Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 2:21 pm
Nov. 19, 2025: Bradley Braves (1-0) vs Boston College Eagles (1-0) at Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA
Chris Nelson, walk-on PG
Bradley poured in 53 points in the 2nd half against Sacramento State enroute to an 87-64 crushing victory earlier this week.
We had a shaky start and fell behind 8-2, but scratched and clawed our way back to take a 14-12 lead with 12-1/2 minutes remaining in the first half. SG James Lilly had scored 8 points already at that point. The refs were tough on us, saddling SF Earl Betts and PG Willie Lofton with 2 fouls each in the first 8 minutes of play. That forced Coach Fed to rely heavily on our bench. Bradley took advantage to recapture the lead and go ahead by 5. Our guys chipped away to again go ahead and then totally outplayed the Braves in the final five minutes to forge a 41-31 halftime lead. Coach Aura praised our defense which held Bradley’s shooting to 36% but even though we were +5 in rebounding, he stressed working harder on getting position and blocking out opponents in the 2nd half. Our leading scorers were James Lilly and Marvin Reese with 8 points apiece.
Bradly got hot and we went cold in the 2nd half. Midway through the half, the Braves had gone ahead by a single point at 56-55. We then scored the next 6 points and refused to give up the lead. With 2 minutes to go we were holding onto a 71-69 lead. Jon Ray rattled in a jumper to put us up by 4. With time winding down, the Braves were forced to foul allowing us to pad our lead in the final minute. We ended up with a hard-fought 78-72 victory. We did it by outshooting Bradley 47% to 41% and dominating the boards 41-29.
SG James Lilly and SG Jon Ray both scored 14 points. Lilly picked up a double-double by also hauling in 10 rebounds. PF Marius Witt finished with 10 points and 7 boards. We only hit 2 of 17 three’s, so Coach Fed won’t be happy about that even though we won.
Chris Nelson, walk-on PG
Bradley poured in 53 points in the 2nd half against Sacramento State enroute to an 87-64 crushing victory earlier this week.
We had a shaky start and fell behind 8-2, but scratched and clawed our way back to take a 14-12 lead with 12-1/2 minutes remaining in the first half. SG James Lilly had scored 8 points already at that point. The refs were tough on us, saddling SF Earl Betts and PG Willie Lofton with 2 fouls each in the first 8 minutes of play. That forced Coach Fed to rely heavily on our bench. Bradley took advantage to recapture the lead and go ahead by 5. Our guys chipped away to again go ahead and then totally outplayed the Braves in the final five minutes to forge a 41-31 halftime lead. Coach Aura praised our defense which held Bradley’s shooting to 36% but even though we were +5 in rebounding, he stressed working harder on getting position and blocking out opponents in the 2nd half. Our leading scorers were James Lilly and Marvin Reese with 8 points apiece.
Bradly got hot and we went cold in the 2nd half. Midway through the half, the Braves had gone ahead by a single point at 56-55. We then scored the next 6 points and refused to give up the lead. With 2 minutes to go we were holding onto a 71-69 lead. Jon Ray rattled in a jumper to put us up by 4. With time winding down, the Braves were forced to foul allowing us to pad our lead in the final minute. We ended up with a hard-fought 78-72 victory. We did it by outshooting Bradley 47% to 41% and dominating the boards 41-29.
SG James Lilly and SG Jon Ray both scored 14 points. Lilly picked up a double-double by also hauling in 10 rebounds. PF Marius Witt finished with 10 points and 7 boards. We only hit 2 of 17 three’s, so Coach Fed won’t be happy about that even though we won.