McKenzie had an impressive game with 16 Alcorn State and were one off the Carver Arena record. Tennessee Tech did not get closer than 13 points the rest of the game. The points and seven rebounds. Golden Eagles shot just 29.4 percent (10-34) from the field in the final 20 • Through Nov. 26, Bradley was tied for 15th minutes. After draining 5-of-10 3-pointers in the first period, they made only 2- nationally by averaging 19.3 assists per game, despite of-8 attempts after the break. They also made only 1-of-3 free throws in the playing three games without The Valley’s active career second half after sinking 14-of-15 attempts in the first half. assists leader, junior point guard Daniel Ruffin. NOTES: Cal Criddle recorded the only triple-double in the history of Bradley • Four Braves are averaging at least 3.0 assists per Basketball Feb. 28, 1970 versus Saint Louis at Robertson Memorial Fieldhouse. Criddle finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in Bradley’s 82-74 game: Will Franklin (6.2 apg), Ruffin (6.0), J.J. win against the Billikens. In addition to setting the school single-game record, Tauai (3.2) and Jeremy Crouch (3.0). O’Bryant’s nine rejections were at least the most by any Missouri Valley Conference player since Creighton’s Benoit Benjamin blocked 12 shots at Bradley KEEPING THEM FRESH Feb. 2, 1985 in a triple-double performance. • Head coach Jim Les does not have a deep bench to draw from -- only 10 available scholarship players -- but he has done a masterful job of spreading the minutes. • Working primarily from an eight-man rotation, Bradley has eight players averaging between 17.5 and a team high of 31.5 (Will Franklin) minutes per game.

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DEEP BACKCOURT LOOKING AHEAD NUMBERS GAME • Seven of Bradley’s nine returning lettermen are • After allowing Illinois to rally for a 75-71 victory 2 Braves currently playing in the NBA. Patrick backcourt players and six guards are playing prominent Saturday in the championship game of the inaugural O’Bryant is a rookie center for the Golden State Warriors roles for the Braves in the early going. Chicago Invitational Challenge, Bradley will get a second and is in his first season with the Toronto • Six of Bradley’s top seven scorers are guards -- crack at the Big Ten Sunday when the Braves visit Raptors and fourth year in the NBA overall. Jeremy Crouch (18.0 ppg), Will Franklin (13.5), Michigan State. 11 Consecutive home wins, the 10th double-digit Daniel Ruffin (11.3), J.J. Tauai (9.3), Danny • Although Bradley has played two games at Michigan home win streak in Carver Arena history. Adams (8.7) and Andrew Warren (6.8). State’s Breslin Center by participating in the 2000 11 The number of seniors who have played for Spartan Coca-Cola Classic, Sunday’s game will be current head coach Jim Les. All 11 seniors have earned PRESSURE DEFENSE Bradley’s first-ever road game versus the Spartans. their Bradley degrees, including current fifth-year Brave • Bradley has used its advantage in quickness to extend • Michigan State won the only previous meeting, Danny Adams, who earned a bachelor’s degree in its defense and pressure the ball on the perimeter. claiming an 89-87 win Dec. 19, 1969 in the first round management and administration in May and now is • As a result, Bradley has forced 100 turnovers (16.7 of the Utah Classic in Salt Lake City. pursuing a second degree in business marketing. per game), including 56 off of steals. 20 Three-pointers made by the Bradley Nov. 21 CONSECUTIVE POSTSEASONS versus Florida A&M to tie The Valley single-game record. TAKING CARE OF THE BALL • Coming off last year’s run to the NCAA Tournament 21 Consecutive non-conference home wins, the • With several capable ball-handlers on the floor at all Sweet 16, Bradley will be trying to reach consecutive longest active non-conference home winning streak in the times, Bradley has taken good care of the ball early on. postseason tournaments for the first time since a four-year Valley and the longest in Carver Arena’s 25 years. • Despite playing an up-tempo game, the Braves run from 1994 through 1997 (1 NCAA, 3 NITs). 321 Assists by junior point guard Daniel Ruffin. The average only 12.3 turnovers per game. • Bradley has not played in consecutive NCAA Bob Cousy Award candidate is the Valley’s active leader • Eight Braves boast a positive assists-to-turnover ratio Tournaments since the Braves followed up a 1954 with 321 career assists and last year he became the and six have at least as many steals as turnovers. national runner-up finish by reaching the Elite Eight of the fourth player in Valley history to accummulate at least 1955 NCAA Tournament. 300 assists by the end of his sophomore season. SHORT BRAVES PLAYING BIG NCAA Tourney Year The Next Season 405 Bradley is on pace to make 405 3-pointers in • Despite utilizing a four-guard lineup and sporting a 2006: 22-11, 3rd Rd --- 32 games this season, just two shy of the NCAA Division roster with only three players as tall as 6-foot-7, Bradley 1996: 22-8, 1st Rd 1997: 17-13, NIT 2nd Rd I record set by Duke during the 2000-01 season. has at least fought the opposition to a draw on the 1986: 32-3, 2nd Rd 1987: 17-12 482 Consecutive games covered by beat writer Dave boards in four of the first six games. 1980: 23-10, 1st Rd 1981: 18-9 Reynolds for the Peoria Journal Star, dating back to the • In Saturday’s matchup against a much bigger Illinois 1955: 9-20, Elite Eight 1956: 13-13 start of the 1990-91 season. squad, Bradley outrebounded the Illini, 37-36. 1954: 19-13, Runner-Up 1955: 9-20, NCAA Elite Eight 818 Consecutive Bradley men’s basketball radio 1950: 32-5, Runner-Up 1951: 32-6, Nat’l Campus broadcasts on WMBD AM 1470 by play-by-play man GAME OF POSSESSIONS Tournament Runner-Up Dave Snell. Now in his 28th season, Snell (49) began • Offensive and defensive production typically are his Bradley broadcasting career Nov. 30, 1979. reflected through points scored and points allowed per 1,439 Bradley men’s basketball games witnessed in an game, but those numbers are more often a reflection of official capacity by current radio analyst Joe Stowell. pace of play rather than offensive and defensive Stowell played for the Braves from 1947 to 1950, served efficiency. as the assistant coach from 1956 to 1965, head coach • Bradley is averaging a Valley-best 85.3 points per from 1965 to 1978, Assistant A.D. from 1978 to 1985 game, but the Braves are third in the league in and as radio analyst since 1985. possessions per game*. 1,478 Bradley began the season ranked 26th • Through the first six games, Bradley is averaging nationally with 1,473 all-time victories and have added approximately 71.3 possessions per game, compared to three more to that total. 70.5 possessions for the opposition. • The combination of a high field goal percentage and a low turnover average through the six games has led Bradley to 1.20 points per possession, while allowing 0.97 points per opponent possession, a difference of +0.23 points per possession. • By comparison, Tennessee Tech has required 80.3 possessions per game to achieve its 86.0 points per game (1.07 points per possession) and the Golden Eagles are allowing 1.03 points per possession. MVC Possession Breakdown School Poss/Gm P/Poss. PA/Poss. +/- Bradley 71.3 1.20 0.97 +0.23 Creighton 63.3 1.04 0.90 +0.14 Drake 75.0 1.10 0.98 +0.12 Evansville 65.8 1.03 0.90 +0.13 Illinois State 70.9 0.92 0.80 +0.12 Indiana State 67.5 0.98 0.95 +0.03 Missouri State 65.9 1.15 0.94 +0.21 UNI 65.4 1.07 0.94 +0.13 Southern Illinois 67.0 0.93 0.76 +0.17 Wichita State 63.4 1.09 0.86 +0.23 * Bradley SID created formula to approximate possessions per game: (FGA+(FTA/2)+TO)-OR=Poss/Gm

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PERSONAL PERSONAL Full Name: Daniel Joseph Adams Full Name: Zachary Leon Andrews CAREER BESTS Birthdate: Oct. 1, 1983 Birthdate: March 9, 1985 CAREER BESTS Points Birthplace: Metamora, Illinois Mother: Valerie Lopez Points 24 vs. Florida A&M, Parents: Stan and April Adams Biological Parents: Gary Andrews & Julia Lockhart 26 vs. Illinois- 11-21-06 Siblings: Nathan (20), Johnny (17), Michael (9) Siblings: Shante (28), Shayla (26), Shavonna (20), Chicago, 11-19-06 Rebounds Major: Management & Administration (BU ‘06) Shakenda (15), Julian (13) Rebounds 4 vs. Illinois-Chicago, Second Major: Marketing Major: Theatre Arts - Performance 15 twice, last vs. 11-19-06 High School Coach: Jerry Stowell High School Coach: Bob Jones Ill.-Chicago, 11-19-06 Assists Junior College Coach: Doug Cornelius Assists 4 vs. Drake, 1-28-04 HONORS & AWARDS 3 three times, last vs. Blocked Shots Bradley Athletic Director’s Honor Roll HONORS & AWARDS BGSU, 12-3-05 1 vs. Illinois, 11-25-06 Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006 MVC Player of the Week: Nov. 20, 2006 Blocked Shots Steals Braves Council Member (S-A Advisory Board) MVC Newcomer of the Week: Dec. 19, 2005 3 at Missouri St., 2-4-06 3 vs. Florida A&M, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 Steals 11-21-06 • Following the early departure of Patrick O’Bryant to 3 at Wichita St., 12-30-05 Field Goals • A fifth-year senior who originally joined the Braves the NBA (ninth overall selection by Golden State), Field Goals 8 vs. Florida A&M, as a walk-on, Adams started three of the team’s first four Andrews has taken over as Bradley’s starting center. 10 vs. Illinois- 11-21-06 games as a replacement for injured point guard Daniel • Andrews was the primary starter during O’Bryant’s Chicago, 11-19-06 3-Point Field Goals Ruffin. eight-game suspension last year and the Braves now 3-Point Field Goals 8 vs. Florida A&M, • Part of a four-guard lineup, Adams averaged 9.3 boast a 13-4 (.765) record in his 17 career starts. 1 at Evansville, 1-28-06 11-21-06 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists in his 24.3 minutes • Starting with four guards around him in each of this Free Throws Free Throws as a starter. season’s first six games, Andrews has grabbed at least 10 6 vs. Illinois- 2 four times, last at • His starting numbers were boosted by a record-tying rebounds three times and leads the Valley with 9.2 Chicago, 11-19-06 Indiana State, 2-8-06 performance Nov. 21 when he became the fifth player in boards per contest. Minutes Played Minutes Played school history to make eight 3-pointers in a game in a • With two double-doubles in the first three games this 38 vs. Illinois- 28 vs. Florida A&M, 24-point performance versus Florida A&M. year, Andrews now boasts four career double-double Chicago, 11-19-06 11-21-06 • After shooting 29.5 percent (23-78) from 3-point performances. range in his first three seasons, Adams has made an even • Shooting 66.7 percent from the floor this season and 60.6 percent for his career. 50 percent (16-32) in the first six games this year. • Enjoyed the best game of his Bradley career -- 26 points and 15 rebounds Nov. 19 • Adams graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in business management and versus Illinois-Chicago. administration and will he will work on a second degree in marketing while completing • shooting was seen to be a flaw in Andrews’ game, but he has made 13 of his final year of eligibility this season. his last 18 (.722) free throw attempts. • Missed nearly a month of practice, including both preseason games, due to • One of the more athletic post players in the Valley, Andrews once leaped, spread- headaches resulting from a concussion. eagle, over an opposing player to complete an alley-oop dunk in a junior college game and his signature move is to spring back onto his feet while lying on his back.

DANNY ADAMS’ CAREER STATS TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS Season GP-GS Min. Avg. FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2003-04 17-0 91 5.4 11-29 .379 5-20 .250 5-6 .833 5 3 8 0.5 10-0 6 6 0 3 32 1.9 2004-05 21-0 106 5.0 6-27 .222 5-19 .263 3-5 .600 5 7 12 0.6 19-0 4 2 0 5 20 1.0 2005-06 30-0 175 5.8 17-49 .347 13-39 .333 4-6 .667 10 15 25 0.8 23-0 9 6 0 9 51 1.7 2006-07 6-3 126 21.0 18-35 .514 16-32 .500 0-3 .000 2 9 11 1.8 13-1 5 3 1 5 52 8.7 Totals 74-3 511 6.9 52-140 .371 39-110 .355 12-20 .600 22 34 56 0.8 65-1 24 17 1 22 155 2.1

ZACH ANDREWS’ CAREER STATS TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS Season GP-GS Min. Avg. FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2005-06 32-11 517 16.2 74-127 .583 1-1 1.000 22-54 .407 61 93 154 4.8 70-0 27 49 23 23 171 5.3 2006-07 6-6 148 24.7 32-48 .667 0-0 .000 16-34 .471 17 38 55 9.2 25-3 5 17 4 4 80 13.3 Totals 38-17 665 17.5 106-175 .606 1-1 1.000 38-88 .432 78 131 209 5.5 95-3 32 66 27 27 251 6.6 www.bubraves.com 2006-07 Bradley Braves Basketball 6 GAME 7 • NOV. 29, 2006 PLAYER NOTES • 7 14 • Jeremy Crouch Will Franklin • 4 Jr. • G • 6-5 • 211 Sr. • G • 6-0 • 185 Pekin, Ill. Houston, Texas Pekin Community H.S. Alief Hastings H.S. • Kilgore College

PERSONAL PERSONAL Full Name: Jeremy Joseph Crouch Full Name: William Edward Franklin CAREER BESTS Birthdate: Aug. 20, 1985 Birthdate: April 5, 1985 CAREER BESTS Points Birthplace: Peoria, Ill. Birthplace: Houston, Texas Points 29 vs. Illinois- Parents: Larry and Jill Crouch Parents: Carlos and Margaret Flentroy 18 at Creighton, 1-18-06 Chicago, 11-19-06 Siblings: Allison (19) Siblings: Brittney Winters (20), Justin Phillips (13) Rebounds Rebounds Major: Secondary Education - History Major: Sociology 6 at Creighton, 1-18-06 6 vs. Illinois- High School Coach: Joe Stoner High School Coach: Johnny “Hawk” Carter Assists Chicago, 11-19-06 Junior College Coach: Scott Schumacher 10 vs. Florida A&M, Assists HONORS & AWARDS 11-21-06 5 twice, last vs. Illinois- Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week HONORS & AWARDS Blocked Shots Chicago, 11-19-06 Nov. 13, 2006 Missouri Valley Conference All-Bench Team 0 Blocked Shots Chicago Invitational Challenge All-Tournament 2006 Steals 1 five times, last vs. 2006 4 vs. Southern Illinois, Chicago St., 11-26-05 Bradley Athletic Director’s Honor Roll • A member of the Valley’s All-Bench team last season, 3-5-06 Steals Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005 Franklin has moved into the starting lineup this year. Field Goals 3 five times, last vs. Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week • While he often plays with regular point guard Daniel 7 at Creighton, 1-18-06 Rutgers, 11-24-06 Nov. 15, 2006 Ruffin, Franklin was the primary point guard in Ruffin’s 3-Point Field Goals Field Goals absence during an early 3-game stretch and responded 4 at Creighton, 1-18-06 10 vs. Illinois- • Crouch enjoyed an impressive freshman season, with 14.0 points, 7.0 assists and 2.3 steals in the three Free Throws Chicago, 11-19-06 averaging 8.3 points per game and leading the team games. 5 twice, last at 3-Point Field Goals lead with 46 3-point field goals (the second-most ever by • In the Nov. 19 win against Illinois-Chicago, Franklin Evansville, 1-28-06 7 vs. Illinois- a Bradley freshman). played 39 minutes and chipped in 16 points, seven Minutes Played Chicago, 11-19-06 • Endured a sophomore slump last season, however, assists and three steals. 39 vs. Illinois- Free Throws and saw his playing time gradually diminish en route to • Followed with his first career double-double Nov. 21 Chicago, 11-19-06 7 vs. Bowling Green, 4.6 points per game. versus Florida A&M, 11 points and 10 assists. 12-3-05 • Has been the breakout player in The Valley through • Began the week ranked second in The Valley with 6.17 assists per game. Minutes Played the first six games, averaging 18.0 points while shooting • Made the most memorable shot of Bradley’s 2006 NCAA Tournament run, draining 38 vs. Illinois- 54.8 percent from the field and 63.4 percent from 3- a 35-foot halftime buzzer beater to give the Braves a 10-point lead versus Kansas. Chicago, 11-19-06 point range. • After making 15-of-62 (.242) 3-point tries all of last season, Crouch has made 26-of-41 (.634) in the first six games this year. • Made nine consecutive 3-point tries spanning the final three games of the Chicago Invitational Challenge. • Crouch began the week tied for fifth nationally with his 26 3-pointers. • The Valley’s second-leading scorer, Crouch has hit for double-figures in each of the year’s first six games. • Showing off a strong all-around game, Crouch also is averaging 3.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game.

JEREMY CROUCH’S CAREER STATS TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS Season GP-GS Min. Avg. FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2004-05 28-24 745 26.6 79-199 .397 46-125 .368 27-37 .730 12 52 64 2.3 67-1 49 47 4 24 231 8.3 2005-06 22-0 295 13.4 33-95 .347 15-62 .242 21-25 .840 4 23 27 1.2 20-0 20 22 2 5 102 4.6 2006-07 6-6 179 29.8 34-62 .548 26-41 .634 14-15 .933 2 17 19 3.2 12-0 18 10 0 12 108 18.0 Totals 56-30 1219 21.8 146-356 .410 87-228 .382 62-77 .805 18 92 110 2.0 99-1 87 79 6 41 441 7.9 WILL FRANKLIN’S CAREER STATS TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS Season GP-GS Min. Avg. FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2005-06 27-0 511 18.9 45-100 .450 17-47 .362 27-39 .692 14 40 54 2.0 27-0 78 44 0 28 134 5.0 2006-07 6-6 189 31.5 28-60 .467 15-32 .469 10-12 .833 8 13 21 3.5 5-0 37 17 0 10 81 13.5 Totals 33-6 700 21.2 73-160 .456 32-79 .405 37-51 .725 22 53 75 2.3 32-0 115 61 0 38 215 6.5

www.bubraves.com 2006-07 Bradley Braves Basketball 7 GAME 7 • NOV. 29, 2006 PLAYER NOTES • 8 1 • Saihou Jassey Brian Lavin • 50 Fr. • F • 6-6 • 205 So. • G • 6-0 • 168 Banjul, Gambia Peoria, Ill. Rose Hill Christian H.S. (Ky.) Notre Dame H.S.

PERSONAL PERSONAL Full Name: Saihou Jassey Full Name: Brian Francis Lavin CAREER BESTS Birthdate: Feb. 22, 1986 Birthdate: Dec. 4, 1986 CAREER BESTS Points Birthplace: Banjul, Gambia Birthplace: Peoria, Ill. Points 7 vs. Rutgers, 11-24-06 Parents: Foday and Naffie Jassey Parents: Richard and Colleen Lavin 2 vs. Rutgers, 11-24-06 Rebounds Brothers: Lamin (29) and Assan (26) Major: History Rebounds 1 three times, last vs. Major: International Studies High School Coach: Eddie Mathews 1 vs. Florida A&M, Rutgers, 11-24-06 High School Coach: Tim Fraler 11-21-06 Assists • Lavin joined the Braves as a walk-on prior to the Assists 2 vs. Florida A&M, • Jassey redshirted the 2005-06 season while nursing 2005-06 season and appeared in five games last 0 11-21-06 both knee and hip injuries. season. Blocked Shots Blocked Shots • Prior to this season, he had not played organized • Has appeared in four of the first six games this 0 0 basketball since only seeing sporadic playing time during season, scoring his first career points Friday versus Steals Steals his junior year at Montrose Christian School during the Rutgers. 0 0 2003-04 season. Field Goals Field Goals • Showed little rust during the preseason, averaging 1 vs. Rutgers, 11-24-06 2 vs. Rutgers, 11-24-06 5.5 points and 3.5 rebounds off the bench. 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goals • Made 5-of-8 field goal attempts, including his only 0 0 3-point try, in the two exhibition games. Free Throws Free Throws • Has played in four of the first six regular-season 0 3 vs. Rutgers, 11-24-06 games, scoring a season-best seven points in Friday’s Minutes Played Minutes Played rout of Rutgers. 5 vs. Rutgers, 10 vs. SIU-E’ville, 11-24-06 11-15-06

SAIHOU JASSEY’S CAREER STATS TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS Season GP-GS Min. Avg. FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2006-07 4-0 29 7.3 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000 1 2 3 0.8 10-0 2 0 0 0 11 2.8

BRIAN LAVIN’S CAREER STATS TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS Season GP-GS Min. Avg. FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2005-06 5-0 6 1.2 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2006-07 4-0 11 2.8 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0.5 Totals 9-0 17 1.9 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.1 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 0.2

www.bubraves.com 2006-07 Bradley Braves Basketball 8 GAME 17 • NOV. 11,29, 2006 PLAYER NOTES • 89 5 • Ryan Phillips Daniel Ruffin • 20 Fr. • G • 6-3 • 198 Jr. • G • 5-10 • 165 Peoria, Ill. Peoria, Ill. Richwoods H.S. Peoria (Central) H.S.

CAREER BESTS PERSONAL PERSONAL CAREER BESTS Points Full Name: Ryan Randolph Phillips Full Name: Daniel Chase Ruffin Points 4 vs. Florida A&M, Birthdate: Sept. 19, 1987 Birthdate: Dec. 26, 1984 22 at Creighton, 1-18-06 11-21-06 Birthplace: Peoria, Ill. Birthplace: Peoria, Ill. Rebounds Rebounds Parents: Mark and Lisa Phillips Parents: Dan and Rhonda Ruffin 6 vs. UNI, 1-22-05 0 Sister: Kelly (21) Brother: A.J. Guyton Assists Assists Major: Communications Major: Social Work 13 vs. Creighton, 1-2-06 1 vs. Florida A&M, High School Coach: Mike Ellis High School Coach: Chuck Buescher Blocked Shots 11-21-06 2 vs. Evansville, 1-14-06 Blocked Shots • Phillips joins the Braves as a walk-on, following a HONORS & AWARDS Steals 0 stellar, two-sport career at Richwoods High School. Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford 5 twice, last at Illinois Steals • Helped Richwoods to the IHSA Class AA state 2006-07 Preseason Watch List State, 2-11-06 1 vs. Florida A&M, championship game last year at Carver Arena, earning MVC Newcomer of the Week Field Goals 11-21-06 all-conference honors in the Mid-State 6 by averaging Dec. 20, 2004 8 at Creighton, 1-18-06 Field Goals 9.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Bradley Athletic Director’s Honor Roll 3-Point Field Goals 2 vs. Florida A&M, • Also helped the Knights to a 7-3 football record and Fall 2005 and Spring 2006 4 vs. DePaul, 11-11-06 11-21-06 a berth in the state playoffs, doubling as quarterback on Free Throws 3-Point Field Goals offense and “monster” back on defense. • A preseason candidate for the Bob Cousy Award 9 at Illinois St., 2-11-06 0 • Scored four points in the final four minutes Nov. 19 presented by The Hartford, Ruffin is the Valley’s active Minutes Played Free Throws versus Florida A&M. leader with 321 career assists (5.0 apg). 42 at Northern Illinois, 0 • Ruffin also is Bradley’s top returning scorer (7.7 ppg) 12-1-04 Minutes Played from last season and has displayed an improved scoring 4 twice, last vs. attack in November (11.0 points per game). Rutgers, 11-24-06 • Ruffin was just the fourth player in Missouri Valley Conference history to dish out at least 300 assists by the end of his sophomore season putting him on pace to become the sixth player in Valley history to reach 600 career assists. MVC Sophomores with 300 Assists MVC Career Leaders 1. Jamar Smiley, ILS, 1994-96 335 1. Anthony Manuel, BU, 1985-89 855 2. Steve Reed, INS, 1977-79 320 2. Jamar Smiley, ILS, 1994-98 740 3. Todd Starks, ILS 312 3. Jim Les, BU, 1983-86 696 4. Daniel Ruffin, BU, 2004- 303 4. Steve Reed, INS, 1977-81 616 5. Jeremy Stanton, UE, 1997-01 601 • Led the Valley with 5.2 assists per game and was second with a 2.01 assists-to- turnover ratio last season and started off this season with a 2.75 ratio. • Missed games two through four this year with a strained hip flexor muscle, but averaged 26.5 minutes in back-to-back games Friday and Saturday.

RYAN PHILLIP’S CAREER STATS TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS Season GP-GS Min. Avg. FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2006-07 4-0 10 2.5 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 0.8 0-0 1 0 0 1 4 1.0

DANIEL RUFFIN’S CAREER STATS TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS Season GP-GS Min. Avg. FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2004-05 28-27 956 34.1 65-174 .374 20-74 .270 26-34 .765 18 67 85 3.0 47-1 132 73 3 40 176 6.3 2005-06 33-33 988 29.9 76-192 .396 34-94 .362 68-78 .872 18 59 77 2.3 59-0 171 85 5 53 254 7.7 2006-07 3-3 77 25.7 12-31 .387 5-17 .294 5-6 .833 1 4 5 1.7 7-0 18 6 0 4 34 11.3 Totals 64-63 2021 31.6 153-398 .384 59-185 .319 99-118 .839 37 130 167 2.6 113-1 321 164 8 97 464 7.3

www.bubraves.com 2006-07 Bradley Braves Basketball 9 GAME 17 • NOV. 11,29, 2006 PLAYER PLAYER NOTES NOTES • •10 9 22 • Matt Salley Sam Singh • 54 Jr. • F • 6-7 • 213 So. • C • 6-9 • 260 Charlotte, N.C. Ozark, Mo. North Mecklenburg H.S. Ozark H.S. Monroe (N.Y.) College

CAREER BESTS PERSONAL PERSONAL CAREER BESTS Points Full Name: Matthew Darnell Salley Full Name: Samuel Krishneel Singh Points 7 three times, last vs. Birthdate: Jan. 28, 1986 Birthdate: Nov. 27, 1985 9 vs. Bowling Green, Illinois, 11-25-06 Birthplace: New York City Birthplace: Fiji Islands 12-3-05 Rebounds Mother: Phenicia Jackson Parents: Ashok Singh and Joe Newell-Singh Rebounds 6 vs. Florida A&M, Siblings: Makeda Jackson (16), Michael Jackson (15) Brother: Josh (17) 6 vs. Bowling Green, 11-21-06 Major: Administration of Criminal Justice Major: Communications-Public Relations 12-3-05 Assists High School Coach: Dwayne Lewis High School Coach: Steve Hunter Assists 2 vs. Florida A&M, Junior College Coach: Jeff Brustad 3 vs. Bowling Green, 11-21-06 HONORS & AWARDS 12-3-05 Blocked Shots HONORS & AWARDS Bradley Athletic Director’s Honor Roll Blocked Shots 1 vs. SIU-Edwardsville, NJCAA All-Region XV First Team Spring 2006 1 three times, last vs. 11-15-06 2006 Braves Council Mmember (S-A Advisory Board) SIU-E’ville, 11-15-06 Steals NJCAA All-Tournament Team 2005-06, 2006-07 Steals 4 vs. Florida A&M, 2006 1 twice, last vs. 11-21-06 NJCAA Region XV All-Tournament Team • Singh’s career has been marred by injuries thus far as Western Ky., 12-14-05 Field Goals 2006 each of his first two years have been cut short. Field Goals 3 twice, last vs. • Played in five games in the 2004-05 season before 2 three times, last vs. Illinois, 11-25-06 • A native New Yorker, Salley transferred to Monroe receiving a medical redshirt due to shoulder surgery. Southern Miss, 12-21-05 3-Point Field Goals College in The Bronx for the 2005-06 season and • Played in seven games last year before undergoing 3-Point Field Goals 1 three times, last vs. helped his new team reach the 2006 NJCAA Division I season-ending knee surgery as the result of an injury 0 Rutgers, 11-24-06 national tournament and a school-record 33 victories. sustained during practice at Carver Arena. Free Throws Free Throws • Earning spots on the NJCAA Region XV First Team, as • Had a second knee surgery in the spring, but his 9 vs. Bowling Green, 4 vs. Rutgers, 11-24-06 well as the Region XV and national all-tournament teams, rehab work put him in position to possibly return to 12-3-05 Minutes Played Salley led the Mustangs by averaging 13.2 points and action in the season-opener versus DePaul and he did Minutes Played 21 twice, last vs. 8.8 rebounds per game during his sophomore season. report to the scorer’s table at the end of the first half 15 vs. Bowling Green, Rutgers, 11-24-06 • With Bradley utilizing a four-guard starting lineup, versus the Blue Demons. 12-3-05 Salley has come off the bench and averaged 17.5 • Made his season debut Nov. 15 versus SIU- minutes per game. Edwardsville, playing 10 minutes and finishing with three points, four rebounds and a • Has struggled with his shot in the early going, but has been active on the glass and blocked shot. on the defensive end. • Experienced swelling in his knee, however, and did not play Sunday due to a lack of • Second on the team in rebounding (3.8 rpg), tied for second with eight offensive practice time leading up to the game. rebounds and tied for third with seven steals. • Returned to the court Tuesday and scored four points in his six minutes. • After missing his first seven free throw attempts, Salley has made seven of his last eight attempts at the stripe. • Salley also is shooting an even 50 percent (6-12) from the field in the last three games.

MATT SALLEY’S CAREER STATS TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS Season GP-GS Min. Avg. FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2006-07 6-0 105 17.5 13-32 .406 3-6 .500 7-15 .467 8 15 23 3.8 18-1 4 6 1 7 36 6.0

SAM SINGH’S CAREER STATS TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS Season GP-GS Min. Avg. FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2004-05 5-0 29 5.8 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 4 3 7 1.4 8-0 0 3 0 1 11 2.2 2005-06 7-0 58 8.3 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 9-11 .818 4 12 16 2.3 13-0 4 8 2 1 17 2.4 2006-07 4-0 30 7.5 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 3 4 7 1.8 4-0 1 2 2 0 7 1.8 Totals 15-0 117 7.8 8-17 .471 0-0 .000 19-24 .792 11 19 30 2.0 25-0 5 13 4 2 35 2.3

www.bubraves.com 2006-07 Bradley Braves Basketball 10 GAME 17 • NOV. 11,29, 2006 PLAYER PLAYER NOTES NOTES • •11 8 10 • J.J. Tauai Andrew Warren • 24 Sr. • G • 6-3 • 215 Fr. • G • 6-5 • 190 Verona, Mo. Indianapolis, Ind. Verona H.S. Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School

CAREER BESTS PERSONAL PERSONAL CAREER BESTS Points Full Name: Jeron Joseph Tauai Full Name: Andrew Michael Warren Points 21 vs. SIU- Birthdate: April 4, 1985 Birthdate: Aug. 2, 1987 16 vs. Florida A&M, Edwardsville, 11-15-06 Birthplace: Springfield, Mo. Birthplace: Indianapolis, Ind. 11-21-06 Rebounds Parents: DeAnna Chaffin and Al Tauai Parents: Tyrone and Kim Warren Rebounds 8 vs. SIU- Siblings: Damon (34), Shon (33), Tearra (30), Chris Siblings: Brooke (18), Blake (16) and Anthony (14) 4 twice, last vs. Florida Edwardsville, 11-15-06 (29), Marc (28), Terry (26), Shara (25) and Derek (23) Major: Academic Exploration Program A&M, 11-21-06 Assists Major: Administration of Criminal Justice High School Coach: Leo Klemm Assists 9 vs. Florida A&M, High School Coach: Brad Stewart 2 twice, last vs. 11-21-06 • A three-year member of the varsity team at Brebeuf Rutgers, 11-24-06 Blocked Shots • A defensive-minded guard, Tauai’s insertion into the Jesuit Preparatory School, Warren earned second-team Blocked Shots 2 at Illinois St., 2-11-06 starting lineup at the middle of the 2005-06 season All-City and All-Marion County honors from the 3 vs. Florida A&M, Steals sparked Bradley’s hot finish and run to the NCAA Indianapolis Star last season after averaging 19.4 points, 11-21-06 5 twice, last vs. Florida Tournament Sweet 16. 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. Steals A&M, 11-21-06 • Has remained in the starting lineup as part of a four- • Also selected for The Indianapolis Star Indiana Boys 2 twice, last vs. Field Goals guard set to start this season and Bradley’s record is now All-Star Team, which swept the annual two-game summer Rutgers, 11-24-06 6 twice, last vs. SIU- 19-6 (.760) since he became part of the starting five Jan. series against the Kentucky All-Stars. Field Goals Edwardsville, 11-15-06 14, 2006. • Helped Brebeuf to Indiana Class 3A sectional titles in 6 vs. Florida A&M, 3-Point Field Goals • Enjoyed his best all-around game as a Brave with 2004 and 2005. 11-21-06 5 vs. Missouri St., 3-1-04 career-highs of 21 points and eight rebounds Nov. 15 • Warren’s uncle, the late Tony Warren, scored more 3-Point Field Goals Free Throws versus SIU-Edwardsville. than 1,200 points at Butler (1979-83). 3 vs. Rutgers, 11-24-05 8 vs. SIU- • After averaging 2.3 points per game during his first • Cousin Johnny Davis, a former Indiana Pacers player Free Throws Edwardsville, 11-15-06 three years, Tauai has averaged 9.3 points through the and Orlando Magic head coach, is now an assistant 2 twice, last vs. Florida Minutes Played season’s first six games. coach for the Pacers. A&M, 11-21-06 34 vs. SIU-Edwardsville, • Showed off his versatility Nov. 21, putting up 12 • A true freshman, Warren is averaging 21.2 minutes Minutes Played 11-15-06 points, nine assists, five steals and a blocked shot against through Bradley’s first six games. 29 vs. Florida A&M, Florida A&M. • Shooting 53.8 percent from the field in his first six 11-21-06 • Has shot 53.6 percent (37-69) from the field in his last 27 games dating back to games and has made five of his last eight 3-point field mid-January. goal tries.

J.J. TAUAI’S CAREER STATS TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS Season GP-GS Min. Avg. FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2003-04 31-7 543 17.5 32-112 .286 11-43 .256 23-37 .622 24 49 73 2.4 53-1 43 51 4 21 98 3.2 2004-05 27-3 422 15.6 16-61 .262 6-29 .207 7-13 .538 13 34 47 1.7 48-0 30 37 3 15 45 1.7 2005-06 29-19 432 14.9 19-38 .500 5-11 .455 10-17 .588 13 38 51 1.8 43-0 50 25 5 25 53 1.8 2006-07 6-6 169 28.2 18-37 .486 6-11 .545 14-17 .824 7 15 22 3.7 15-0 19 7 3 7 56 9.3 Totals 93-35 1566 16.8 85-248 .343 28-94 .298 54-84 .643 57 136 193 2.1 149-1 142 120 15 68 252 2.7

ANDREW WARREN’S CAREER STATS TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS Season GP-GS Min. Avg. FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2006-07 6-0 127 21.2 15-28 .536 5*-12 .417 6-8 .750 6 10 16 2.7 8-0 6 5 3 6 41 6.8

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2006-07 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE STANDINGS VALLEY SCHEDULE Thru Nov. 26 MVC Overall 27 Monday School W L Pct. W L Pct. Home Away Neutral Oakland City at Indiana State ...... 6:05 pm Wichita State 0 0 .000 4 0 1.000 2-0 2-0 0-0 SEMO at Evansville ...... 7:05 pm Bradley 0 0 .000 5 1 .833 4-0 0-0 1-1 Missouri State 0 0 .000 4 1 .800 3-0 0-0 1-1 29 Wednesday Southern Illinois 0 0 .000 4 1 .800 2-0 0-0 2-1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Creighton ...... 7:05 pm UNI 0 0 .000 4 1 .800 2-0 0-1 2-0 Evansville at Tennessee-Martin ...... 7:05 pm Indiana State 0 0 .000 3 1 .750 2-0 1-1 0-0 Sacramento State at Illinois State ...... 7:05 pm Creighton 0 0 .000 2 1 .667 2-0 0-1 0-0 Iowa State at UNI (UNI-Dome) ...... 7:05 pm Illinois State 0 0 .000 3 2 .600 1-0 1-1 1-1 Southern Illinois at La. Tech ...... 7:05 pm Drake 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 1-0 0-0 1-2 UMKC at Wichita State ...... 7:05 pm Evansville 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 2-1 0-1 0-0 Bradley at Tennessee Tech ...... 8:05 pm Cumulative Non-Conference Record 33 12 .733 21-1 4-5 8-6 30 Thursday NATIONAL POLL SUMMARY (WEEK 4 • NOV. 26, 2006) Indiana State at Middle Tenn. State ...... 7 pm Associated Press Coaches SportsLine Mid-Major Preseason Missouri State Price Cutter Classic 1 UCLA (1727 points) Ohio State (740) UCLA Creighton (741) Alabama St. at Missouri St...... 7:05 pm 2 Pittsburgh (1666) UCLA (734) Pittsburgh Gonzaga (729) 3 Ohio State (1649) Pittsburgh (708) Alabama Hofstra (681) 4 Florida (1576) Florida (690) Kansas Southern Illinois (629) DECEMBER 5 Kansas (1490) Kansas (572) Florida Wichita State (610) 2 Saturday 6 Alabama (1404) North Carolina (571) North Carolina Bucknell (565) UNI at Bucknell ...... 1:05 p.m. 7 North Carolina (1389) Alabama (566) Texas A&M George Mason (561) Saint Louis at Southern Illinios ...... 3:05 pm 8 Marquette (1240) Texas A&M (532) Ohio State Akron (507) Wichita State at Syracuse ...... 6:05 pm 9 Texas A&M (1213) Marquette (450) Wichita State Winthrop (438) 10 LSU (985) Duke (424) Marquette Western Kentucky (435) Indiana State at Ball State 11 Duke (946) Washington (393) Maryland Missouri State (382) Texas-Arlington at Illinois State ...... 7:05 pm 12 Wisconsin (807) LSU (379) Wisconsin Toledo (292) Missouri State Price Cutter Classic 13 Washington (731) Wisconsin (373) LSU Loyola-Chicago (274) Santa Clara at Missouri St...... 7:05 pm 14 Memphis (685) Syracuse (325) Arizona Oral Roberts (273) 15 Syracuse (662) Connecticut (308) Washington Drexel (257) 16 Arizona (652) Arizona (298) Butler Loyola Marymount (252) 3 Sunday 17 Wichita State (635) Memphis (263) Georgia Tech Marist (174) Bradley at Michigan St. (WEEK) ...... 11 am 18 Georgetown (628) Butler (232) Memphis Northern Arizona (166) Evansville at Missouri ...... Noon 19 Butler (572) Maryland (209) Duke Montana (156) 20 Connecticut (516) Nevada (205) Connecticut Penn (155) Drake at Iowa State ...... 1:05 pm 21 Georgia Tech (511) Gonzaga (201) Georgetown Old Dominion (135) 22 Gonzaga (421) Wichita State (187) Syracuse College of Charleston (133) 2006-07 MVC PRESEASON POLL 23 Maryland (376) Georgetown (179) Gonzaga Long Beach State (128) 24 Nevada (349) Georgia Tech (175) Nevada Sam Houston State (113) School (1st-Place Votes) ...... Points 25 Virginia (91) Texas (69) Arkansas Albany (108) 1. Creighton (29) ...... 386 Others Receiving Votes 2. Southern Illinois (9) ...... 354 26 Texas (89) Illinois (52) Oklahoma State UNC-Wilmington (104) 3. Wichita State (2) ...... 325 27 Xavier (54) San Diego State (44) Pacific (103) 4. Missouri State ...... 289 28 Oklahoma State (43) Michigan State (42) Belmont (79) 29 Michigan State (42) Air Force (35) Northern Iowa (66) 5. UNI ...... 223 30 Kentucky (37) Oklahoma State (24) Kent State (65) 6. Evansville ...... 163 31 Missouri State (37) Michigan (24) Holy Cross (64) 7. Drake ...... 150 32 Arkansas (33) Arkansas (20) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (62) 8. Bradley ...... 136 33 Illinois (33) Kentucky (13) Samford (47) 34 San Diego State (22) Xavier (10) Iona (40) 9. Illinois State ...... 125 35 Southern Illinois (21) Louisville (6) Wisconsin-Milwaukee (40) 10. Indiana State ...... 48 36 Creighton (15) Tennessee (5) South Alabama (37) 37 Tennessee (11) Creighton (4) St. Mary’s, Calif. (36) 38 Air Force (8) Oral Roberts (4) Wisconsin-Green Bay (34) 2006-07 MVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 39 Florida State (5) Oregon (3) Western Michigan (31) Date Player of the Week Newcomer 40 George Washington (4) Brigham Young (3) BRADLEY (30) N 13 Jeremy Crouch, BU Dom Johnson, ILS 41 Michigan (4) Southern Illinois (2) VCU (29) N 20 Zach Andrews, BU Jordan Egsleder, UNI 42 West Virginia (4) Virginia (1) Manhattan (28) N 27 Matt Shaw, SIU Boo Richardson, ILS 43 Bradley (3) Monmouth (25) 44 Louisville (3) UNC-Greensboro (24) 45 Old Dominion (3) Arkansas-Little Rock (21) 46 Massachusetts (2) Eastern Washington (20) 47 New Mexico (2) Davidson (19) 48 Holy Cross (1) Delaware State (18) 49 Oregon (1) Appalachian State (17) 50 Villanova (1) Ohio (17) 51 Wake Forest (1) Murray State (16) 52 San Francisco (16) 53 Lipscomb (15) 54 Butler (12) 55 Miami-Ohio (11) 56 Northwestern State (10) 57 Fairleigh Dickinson (7) 58 Coastal Carolina (6) 59 Illinois State (6) 60 St. Peter’s (6) 61 Towson (4) 62 American (3) 63 Southern (3) Seven others with at least 1 pt. www.bubraves.com 2006-07 Bradley Braves Basketball 12 GAME 7 • NOV. 29, 2006 BRADLEY STATS • 13

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (5-1) (4-0) (0-0) (1-1) CONFERENCE...... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (5-1) (4-0) (0-0) (1-1)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------14 Crouch, Jeremy..... 6-6 179 29.8 34-62 .548 26-41 .634 14-15 .933 2 17 19 3.2 12 0 18 10 0 12 108 18.0 04 Franklin, Will..... 6-6 189 31.5 28-60 .467 15-32 .469 10-12 .833 8 13 21 3.5 5 0 37 17 0 10 81 13.5 21 Andrews, Zach...... 6-6 148 24.7 32-48 .667 0-0 .000 16-34 .471 17 38 55 9.2 25 3 5 17 4 4 80 13.3 20 Ruffin, Daniel..... 3-3 77 25.7 12-31 .387 5-17 .294 5-6 .833 1 4 5 1.7 7 0 18 6 0 4 34 11.3 10 Tauai, J.J...... 6-6 169 28.2 18-37 .486 6-11 .545 14-17 .824 7 15 22 3.7 15 0 19 7 3 7 56 9.3 32 Adams, Danny...... 6-3 126 21.0 18-35 .514 16-32 .500 0-3 .000 2 9 11 1.8 13 1 5 3 1 5 52 8.7 24 Warren, Andrew..... 6-0 127 21.2 15-28 .536 5-12 .417 6-8 .750 6 10 16 2.7 8 0 6 5 3 6 41 6.8 22 Salley, Matt...... 6-0 105 17.5 13-32 .406 3-6 .500 7-15 .467 8 15 23 3.8 18 1 4 6 1 7 36 6.0 01 Jassey, Saihou..... 4-0 29 7.3 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000 1 2 3 0.8 10 0 2 0 0 0 11 2.8 54 Singh, Sam...... 4-0 30 7.5 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 3 4 7 1.8 4 0 1 2 2 0 7 1.8 05 Phillips, Ryan..... 4-0 10 2.5 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 0.8 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1.0 50 Lavin, Brian...... 4-0 11 2.8 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.5 TEAM...... 6 12 18 3.0 0 1 ------Total...... 6 1200 178-356 .500 76-155 .490 80-120 .667 62 142 204 34.0 117 5 116 74 14 56 512 85.3 Opponents...... 6 1200 144-330 .436 39-104 .375 83-128 .648 71 140 211 35.2 104 - 80 100 9 31 410 68.3

TEAM STATISTICS BRAD OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 512 410 11-11-06 DEPAUL W 78-58 11080 Points per game...... 85.3 68.3 11-15-06 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE W 74-58 8514 Scoring margin...... +17.0 - !11-19-06 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W 81-72 8860 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 178-356 144-330 !11-21-06 FLORIDA A&M W 107-75 8806 Field goal pct...... 500 .436 !11-24-06 vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights W 101-72 7888 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 76-155 39-104 !11-25-06 vs L 71-75 8532 3-point FG pct...... 490 .375 ! = Chicago Invitational Challenge 3-pt FG made per game.. 12.7 6.5 * = Conference game FREE THROWS-ATT...... 80-120 83-128 Free throw pct...... 667 .648 REBOUNDS...... 204 211 Rebounds per game...... 34.0 35.2 Rebounding margin...... -1.2 - ASSISTS...... 116 80 Assists per game...... 19.3 13.3 TURNOVERS...... 74 100 Turnovers per game..... 12.3 16.7 Turnover margin...... +4.3 - Assist/turnover ratio.. 1.6 0.8 STEALS...... 56 31 Steals per game...... 9.3 5.2 BLOCKS...... 14 9 Blocks per game...... 2.3 1.5 WINNING STREAK...... 0 - Home win streak...... 4 - ATTENDANCE...... 37260 16420 Home games-Avg/Game.... 4-9315 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 2-8210

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------Bradley Braves...... 263 249 - 512 Opponents...... 184 226 - 410

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2006-07 RESULTS MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Date Opponent W-L Score Att. Rec. MVC High Scorer High Rebounder Transition Points -- Bradley 112, Opponents 50 Nov. 11 DePaul W 78-58 11,080 1-0 --- Crouch 22 Andrews 10 Points Off Turnovers -- Bradley 118, Opponents 69 Nov. 15 SIU-Edwardsville W 74-58 8,514 2-0 --- Tauai 21 Andrews 12 Points In The Paint -- Bradley 172, Opponents 168 CHICAGO INVITATIONAL CHALLENGE (FINAL TWO GAMES IN HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL.) 2nd-Chance Points -- Bradley 71, Opponents 86 Nov. 19 Illinois-Chicago W 81-72 8,860 3-0 --- Crouch 29 Andrews 15 Bench Scoring -- Bradley 121, Opponents 116 Nov. 21 Florida A&M W 107-75 8,806 4-0 --- Adams 24 Salley 6 3-Point Plays -- BU 7-10 (.700), Opp. 7-11 (.636) Nov. 24 vs. Rutgers W 101-72 7,888 5-0 --- Crouch 19 Andrews 9 Nov. 25 vs. Illinois L 71-75 8,532 5-1 --- Franklin 17 Franklin 8 Andrews 4-5, Jassey 1-1, Tauai 1-1, Warren 1-2, Adams 0-1

Date Opponent Time TV Series Notes 20-Point Scorers -- Bradley 5, Opponents 1 Nov. 29 at Tennessee Tech 8:05 p.m. --- BracketBuster return game; Bradley leads 2-0 Crouch 2, Adams 1, Andrews 1, Tauai 1 Dec. 3 at Michigan State 11 a.m. ESPN Regional Michigan State leads 1-0; Starts three-year series Double-Digit Rebounds -- BU 3, Opponents 1 Dec. 5 Wright State 7:05 p.m. --- First meeting Andrews 3 Double-Doubles -- Bradley 3, Opponents 1 MEDIACOM CYCLONE CAPITAL CLASSIC Andrews 2, Franklin 1 Dec. 16 vs. Iowa State 2:05 p.m. ESPN2 Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines; Bradley leads 6-4 Charges Taken -- Bradley 6, Opponents 6 Andrews 2, Tauai 2, Crouch 1, Jassey 1 Dec. 19 Loyola-Chicago 7:05 p.m. --- Bradley leads 27-15; Home team has won seven straight Times Fouled -- Bradley 85, Opponents 96 Dec. 23 Southern Miss 7:05 p.m. --- Bradley leads 2-0 Times Fouled -- Dec. 27 *at UNI 8:05 p.m. ESPN2 Bradley leads 23-9; First MVC game at McLeod Center Andrews 24, Tauai 15, Crouch 12, Franklin 10, Dec. 30 *Evansville 7:05 p.m. --- Bradley leads 15-13; Bradley leads 11-2 at home Salley 8, Ruffin 6, Singh 5, Warren 4, Jassey 3, Jan. 2 *Missouri State 7:05 p.m. Mediacom Missouri State leads 22-13; Bradley leads 9-7 at home Adams 2, Jan. 4 *at Wichita State 7:05 p.m. --- Bradley leads 67-52; Wichita State leads 37-17 in Wichita Dunks -- Bradley 12, Opponents 4 Jan. 6 *at Drake 7:05 p.m. WTVP Bradley leads 71-50; Drake leads 31-26 in Des Moines Andrews 11, Warren 1 Jan. 10 *Southern Illinois 7:05 p.m. --- Bradley leads 37-31; Bradley leads 22-9 at home Deflections -- Bradley 128, Opponents 89 Jan. 13 *at Indiana State 6:35 p.m. WEEK Bradley leads 42-22; Series tied in Terre Haute Tauai 28, Franklin 21, Salley 15, Andrews 13, Jan. 18 *at Creighton 7:05 p.m. NETV Bradley leads 38-33; Creighton leads 20-13 in Omaha Crouch 13, Warren 12, Ruffin 9, Adams 5, Lavin 4, Jan. 20 *Wichita State 7:05 p.m. WTVP Bradley leads 48-14 at home Singh 4, Jassey 1 Jan. 24 *Illinois State 7:35 p.m. WEEK Bradley leads 57-45; Bradley leads 37-15 at home Jan. 27 *at Missouri State 7:05 p.m. --- Missouri State leads 12-3 in Springfield Jan. 31 *Creighton 7:35 p.m. MVC-TV Bradley leads 23-12 at home Feb. 3 *at Illinois State 7:05 p.m. WMBD Illinois State leads 28-17 in Normal Feb. 7 *at Southern Illinois 7:35 p.m. MVC-TV Southern Illinois leads 17-13 in Carbondale Feb. 10 *Drake 2:05 p.m. WEEK Bradley leads 43-16 at home Feb. 14 *at Evansville 7:05 p.m. --- Evansville leads 10-3 in Evansville Feb. 17 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA TBA Bradley 4-1 in BracketBuster related games Feb. 20 *UNI 7:05 p.m. --- Bradley leads 15-1 at home Feb. 24 *Indiana State 7:05 p.m. TBA Bradley leads 26-6 at home

2007 STATE FARM MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT March 1 First Round 6:05 p.m. --- Scottrade Center in St. Louis; Seeds 7-10 March 2 Quarterfinals 12:05/6:05 p.m. MVC-TV Scottrade Center in St. Louis March 3 Semifinals 1:35 p.m. MVC-TV Scottrade Center in St. Louis March 4 Championship 1:05 p.m. CBS Scottrade Center in St. Louis

2006-07 RESULTS MARGINS Outcome 4 9 16 20 29 32 Wins (5) 11111 Losses (1) 1------

RECORDS BY STARTING LINEUP Record Point Guard Shooting Guard Small Forward Power Forward Center 3-0 Franklin Tauai Crouch Adams Andrews 2-1 Ruffin Franklin Tauai Crouch Andrews

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Opponent Date Score W/L FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Avg. PF A TO BS S Pts. Avg. DePaul N 11 78-58 W 27-48 .563 13-25 .520 11-22 .500 5 24 29 29.0 20 19 11 0 9 78 78.0 22-46 .478 7-23 .304 7-13 .538 6 22 28 28.0 18 13 18 0 5 58 58.0 SIU-E’ville N 15 74-58 W 26-63 .413 6-17 .353 16-24 .667 16 27 43 36.0 21 12 13 4 9 74 76.0 20-53 .377 4-10 .400 14-23 .609 10 28 38 33.0 22 9 17 2 5 58 58.0 Ill.-Chicago N 19 81-72 W 29-57 .509 12-24 .500 11-20 .550 8 32 40 37.3 19 17 14 2 7 81 77.7 24-66 .364 7-23 .304 17-25 .680 15 25 40 35.3 15 10 9 1 9 72 62.7 Florida A&M N 21 107-75 W 36-65 .554 20-35 .571 15-17 .882 8 17 25 34.2 13 30 11 4 17 107 85.0 29-53 .547 9-16 .563 8-12 .667 7 22 29 33.8 13 19 24 1 5 75 65.8 vs. Rutgers N 24 101-72 W 37-64 .578 14-25 .560 13-17 .765 12 18 30 33.4 21 24 11 2 7 101 88.2 23-59 .390 5-13 .385 21-28 .750 23 17 40 35.0 19 11 19 3 4 72 67.0 vs. Illinois N 25 71-75 L 23-59 .390 11-29 .379 14-20 .700 13 24 37 34.0 23 14 14 2 7 71 85.3 26-53 .491 7-19 .368 16-27 .593 10 26 36 35.2 17 18 13 2 3 75 68.3

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SINGLE-GAME TEAM HIGHS SINGLE-GAME TEAM LOWS Bradley ...... Category ...... Opponent Bradley ...... Category ...... Opponent 107 vs. Florida A&M, 11-21 ...... Points ...... 75 twice, last by Illinois, 11-25 71 vs. Illinois, 11-25 ...... Points . . . . . 58 twice, last by SIU-E’ville, 11-15 37 vs. Rutgers, 11-24 ...... FGM ...... 26, Illinois, 11-25 23 vs. Illinois, 11-25 ...... FGM ...... 20, SIU-Edwardsville, 11-15 65 vs. Florida A&M, 11-21 ...... FGA ...... 66, Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 48 vs. DePaul, 11-11 ...... FGA ...... 46, DePaul, 11-11 57.8% (37-64) vs. Rutgers, 11-24 ...... FG% . . . . . 54.7% (29-53), Florida A&M, 11-21 39.0% (23-59) vs. Illinois, 11-25 ...... FG% . . . 36.4% (24-66), Illinois-Chicago, 11-19

20 vs. Florida A&M, 11-21 (MVC record) . 3FGM ...... 9, Florida A&M, 11-21 6 vs. SIU-Edwardsville, 11-15 ...... 3FGM ...... 4, SIU-Edwardsville, 11-15 35 vs. Florida A&M, 11-21 (school record) 3FGA . 23 twice, last by Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 17 vs. SIU-Edwardsville, 11-15 ...... 3FGA ...... 10, SIU-Edwardsville, 11-15 57.1% (20-35) vs. Florida A&M, 11-21 . . 3FG% . . . . . 56.3% (9-16), Florida A&M, 11-21 35.3% (6-17) vs. SIU-E’ville, 11-15 . . . . . 3FG% . . 30.4% (7-23) twice, last by UIC, 11-19

16 vs. SIU-Edwardsville, 11-15 ...... FTM ...... 21, Rutgers, 11-24 11 twice, last vs. Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 . . . FTM ...... 7, DePaul, 11-11 24 vs. SIU-Edwardsville, 11-15 ...... FTA ...... 28, Rutgers, 11-24 17 twice, last vs. Rutgers, 11-24 ...... FTA ...... 12, Florida A&M, 11-21 88.2% (15-17) vs. Florida A&M, 11-21 . . . FT% ...... 75.0% (21-28), Rutgers, 11-24 50.0 (11-22) vs. DePaul, 11-11 ...... FT% ...... 53.8% (7-13), DePaul, 11-11

43 vs. SIU-Edwardsville, 11-15 ...... Rebounds ...... 40 twice, last by Rutgers, 11-24 25 vs. Florida A&M, 11-21 ...... Rebounds ...... 28, DePaul, 11-11 30 vs. Florida A&M, 11-21 ...... Assists ...... 19, Florida A&M, 11-21 12 vs. SIU-Edwardsville, 11-15 ...... Assists ...... 9, SIU-Edwardsville, 11-15 14 twice, last vs. Illinois, 11-25 ...... Turnovers ...... 24, Florida A&M, 11-21 11 three times, last vs. Rutgers, 11-24 . Turnovers ...... 9, Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 4 twice, last vs. Florida A&M, 11-21 . . . . . Blocks ...... 3, Rutgers, 11-24 0 vs. DePaul, 11-11 ...... Blocks ...... 0, DePaul, 11-11 17 vs. Florida A&M, 11-21 ...... Steals ...... 9, Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 7 three times, last vs. Illinois, 11-25 . . . . . Steals ...... 3, Illinois, 11-25

23 vs. Illinois, 11-25 ...... Fouls ...... 22, SIU-Edwardsville, 11-15 13 vs. Florida A&M, 11-21 ...... Fouls ...... 13, Florida A&M, 11-21 BRADLEY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME TEAM HIGHS OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME TEAM HIGHS Category ...... Total . . . Player, Opponent, Date Category ...... Total ...... Player, Opponent, Date Points ...... 29 . . . . . Jeremy Crouch vs. Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 Points ...... 21 ...... Rome Sanders, Florida A&M, 11-21 FGM ...... 10 . . . . . Zach Andrews vs. Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 FGM ...... 9 ...... Rome Sanders, Florida A&M, 11-21 10 . . . . . Jeremy Crouch vs. Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 FGA ...... 13 ...... Josh Mayo, Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 FGA ...... 18 . . . . . Daniel Ruffin vs. Illinois, 11-25 13 ...... Ty Johnson, SIU-Edwardsville, 11-15 FG% (min. 5 FGM) . . . . 71.4% . . . Zach Andrews (10-14) vs. Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 FG% (min. 5 FGM) . . 90.0% ...... Rome Sanders (9-10), Florida A&M, 11-21

3FGM ...... 8 . . . . . Danny Adams vs. Florida A&M, 11-21 (ties school record) 3FGM ...... 4 ...... T.J. Gray, Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 3FGA ...... 12 . . . . . Danny Adams vs. Florida A&M, 11-21 3FGA ...... 10 ...... T.J. Gray, Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 12 . . . . . Jeremy Crouch vs. Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 3FG% (min. 2 3FGM) 75.0% ...... Jon Mason (3-4), Florida A&M, 11-21 3FG% (min. 3 3FGM) . . 100% . . . . Jeremy Crouch (3-3) vs. Rutgers, 11-24 FTM ...... 5 ...... Jamar Smith, Illinois, 11-25 FTM ...... 8 . . . . . J.J. Tauai vs. SIU-Edwardsville, 11-15 5 ...... J.R. Inman, Rutgers, 11-24 FTA ...... 12 . . . . . Zach Andrews vs. Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 5 ...... Othyus Jeffers, Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 FT% (Min. 3 FTM) . . . . . 1.000% . . . Zach Andrews (5-5) vs. Florida A&M, 11-21 5 ...... Mike Hardiek, SIU-Edwardsville, 11-15 FTA ...... 6 ...... Chester Frazier, Illinois, 11-25 Rebounds ...... 15 . . . . . Zach Andrews vs. Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 6 ...... Jamar Smith, Illinois, 11-25 Assists ...... 10 . . . . . Will Franklin vs. Florida A&M, 11-21 6 ...... J.R. Inman, Rutgers, 11-24 Turnovers ...... 5 . . . . . Will Franklin vs. Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 6 ...... Ollie Bailey, Rutgers, 11-24 Blocked Shots ...... 3 . . . . . Andrew Warren vs. Florida A&M, 11-21 6 ...... Othyus Jeffers, Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 Steals ...... 5 . . . . . J.J. Tauai vs. Florida A&M, 11-21 6 ...... Nick Arth, SIU-Edwardsville, 11-15 6 ...... Mike Hardiek, SIU-Edwardsville, 11-15 Minutes ...... 39 . . . . . Will Franklin vs. Illinois-Chicago, 11-19 FT% (Min. 3 FTM) . . . 1.000 ...... Marquis Webb (4-4), Rutgers, 11-24 1.000 ...... Karl White (4-4), Illinois-Chicago, 11-19

Rebounds ...... 10 ...... Othyus Jeffers, Illinois-Chicago, 11-19

Assists ...... 11 ...... Chester Frazier, Illinois, 11-25 Turnovers ...... 5 ...... Anthony Farmer, Rutgers, 11-24 5 ...... Darius Glover, Florida A&M, 11-21 5 ...... Nick Arth, SIU-Edwardsville, 11-15 5 ...... Wilson Chandler, DePaul, 11-11 Blocked Shots ...... 2 ...... Hamady N’Diaye, Rutgers, 11-24 Steals ...... 3 ...... Joe Ballard, Florida A&M, 11-21 3 ...... Karl White, Illinois-Chicago, 11-19

Minutes ...... 37 ...... Anthony Farmer, Rutgers, 11-24

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DePaul 58 SIU-Edwardsville 58 Illinois-Chicago 72 1 at Bradley 78 2 at Bradley 74 3 at Bradley 81

Nov. 11, 2006 Nov. 15, 2006 Nov. 19, 2006 • Chicago Invitational Challenge Peoria, Ill. • Carver Arena • 11,080 Peoria, Ill. • Carver Arena • 8,514 Peoria, Ill. • Carver Arena • 8,860

VISITORS: DePaul (0-1) VISITORS: SIU-Edwardsville (0-1) VISITORS: Illinois-Chicago (1-2) 3-PT REB. 3-PT REB. 3-PT REB. NAME FG-A FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BS S MIN NAME FG-A FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BS S MIN NAME FG-A FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BS S MIN K. Clarke f 2-5 1-2 3-5 0-8-8 3 8 100132 N. Arth f 4-7 0-0 3-6 1-3-4 4 11 150031 J. Stefanov f 1-3 0-1 0-4 1-8-9 4 2 210024 W. Chandler f 5-7 1-2 1-3 0-5-5 4 12 050024 M. Hardiek f 4-8 0-0 5-6 3-4-7 4 13 101024 K. Bond f 3-7 0-0 4-5 3-3-6 1 10 110227 W. Green g 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 000114 D. Taylor c 3-4 0-0 3-5 1-4-5 4 9 021017 S. Vandermeer c 1-5 0-0 1-2 3-5-8 2 3 000022 J. Currie g 1-5 1-4 0-1 1-1-2 1 3 440023 T. Johnson g 4-13 2-4 0-0 1-2-3 1 10 220229 J. Mayo g 7-13 2-7 0-0 1-2-3 0 16 230229 S. Mejia g 8-12 1-4 1-1 3-2-5 2 18 320032 J.B. Jones g 0-5 0-1 1-2 0-3-3 4 1 220127 O. Jeffers g 2-11 0-0 5-6 3-7-10 4 9 210130 D. Burns 3-8 1-5 0-0 0-0-0 2 7 330223 P. McDermott 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 2 110113 K. White 3-8 1-2 4-4 2-0-2 2 11 120319 C. Clinkscales 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 00004 J. Gathing 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 2 01005 T.J. Gray 4-11 4-10 2-2 1-0-1 1 14 110123 T. Moses 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 00005 A. Jones 3-7 2-3 0-0 1-2-3 1 8 210031 D.J. Smedley 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 1 1 10005 M. Heard 2-2 1-1 0-1 1-2-3 3 5 010023 C. Burris 0-4 0-1 2-4 1-4-5 2 2 010010 R. Bush 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 00004 W. Walker 1-4 1-4 2-2 0-4-4 1 5 230120 A. Clayborne 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 010113 S. Stewart 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 00004 TEAM TEAM 1-4-5 1 J. Ignjatovic 2-3 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 0 4 00007 TOTALS 22-46 7-23 7-13 6-22-28 18 58 13 18 0 5 200 TOTALS 20-53 4-10 14-23 10-28-38 22 58 9 17 2 5 200 J. Dailey 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 00106 TOT-FG 1st: 8-28 28.6% 2nd: 12-25 48.0% Game: 37.7% Deadbl TEAM TOT-FG 1st: 11-21 52.4% 2nd: 11-25 44.0% Game: 47.8% Deadbl 3pt-FG 1st: 3-8 37.5% 2nd: 1-2 50.0% Game: 40.0% Rebs TOTALS 24-66 7-23 17-25 15-25-40 15 72 10 9 1 9 200 3pt-FG 1st: 4-12 33.3% 2nd: 3-11 27.3% Game: 30.4% Rebs FThrow 1st: 6-8 75.0% 2nd: 8-15 53.3% Game: 60.9% 5 TOT-FG 1st: 15-34 44.1% 2nd: 9-32 28.1% Game: 36.4% Deadbl FThrow 1st: 2-4 50.0% 2nd: 5-9 55.6% Game: 53.8% 0 3pt-FG 1st: 4-13 30.8% 2nd: 3-10 30.0% Game: 30.4% Rebs HOME: Bradley (2-0) FThrow 1st: 3-8 37.5% 2nd: 14-17 82.4% Game: 68.0% 3 HOME: Bradley (1-0) 3-PT REB. 3-PT REB. NAME FG-A FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BS S MIN HOME: Bradley (3-0) NAME FG-A FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BS S MIN Z. Andrews c 4-7 0-0 0-2 6-6-12 5 8 131020 3-PT REB. Z. Andrews c 5-8 0-0 2-9 1-9-10 4 12 220032 W. Franklin g 5-10 2-5 3-4 2-3-5 0 15 420329 NAME FG-A FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BS S MIN W. Franklin g 4-9 1-5 2-2 0-2-2 2 11 430233 J.J. Tauai g 6-14 1-3 8-9 3-5-8 1 21 211034 Z. Andrews c 10-14 0-0 6-12 3-12-15 4 26 042238 J.J. Tauai g 2-2 1-1 2-2 0-1-1 3 7 210128 J. Crouch g 3-6 2-3 4-4 0-1-1 3 12 420329 W. Franklin g 6-12 3-5 1-2 1-1-2 0 16 750339 J. Crouch g 6-10 6-9 4-4 0-4-4 4 22 320127 D. Adams g 2-6 1-5 0-1 1-2-3 2 5 110021 J.J. Tauai g 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 4 0 220027 D. Ruffin g 4-6 4-5 0-0 0-0-0 4 12 720224 S. Jassey 1-5 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 2 000010 J. Crouch g 10-17 7-12 2-2 0-6-6 1 29 520138 S. Jassey 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 00001 R. Phillips 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 00001 D. Adams g 1-4 1-4 0-2 0-4-4 4 3 210124 R. Phillips 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 00001 M. Salley 3-10 0-0 0-1 2-3-5 3 6 011119 M. Salley 2-5 1-1 0-0 1-3-4 4 5 000012 M. Salley 2-5 0-1 0-4 2-2-4 0 4 110219 A. Warren 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 2 2 010225 A. Warren 0-3 0-2 2-2 2-1-3 2 2 100022 A. Warren 3-5 0-1 1-1 1-3-4 2 7 000120 B. Lavin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 00002 TEAM 0-1-1 D. Adams 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-1-2 0 3 000013 S. Singh 1-3 0-0 1-3 1-3-4 3 3 021010 TOTALS 29-57 12-2411-20 8-32-40 19 81 17 14 2 7 200 B. Lavin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 00002 TEAM 1-1-2 TEAM 0-2-2 TOTALS 26-63 6-17 16-24 16-27-43 21 74 12 13 4 9 200 TOT-FG 1st: 15-28 53.6% 2nd: 14-29 48.3% Game: 50.9% Deadbl TOTALS 27-48 13-25 11-22 5-24-29 20 78 19 11 0 9 200 3pt-FG 1st: 4-10 40.0% 2nd: 8-14 57.1% Game: 50.0% Rebs TOT-FG 1st: 14-34 41.2% 2nd: 12-29 41.4% Game: 41.3% Deadbl F Throw 1st: 3-7 42.9% 2nd: 8-13 61.5% Game: 55.0% 4 TOT-FG 1st: 13-24 54.2% 2nd: 14-24 58.3% Game: 56.3% Deadbl 3pt-FG 1st: 4-11 36.4% 2nd: 2-6 33.3% Game: 35.3% Rebs 3pt-FG 1st: 8-15 53.3% 2nd: 5-10 50.0% Game: 52.0% Rebs F Throw 1st: 12-17 70.6% 2nd: 4-7 57.1% Game: 66.7% 1 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd TOTAL F Throw 1st: 1-6 16.7% 2nd: 10-16 62.5% Game: 50.0% 5 Illinois-Chicago 37 35 72 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd TOTAL Bradley 37 44 81 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd TOTAL Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 25 33 58 DePaul 28 30 58 Bradley 44 30 74 Officials: Alan Spainhour, Jose Carrion and Greg Durrah Bradley 35 43 78 Officials: Darron George, Mark Mayhood and Mike Litzelfelner PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley received career-best performances from senior Officials: Jim Burr, Curtis Shaw and J.D. Collins center Zach Andrews and Jeremy Crouch and senior guard Will PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley senior guard J.J. Tauai turned in career-highs with Franklin once again played well in place of injured point guard Daniel PEORIA, Ill. -- On a night that began with a pregame celebration of 21 points and eight rebounds, leading the Braves (2-0) to a 74-58 men’s Ruffin as the trio combined for 71 points in Bradley’s 81-72 victory against Bradley’s run to the 2006 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, the Braves (1-0) victory versus NCAA Division II Southern Illinois- Illinois-Chicago (1-2) in the first round of the Chicago Invitational Challenge turned in an encore performance for a sold-out crowd of 11,080 Saturday Edwardsville (0-1) Wednesday night at Carver Arena. Sunday afternoon at Carver Arena. night at Carver Arena, racing by DePaul (0-1), 78-58, in the season-opener Bradley was playing without junior point guard Daniel Ruffin, a For the second time in three games, Crouch posted a career-best scoring for both teams. preseason candidate for the Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford effort with 29 points and the 6-foot-5 guard added a career-best six Bradley junior guard Jeremy Crouch led a Bradley onslaught from and the Missouri Valley Conference active career assists leader, who is listed rebounds and tied his career best with five assists. The 6-foot-8 Andrews behind the 3-point line, scoring a career-best 22 points, highlighted by a as day-to-day with a hip injury. Known more for his defensive skill poured in a career-best 26 points and equalled his career-high with 15 personal 6-for-9 effort from 3-point land. As a team, the Braves set a Carver throughout his career, Tauai’s asserted himself on the offensive end to pick rebounds for his second double-double of the year and third double-digit Arena record for the home side by draining 13 treys (in 25 attempts), up his team. rebounding effort in as many games. Overshadowed by the play of Andrews topping the previous mark of 12 triples set versus Evansville Jan. 23, 1999. SIU-Edwardsville, which was coming off a 54-50 exhibition victory at and Crouch, Franklin added 16 points, seven assists and three steals. Crouch’s effort was supported by junior guard Daniel Ruffin, a preseason Nebraska Saturday night, jumped out to a 12-4 lead to start the game, but Illinois-Chicago was paced by point guard Josh Mayo’s 16 points, while Bob Cousy Award candidate, who drained 4-of-5 3-point attempts for his 12 the Braves answered with a 15-0 run to take the lead and outscored the reserve guard T.J. Gray added 14 points, including 12 on four deep 3- points and also dished out a game-high seven assists. Senior center Zach Cougars 40-13 over the final 15:16 of the first half. Junior forward Matt pointers. The Flames also received 11 points off the bench from Karl White Andrews turned in a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds and Salley started the run with a turnaround jumper on the baseline, and after a and forward Kevin Bond completed the double-digit scoring with 10 points, senior guard Will Franklin chipped in with 11 points. Tauai layup, a non-traditional 4-point play pulled the Braves even. Senior while Othyus Jeffers just missed a double-double with nine points and 10 DePaul senior guard Sammy Mejia led the Blue Demons with 18 points guard Will Franklin made the first of two free throws to pull Bradley within rebounds. and sophomore forward Wilson Chandler added 12 points. Junior forward 12-9, but missed his second attempt. Bradley batted the rebound out and Bradley cranked up its defense in the second half to pull away from a Karron Clarke pulled down a team-high eight rebounds for DePaul. senior guard Danny Adams buried a 3-pointer for the 12-12 tie. Tauai 37-37 halftime score for its 20th consecutive non-conference home win and Despite facing a much bigger opponent, Bradley started the game with a put Bradley on top with another trey and the Braves never looked back. eighth consecutive regular-season victory. The Braves limited Illinois- four-guard lineup -- Crouch, Franklin, Riffin and senior J.J. Tauai -- with the Franklin, who handled the majority of the point guard duties in Ruffin’s Chicago to 9-for-32 (.281) shooting from the floor after the break. After 6-foot-8 Andrews the only Brave taller than 6-foot-5 in the starting lineup. absence, turned in a solid all-around game with 15 points, five rebounds, shooting 53.6 percent (15-28) in the first half, Bradley only cooled slightly The Braves set the tone early, scoring the game’s first points on a Crouch 3- four assists and three steals. Junior guard Jeremy Crouch added 12 after the break by making 14-of-29 (.483) attemtps in the second half. pointer from the right wing 30 seconds into the game. Although DePaul points, four assists and three steals and senior center Zach Andrews just More notably, Bradley made 8-of-14 (.571) 3-point tries in the second half would tie the game on three occassions, the Blue Demons never lead. missed out on a second straight double-double with eight points and a and finished 12-of-24 overall from behind the arc. After a Mejia leaner pulled the Blue Demons into a 24-24 tie with 6:58 game-high 12 rebounds. Senior forward Mike Hardiek led SIU-Edwardsville Franklin gave the Braves the ahead for good, 51-49, on a 3-pointer left in the half, Tauai drained a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 6:15 with 13 points and seven rebounds. The Cougars also got 11 points from from the right wing with 14:28 left in the game and Crouch gave the Braves left, igniting an 11-4 Bradley surge to end the half. sophomore forward Nick Arth and 10 from guard senior guard Ty Johnson. separation by draining treys in a span of 23 seconds that turned a 56-53 The teams matched each other basket-for-basket in the opening two Bradley’s lead grew to double-digits, 30-19, on a Salley layup with 6:49 lead into a 62-53 bulge with 9:28 left. The Flames did not pull within six minutes of the second half before the Braves broke the game open with a left in the half and the bulge hit 21 points, 44-23, on a Zach Andrews points the rest of the way and freshman Andrew Warren pushed the 15-3 burst in a span of just 2-minutes, 40-seconds. Ruffin and Crouch hit putback with 3:10 remaining. Andrews also gave the Braves a game-high advantage to double-digits, 76-66, on two free throws with 3:38 remaining. back-to-back threes to start the rush, and after four straight points from 25-point advantage, 70-45, with another putback with 7:10 left in the While Bradley played without junior point guard Daniel Ruffin, a Tauai, Ruffin hit another trey before Franklin finished off the outburst with two game. preseason candidate for the Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford, free throws for a 57-38 Bradley advantage with 15:24 left in the game. After shooting 56.3 percent from the field and making a home game for the second straight game, Illinois-Chicago was without senior forward DePaul got not closer than 15 points the rest of the way and Bradley was school-record 13 3-pointers in Saturday’s 78-58 victory versus DePaul, Daniel Zorich. Flames head coach Jimmy Collins announced in a pregame able to push the lead to as many as 25 down the stretch. Bradley hit only 41.3 percent (26-63) of their field goal attempts Wednesday, news release that Zorich, a 6-foot-9 forward from Serbia, has taken an Despite the height disadvantage, Bradley outboarded DePaul 29-28. including just 6-of-17 (.353) 3-point tries. The Braves were much more indefinite leave of absence from the team for personal reasons. The Braves also forced DePaul into 18 turnovers and 30.4 percent (7-23) effective on the glass, however, finishing with 16 offensive rebounds and a shooting from 3-point range. 43-38 overall rebounding advantage. Bradley also forced SIU-Edwardsville Saturday night’s crowd of 11,080 was the second-largest non- into 17 turnovers and outscored the guests 24-4 in transition. conference crowd in the 25-year history of Carver Arena and the sixth-largest home crowd overall in Bradley Basketball history. Everyone in attendance received a Sweet 16 rally towel and a red Sweet 16 t-shirt to enhance the school’s first-ever “Red-Out” promotion.

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Florida A&M 72 Rutgers 72 Illinois 75 4 at Bradley 107 5 Bradley 101 6 Bradley 71

Nov. 21, 2006 • Chicago Invitational Challenge Nov. 24, 2006 • Chicago Invitational Challenge Nov. 25, 2006 • Chicago Invitational Challenge Peoria, Ill. • Carver Arena • 8,806 Hoffman Estates, Ill. • Sears Centre • 7,888 Hoffman Estates, Ill. • Sears Centre • 8,532

VISITORS: Florida (1-4) VISITORS: Rutgers (1-3) VISITORS: Illinois (7-0) 3-PT REB. 3-PT REB. 3-PT REB. NAME FG-A FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BS S MIN NAME FG-A FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BS S MIN NAME FG-A FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BS S MIN D. Glover f 4-8 0-0 3-5 1-4-5 3 11 450230 J.R. Inman f 4-9 1-4 5-6 0-5-5 3 14 020034 W. Carter f 7-11 0-1 3-4 2-6-8 3 17 031132 R. Sanders c 9-10 0-0 3-3 2-3-5 3 21 140035 J. Griffin f 2-4 1-1 0-0 1-1-2 0 5 001012 S. Pruitt c 7-11 0-0 2-3 2-7-9 1 16 000031 J. Mason g 5-9 3-4 0-0 0-1-1 1 13 210027 A. Hill f 3-7 0-0 4-5 6-1-7 3 10 300022 C. Brock g 4-4 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 3 8 141029 L. Robinson g 4-10 3-7 0-0 1-4-5 0 11 420027 M. Webb g 5-10 2-6 4-4 2-0-2 2 16 230131 C. Frazier g 2-5 2-4 4-6 2-2-4 2 10 11 1 0 1 35 J. Ballard g 3-7 1-2 1-2 1-3-4 0 8 430324 A. Farmer g 2-11 1-2 0-0 2-1-3 1 5 350237 R. McBride g 1-9 1-5 1-4 1-7-8 0 4 320035 L. Twitty 3-4 1-1 0-0 1-4-5 2 7 020018 J. Mimmo 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 00002 T. Meachem 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-0-0 5 5 110014 E. Maul 1-3 1-2 1-2 0-0-0 2 4 230016 O. Bailey 3-5 0-0 3-6 4-0-4 2 9 020011 C. Hicks 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 00000+ V. Monaros 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 00008 J. Cherry 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 00002 B. Carlwell 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-1-1 0 1 00013 Q. Strothers 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 00000+ J. Colon 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 00002 J. Smith 3-7 3-6 5-6 1-0-1 2 14 210017 J. Williams 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 00004 C. Nelson 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 220112 M. Arnold 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-1-1 1 0 01004 A. Adkins 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 231011 S. Keating 0-0 0-0 4-5 1-0-1 2 4 100012 TEAM 0-1-1 TEAM 1-0-1 1 F. Russell 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 00006 TOTALS 26-53 7-19 16-27 10-26-36 17 75 18 13 2 3 200 TOTALS 29-53 9-16 8-12 7-22-29 13 75 19 24 1 5 200 H. N’Diaye 2-3 0-0 1-2 1-6-7 5 5 042017 TEAM 5-2-7 1 TOT-FG 1st: 14-27 51.9% 2nd: 12-26 46.2% Game: 49.1% Deadbl TOT-FG 1st: 14-21 66.7% 2nd: 15-32 46.9% Game: 54.7% Deadbl TOTALS 23-59 5-13 21-28 23-17-40 19 72 11 19 3 4 200 3pt-FG 1st: 3-6 50.0% 2nd: 4-13 30.8% Game: 36.8% Rebs 3pt-FG 1st: 5-6 83.3% 2nd: 4-10 40.0% Game: 56.3% Rebs FThrow 1st: 1-8 12.5% 2nd: 15-19 78.9% Game: 59.3% 4 FThrow 1st: 2-3 66.7% 2nd: 6-9 66.7% Game: 66.7% 4 TOT-FG 1st: 10-29 34.5% 2nd: 13-30 43.3% Game: 39.0% Deadbl 3pt-FG 1st: 4-7 57.1% 2nd: 1-6 16.7% Game: 38.5% Rebs HOME: Bradley (5-1) HOME: Bradley (4-0) FThrow 1st: 3-6 50.0% 2nd: 18-22 81.8% Game: 75.0% 2 3-PT REB. 3-PT REB. NAME FG-A FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BS S MIN NAME FG-A FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BS S MIN HOME: Bradley (5-0) Z. Andrews c 2-4 0-0 1-2 2-2-4 5 5 040120 Z. Andrews c 4-5 0-0 5-5 1-4-5 5 13 010018 3-PT REB. W. Franklin g 5-13 3-6 4-4 3-5-8 1 17 340037 W. Franklin g 4-11 3-7 0-0 1-1-2 0 11 10 1 0 1 30 NAME FG-A FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF TP A TO BS S MIN J.J. Tauai g 3-6 2-3 2-2 2-4-6 4 10 010131 J.J. Tauai g 5-8 2-4 0-0 0-1-1 1 12 911526 Z. Andrews c 7-10 0-0 2-4 4-5-9 2 16 231120 J. Crouch g 4-8 4-7 0-1 1-2-3 1 12 320236 J. Crouch g 4-11 4-7 2-2 0-2-2 0 14 220227 W. Franklin g 4-5 3-4 0-0 1-1-2 2 11 920121 D. Ruffin g 5-18 1-9 5-6 1-2-3 2 16 630234 D. Adams g 8-12 8-12 0-0 0-1-1 1 24 200328 J.J. Tauai g 2-5 0-0 2-4 1-0-1 2 6 411023 M. Salley 3-5 0-1 1-2 0-3-3 5 7 100013 S. Jassey 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 3 2 20009 J. Crouch g 7-10 3-3 2-2 1-2-3 3 19 100322 A. Warren 0-1 0-0 1-3 0-0-0 0 1 10004 R. Phillips 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 4 10014 D. Ruffin g 3-7 0-3 0-0 0-2-2 1 6 510019 D. Adams 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 5 3 001117 M. Salley 2-4 1-1 2-4 3-3-6 2 7 220421 S. Jassey 2-4 0-1 3-3 1-0-1 4 7 00009 S. Singh 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 00108 A. Warren 6-9 2-3 2-2 2-2-4 1 16 233129 R. Phillips 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 0 0 00004 TEAM 3-5-8 B. Lavin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 00002 M. Salley 1-3 1-2 4-4 0-1-1 4 7 020021 TOTALS 23-59 11-29 14-20 13-24-37 23 71 14 14 2 7 200 S. Singh 0-0 0-0 4-4 1-0-1 0 4 00006 A. Warren 5-8 3-5 0-0 1-2-3 1 13 210227 TEAM 0-1-1 1 D. Adams 5-8 4-6 0-0 0-0-0 1 14 010023 TOT-FG 1st: 12-28 42.9% 2nd: 11-31 35.5% Game: 39.0% Deadbl TOTALS 36-65 20-35 15-17 8-17-25 13 107 30 11 4 17 200 B. Lavin 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 00005 3pt-FG 1st: 6-14 42.9% 2nd: 5-15 33.3% Game: 37.9% Rebs S. Singh 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 10006 F Throw 1st: 8-9 88.9% 2nd: 6-11 54.5% Game: 70.0% 3 TOT-FG 1st: 17-36 47.2% 2nd: 19-29 65.5% Game: 55.4% Deadbl TEAM 2-2-4 3pt-FG 1st: 10-20 50.0% 2nd: 10-15 66.7% Game: 57.1% Rebs TOTALS 37-64 14-25 13-17 12-18-30 21 101 24 11 2 7 200 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd TOTAL F Throw 1st: 4-6 66.7% 2nd: 11-11 100.% Game: 88.2% 1 Illinois 32 43 75 TOT-FG 1st: 23-34 67.6% 2nd: 14-30 46.7% Game: 57.8% Deadbl Bradley 38 33 71 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd TOTAL 3pt-FG 1st: 13-17 76.5% 2nd: 1-8 12.5% Game: 56.0% Rebs Florida A&M 35 40 75 F Throw 1st: 2-4 50.0% 2nd: 11-13 84.6% Game: 76.5% 2 Officials: Mike Eades, Sam Croft and Curtis Blair Bradley 48 59 107 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd TOTAL HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Illinois guard Chester Frazier posted a Officials: Jim Bruno, Bobby Pennington and Matt Oblas Rutgers 27 45 72 double-double with 10 points and 11 assists and was named the Most Bradley 61 40 101 Valuable Player of the 2006 Chicago Invitational Challenge after leading PEORIA, Ill. -- Led by fifth-year senior guard Danny Adams (Metamora, Ill./ the Illini (7-0) to a 75-71, come-from-behind win versus Bradley (5-1) in the Officials: Roger Ayers, William Humes and Clyde Owens Metamora H.S.), Bradley turned in a record-setting performance in the championship game Saturday night at the Sears Centre. second round of the Chicago Invitational Challenge as the Braves (4-0) tied The Illinois front line combination of Warren Carter (17 points, eight HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Bradley (5-0) took its 3-point shooting show the Missouri Valley Conference single-game record with 20 3-pointers in a rebounds) and Shaun Pruitt (16, 9) combined for 33 points and 17 rebounds on the road and continued its torrid long-range attack, draining 13 first-half 107-75 win against Florida A&M (1-4) Tuesday night at Carver Arena. against Bradley’s much smaller lineup. The Illini also got a lift from Peoria 3-pointers en route to a 101-72 victory versus Rutgers (1-3) in the third Adams tied the school’s single-game record by making eight 3-pointers Richwoods High School product Jamar Smith, who was questionable for the round of the Chicago Invitational Challenge Friday evening at the new Sears and he led six Braves in double-figures with a career-best 24 points. Adams game with an ankle injury, but scored 14 points off the bench. Centre. The Braves advanced to the tournament’s championship game and is the fourth Bradley player to score at least 20 points in the season’s first Bradley was led by Will Franklin’s 17 points and eight rebounds, while will play either Miami-Ohio or Illinois in Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. tournament four games. Freshman guard Andrew Warren (Indianapolis, Ind./Brebeuf point guard Daniel Ruffin scored 16 points and dished out six assists. Jeremy finale. Jesuit) scored 16 points off the bench, while starters Jeremy Crouch (14), Crouch added 12 points and J.J. Tauai completed the double-digit scoring Junior guard Jeremy Crouch, who sank all three of his 3-point tries, led Zach Andrews (13), J.J. Tauai (12) and Will Franklin (11) also scored in with 10 points. Crouch and Franklin both were named to the all-tournament five Braves in double-figures with a game-high 19 points, while senior center double-figures. Franklin posted his first career double-double by adding a team. Zach Andrews provided some interior punch with 16 points and a game-high career-best 10 assists and Tauai just missed his first double-double by also Once again benefiting from some sharp shooting from the perimeter, nine rebounds. Fifth-year senior Danny Adams added 14 points, freshman dishing out a career-best nine assists. Bradley twice grabbed 11-point leads in the first half. A Franklin 3-pointer guard Andrew Warren chipped in with 13 points and senior guard Will Bradley’s 30 assists were the most since the Braves finished with 32 in a gave the Braves a 29-18 lead with 6:39 left in the first and a Matt Salley Franklin contributed 11 points and nine assists, just missing his second 113-102 win at Southern Illinois Feb. 29, 1988. The 20 3-pointers (in a layup put Bradley up 34-23 with 3:53 left in the period. straight double-double. The Braves also welcomed back junior point guard school-record 35 attempts) equaled the Valley single-game mark originally With the 6-foot-7 Salley and starting center Zach Andrews both battling Daniel Ruffin, who had missed the previous three games with a strained hip set by Creighton Feb. 19, 2005 versus Chattanooga. The previous school foul trouble, however, the Illini appeared to wear the Braves down and flexor, but scored six points and dished out five assists in his 19 minutes. record for 3-pointers made and attempted came in a 15-for-33 effort Jan. 2, eventually took the lead, 58-57, on a Smith trey with 5:44 left in the game. Rutgers was led by guard Marquis Webb’s 16 points. Forward Adrian 1988 at Loyola-Chicago. The 107 points equalled the most in the five-year Illinois built its lead to as many as seven, 72-65, with 27 seconds left, and Hill had 10 points and seven rebounds and forward J.R. Inman completed Jim Les coaching era at Bradley (107-70 Dec. 7, 2002 versus Arkansas- made enough free throws to hold of a late Bradley rally. the double-digit scoring with 14 points. Monticello) and were the most points scored by the Braves against a NCAA The loss ends Bradley’s 10-game regular-season winning streak, which Bradley won its fifth straight game versus the and Division I opponent since their 110-80 win Dec. 23, 1995 against Chicago was tied for the fifth longest in the country entering the game. State. improved to 8-3 versus the league since it formed in 1979. The Braves also Bradley’s 3-point effort overshadowed a good offensive effort by Florida extended their regular-season winning streak to 10 games and three of their A&M, which shot 54.7 percent from the field and drained 9-of-16 (.563) last six wins overall have come against the Big East (Pittsburgh in the 2006 attempts from behind the arc against a usually tough Braves 3-point defense. NCAA Tournament, DePaul in the 2006-07 season-opener). Center Rome Sanders led four Rattlers in double-figures with 21 points. Jon After tying the Missouri Valley Conference record with 20 3-pointers in Mason added 13, while Darius Glover and Leslie Robinson both scored 11. Tuesday’s second round game versus Florida A&M, Bradley drained 13-of- Bradley wasted little time unleashing its 3-point barrage, breaking away 17 (.765) attempts from behind the arc in the first half, racing to a 61-27 from a 2-2 tie with four straight triples to start a 14-4 outburst. Adams hit lead at the break. After exchanging layups to open the game, Franklin gave the first two treys on consecutive Bradley possessions, while Crouch and the Braves the lead for good, 4-2, with a mid-range jumper and continued Tauai quickly followed. After a Tauai layup made it 18-8, the Braves drained the 12-2 Bradley burst with consecutive 3-pointers. four more 3-pointers during a 12-2 burst to break the game open. The Braves did not let up, however, pushing the lead to 29-8 on an The Braves built their first-half advantage to as many as 20 points, 43- Adams trey with 10:47 left in the half and eventually to 31 points,58-27, on 23, on two Sam Singh free throws with 5:32 left, only to watch Florida A&M a Warren bucket with 45 seconds left. The lead grew to as many as 39 answer with a 12-2 run to close within 45-35 with 36 seconds left in the points, 73-34, early in the second half and the advantage never dipped half. Just when it appeared the Rattlers would have momentum on their side below 26 the rest of the game. heading into the break, though, Warren drained a 3-pointer from the corner Bradley went into the Thanksgiving holiday ranked fifth nationally in 3- just before the buzzer for a 48-35 advantage. point field goal percentage (.505) and eighth in 3-pointers made (51). The The Braves started the second half with a 15-2 run, capped by Crouch’s Braves did nothing to hurt those numbers, finishing 14-for-25 (.560) from fourth 3-pointer for a 63-37 lead with 16:32 left and the outcome was never behind the arc. With 65 3-point baskets just five games into the season, in question the rest of the way. The lead grew to a game-high 39 points, Bradley already has eclipsed its final season totals from the 1991-92 (61) 93-54, on Adams’ record-tying eighth 3-pointer with 7:00 remaining and and 1992-93 (64) years. Franklin hit the trey to tie Creighton’s Valley record with 2:21 remaining.

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2006-07 Under Jim Les 2006-07 Under Jim Les Category ...... W . . L Pct. W . . . L Pct. Category ...... W . . L Pct. W . . . L Pct. Overall ...... 5 . 1 .833 67 . . 61 .523 Bradley Outrebounds Opponent ...... 2 . . 1 .667 41 . . 23 .640 Home ...... 4 . . 0 1.000 47 . . 15 .758 Opponent Outrebounds Bradley ...... 2 . . 0 1.000 22 . . 36 .379 Road ...... 0 . . 0 .000 12 . . 39 .235 Rebounds Equal ...... 1 . . 0 1.000 4 . . . 2 .667 Neutral ...... 1 . . 1 .500 8 . . . 7 .533 Bradley Commits 20+ Turnovers ...... 0 . . 0 .000 6 . . 14 .300 Against Non-Valley Teams ...... 5 . 1 .833 33 . . 17 .660 Bradley Forces 20+ Turnovers ...... 1 . . 0 1.000 13 . . . 5 .722 Home ...... 4 . . 0 1.000 23 . . . 3 .885 Road ...... 0 . . 0 .000 4 . . 11 .267 Bradley Turnovers > Opponent ...... 1 . . 1 .500 19 . . 38 .333 Neutral ...... 1 . . 1 .500 6 . . . 3 .667 Bradley Turnovers < Opponent ...... 4 . . 0 1.000 43 . . 18 .705 Turnovers Equal ...... 0 . . 0 .000 5 . . . 5 .500 Missouri Valley Conference ...... 0 . 0 .000 34 . . 44 .436 Home ...... 0 . . 0 .000 24 . . 12 .667 Bradley Fouls > Opponent ...... 4 . . 1 .800 20 . . 50 .286 Road ...... 0 . . 0 .000 8 . . 28 .222 Bradley Fouls < Opponent ...... 1 . . 0 1.000 47 . . 11 .810 State Farm MVC Tournament ...... 0 . . 0 .000 2 . . . 4 .333 Leading at Halftime ...... 4 . . 1 .800 46 . . 18 .719 Overtime ...... 0 . 0 .000 6 . . . 3 .667 Trailing at Halftime ...... 0 . . 0 .000 18 . . 40 .310 Home ...... 0 . . 0 .000 4 . . . 2 .667 Tied at Halftime ...... 1 . . 0 1.000 3 . . . 4 .429 Road ...... 0 . . 0 .000 2 . . . 1 .667 Neutral ...... 0 . . 0 .000 0 . . . 0 .000 Playing at Night ...... 4 . . 1 .800 51 . . 46 .526 Playing During the Day ...... 1 . . 0 1.000 16 . . 15 .516 Bradley Scores 100+ Points ...... 2 . . 0 1.000 3 . . . 0 1.000 Opp. Scores 100+ Points ...... 0 . . 0 .000 0 . . . 0 .000 Mondays ...... 0 . . 0 .000 4 . . . 3 .571 Tuesdays ...... 1 . . 0 1.000 6 . . . 4 .600 Bradley Scores 90-99 Points ...... 0 . . 0 .000 5 . . . 0 1.000 Wednesdays ...... 1 . . 0 1.000 21 . . 18 .538 Opp. Scores 90-99 Points ...... 0 . . 0 .000 0 . . . 3 .000 Thursdays ...... 0 . . 0 .000 0 . . . 3 .000 Fridays ...... 1 . . 0 1.000 6 . . . 4 .600 Bradley Scores 80-89 Points ...... 1 . . 0 1.000 11 . . . 5 .688 Saturdays ...... 1 . . 1 .500 25 . . 27 .481 Opp. Scores 80-89 Points ...... 0 . . 0 .000 3 . . 18 .143 Sundays ...... 1 . . 0 1.000 5 . . . 6 .455

Bradley Scores 70-79 Points ...... 2 . . 1 .667 31 . . 19 .620 Playing On Television ...... 1 . 1 .500 35 . . 40 .467 Opp. Scores 70-79 Points ...... 3 . . 1 .750 17 . . 25 .405 National Television ...... 0 . 0 .000 2 . . . 4 .333 CBS ...... 0 . . 0 .000 2 . . . 2 .500 Bradley Scores 60-69 Points ...... 0 . . 0 .000 12 . . 22 .353 ESPN2 ...... 0 . . 0 .000 0 . . . 0 .000 Opp. Scores 60-69 Points ...... 0 . . 0 .000 24 . . 11 .686 ESPNU ...... 0 . . 0 .000 0 . . . 1 .000 HDNet ...... 0 . . 0 .000 0 . . . 1 .000 Bradley Scores <60 Points ...... 0 . . 0 .000 5 . . 15 .250 Regional Television ...... 0 . 0 .000 7 . . . 7 .500 Opp. Scores <60 Points ...... 2 . . 0 1.000 23 . . . 4 .852 Valley TV ...... 0 . . 0 .000 7 . . . 7 .500 Local Television ...... 1 . 1 .500 26 . . 27 .491 Bradley FG% > .500 ...... 4 . . 0 1.000 22 . . . 2 .917 WCIA-TV (Champaign) ...... 0 . . 1 .000 0 . . . 1 .000 Opp. FG% > .500 ...... 1 . . 0 1.000 7 . . 17 .292 WEEK-TV (Peoria 25) ...... 1 . . 0 1.000 20 . . 21 .488 WMBD-TV (Peoria 31) ...... 0 . . 0 .000 2 . . . 2 .500 Bradley FG% < .400 ...... 0 . . 1 .000 11 . . 29 .275 KMTV (Omaha 3) ...... 0 . . 0 .000 1 . . . 2 .333 Opp. FG% < .400 ...... 3 . . 0 1.000 29 . . 13 .690 KWCH (Wichita 12) ...... 0 . . 0 .000 0 . . . 1 .000 WTWO (Terre Haute 2) ...... 0 . . 0 .000 4 . . . 0 1.000 Bradley FG% > Opp. FG% ...... 5 . . 0 1.000 48 . . 13 .787 Mediacom (Des Moines) ...... 0 . . 0 .000 0 . . . 2 .000 Bradley FG% < Opp. FG% ...... 0 . . 1 .000 19 . . 49 .279 Mediacom (Springfield, Mo.) . . . 0 . . 0 .000 2 . . . 0 1.000

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INDIVIDUAL TEAM A Brave Scored 30 Points . . . . . 30 by Marcellus Sommerville vs. Drake, 2/25/06 Bradley Scored 100 Points ...... 101 vs. Rutgers, 11/24/06 An Opp. Scored 30 Points ...... 30 by Tony Young at Southern Illinois, 1/8/06 An Opponent Scored 100 Points ...... 107 at #23 USC, 11/18/00

Bradley Scored 50 Points in a Half ...... 61 vs. Rutgers, 11/24/06 A Brave Scored 40 Points ...... 44 by vs. Auburn, 3/17/88 Bradley Scored 60 Points in a Half ...... 61 vs. Rutgers, 11/24/06 An Opponent Scored 40 Points . . . 40 by Rodney Buford at Creighton, 12/30/98 An Opponent Scored 50 Points in a Half . . . 51, Missouri State (2nd), 1/25/06

A Brave Shot 100% From The Field (Minimum 8 FGA) Bradley Scored Fewer Than 50 Points ...... 46 vs. Southern Illinois, 3/5/06 8-for-8 by Danny Granger vs. Hampton, 12/21/01 An Opponent Scored Fewer Than 50 Points ...... 47, Creighton, 3/3/06 Bradley Scored Fewer Than 40 Points ...... 37 at Missouri State, 1/27/92 A Brave Made Five 3-Pointers . . 8 by Danny Adams vs. Florida A&M, 11/21/06 An Opponent Scored Fewer Than 40 Points . . . . 39 by Northern Iowa, 2/5/00 An Opp. Made Five 3-Pointers ...... 5 by Sean Ogirri, Wichita State, 3/4/06 Bradley Shot At Least 60% From The Field . 60.7% (34-56) vs. Drake, 2/25/06 A Brave Grabbed 15 Reb. . . . . 15 by Zach Andrews vs. Illinois-Chicago, 11/19/06 An Opp. Shot Less Than 30% . . . . . 29.8% (14-47) at Southern Miss, 12/21/05 A Brave Grabbed 20 Rebounds . 20 by Danny Granger vs. Pepperdine, 11/22/02 Bradley Shot .600 FG% in a Half ...... 67.6% (23-34) vs. Rutgers, 11/24/06 An Opp. Grabbed 15 Rebounds . . 16 by Randal Falker, Southern Illinois, 3/5/06 An Opp. Shot .600 FG% in a Half . . . . . 66.7% (14-21), Florida A&M, 11/21/06

A Brave Had 10 Assists ...... 11 by Will Franklin vs. Florida A&M, 11/21/06 Bradley Scored Fewer Than 20 in a Half ...... 19 vs. Creighton, 3/3/06 A Brave Had 15 Assists ...... 16 by Anthony Manuel vs. Dayton, 12/29/88 An Opponent Scored Fewer Than 20 in a Half . . . . . 14, Illinois State, 2/1/06 An Opponent Had 10 Assists ...... 11 by Chester Frazier, Illinois, 11/25/06 Bradley Mad 15 3-Point Baskets ...... 20 vs. Florida A&M, 11/21/06 A Brave Blocked Five Shots . . . . . 5 by Patrick O’Bryant vs. Wichita State, 3/4/06 Bradley Made 10 3-Point Baskets ...... 11 vs. Illinois, 11/25/05 An Opponent Blocked Five Shots 5 by Randall Falker at Southern Illinois, 1/8/06 An Opponent Made 10 3-Point Baskets ...... 11 at Evansville, 1/28/06

Bradley Failed To Make A 3-Point Basket ...... 0-for-8 vs. Drake, 2/16/00 A Brave Had Five Steals ...... 5 by J.J. Tauai vs. Florida A&M, 11/21/06 An Opp. Failed To Make A 3-Point Basket . . 0-for-9, Chicago State, 11/26/05 An Opponent Had Five Steals . . . . 5 by Russell Robinson vs. Kansas, 3/17/06 Bradley Attempted 30 3-Point Baskets ...... 35 vs. Florida A&M, 11/21/06 A Brave Had A Double-Double Bradley Attempted 25 3-Point Baskets ...... 29 vs. Illinois, 11/25/06 11 points and 10 assists by Will Franklin vs. Florida A&M, 11/21/06 An Opponent Attempted 25 3-Point Baskets . . . . . 30 at Evansville, 1/28/06 An Opponent Had A Double-Double 10 points and 11 assists by Chester Frazier, Illinois, 11/25/06 Bradley Made 30 Free Throws ...... 35 vs. Bowling Green, 12/3/05 Two Braves Each Had A Double-Double An Opponent Made 30 Free Throws ...... 30 at Creighton, 1/18/06 17 points and 14 rebounds by Marcellus Sommerville vs. Wichita State, 3/4/06 Bradley Attempted 50 Free Throws ...... 50 vs. Lamar, 1/4/90 17 points and 10 rebounds by Patrick O’Bryant vs. Wichita State, 3/4/06 An Opponent Attempted 50 Free Throws ...... 52 at Evansville, 1/11/04 Two Opponents Each Had A Double-Double 21 points and 10 rebounds by Leon Young and Bradley Attempted 40 Free Throws ...... 44 vs. Bowling Green, 12/3/05 12 points and 10 rebounds by Chris Logan at Loyola-Chicago, 11/30/05 An Opponent Attempted 40 Free Throws ...... 44 at Creighton, 1/18/06 A Brave Had A Triple-Double 12 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists by Cal Criddle vs. Saint Louis, 2/28/70 Bradley Attempted 30 Free Throws ...... 32 vs. Pittsburgh, 3/19/06 An Opponent Had A Triple-Double An Opponent Attempted 30 Free Throws . . . . . 34 at Missouri State, 2/4/06 29 points, 12 rebounds, 12 blocks by Benoit Benjamin, Creighton, 2/2/85 An Opponent Did Not Make a Free Throw ...... 0-4, Illinois State, 2/1/06

Two Braves Scored 25 Points Each Bradley Had 50 Rebounds ...... 56 at Wichita State, 12/30/05 Jeremy Crouch (29) and Zach Andrews (26) vs. Illinois-Chicago, 11/19/06 An Opponent Had 50 Rebounds ...... 50, Missouri State, 1/5/05 Four Braves Scored 20 Points Each Paul Wilson (29), Luke Jackson (23), Anthony Manuel (21) and Dion Thurman (20) Bradley Had 20 Offensive Rebounds ...... 24 at Wichita State, 12/30/05 vs. Dayton, 12/29/88 An Opponent Had 20 Offensive Rebounds ...... 23, Rutgers, 11/24/06 Three Opponents Scored 20 Points Each Bradley Had At Least A +20 Reb. Margin +22 (47-25) vs. Indiana St., 1/21/06 Ian Hanavan (22), Tobias Brinkley (21) and Clint Cuffle (20) at Evansville, 1/11/03 BU Had At Least A +10 Reb. Margin ...... +16 (37-23) vs. Drake, 2/25/06 Two Braves Scored 20 Points Each An Opp. Had At Least A +10 Reb. Margin . . . +10 (40-30), Rutgers, 11/24/06 Jeremy Crouch (29) and Zach Andrews (26) vs. Illinois-Chicago, 11/19/06 Two Opponents Scored 20 Points Each Bradley Had 30 Assists ...... 30 vs. Florida A&M, 11/21/06 J.R. Blount (24) and Leon Young (21) at Loyola-Chicago, 11/30/05 Bradley Had 20 Assists ...... 24 vs. Rutgers, 11/24/06 An Opponent Had 20 Assists ...... 20, Wichita State, 2/12/05 At Least Six Braves Scored in Double-Figures Danny Adams (24), Andrew Warren (16), Jeremy Crouch (14), Zach Andrews (13), Bradley Committed 20 Turnovers ...... 22 vs. Drake, 2/25/06 An Opponent Committed 20 Turnovers ...... 24, Florida A&M, 11/21/06 J.J. Tauai (12) and Will Franklin (11) vs. Florida A&M, 11/21/06 An Opponent Committed 30 Turnovers ...... 33 by Alcorn State, 1/4/03 At Least Five Braves Scored in Double-Figures Jeremy Crouch (19), Zach Andrews (16), Danny Adams (14), Andrew Warren (13) Bradley Had 10 Blocked Shots ...... 11 vs. Tennessee Tech, 2-18-06 and Will Franklin (11) vs. Rutgers, 11/24/06 At Least Five Opponents Scored in Double Figures Bradley Had 15 Steals ...... 17 vs. Florida A&M, 11/21/06 Brandon Polk (17), Brandon Crone (14), Bruce Horan (11), A.J. Graves (11), Bradley Had 20 Steals ...... 20 vs. Alcorn State, 12/29/02 Julian Betko (11) at Butler, 12/6/05 An Opponent Had 15 Steals ...... 17, Drake, 2/25/06 No Opponents Scored In Double-Figures ...... Indiana State, 1/4/03

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