We missed enough free throws to win this game many times over.
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[December 18, 2025] Indiana State (7-4) vs Bradley (7-4)
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Nah....sure these guys made some mistakes, but they were getting exhausted and Scott is coming off illness that only let him play 5 minutes last game.....that dude was shot and giving us everything he had. If we want to put it on the piss poor start then, okay.....but the blame goes to coaching for the overtime rotation debacle....just unreal to not use your best rebounder and most athletic guy in nearly the entire 2nd half and overtimes
SycamoreGrad89
The White Level
Was really hoping to see Enel in any of the OTs. I’m baffled…
I had edited my original post. Didn’t intend for it to come across as particular critical of Scott. He played his ass off. Just one of many examples of missed opportunities for which we didn’t capitalize.
So, was Coach Graves involved or just sitting behind the bench?
What an effort by the guys. We just ran out of gas. I know I was worn out just being there and watching the game. I don't know of a coach I dislike more than Wardle.
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SycamoreBlue3209
The Newsom Level
Funny that sometimes you miss things when you’re at the game and watching up close…what I didn’t miss was yelling at the coaches to put ESB in the 2nd and 3rd OT’s…then I come on here and everyone else saw it too. Vorst was dog tired (no knock on him) and just not getting over to protect the rim then especially in OT3, #10 just killed us.
Nothing but good things to say about the guys that played really though. Thought Jo could have exploited their smaller guards and got to the rim a few times.
It’s easy to second guess a lot of things in 55 minutes of basketball, but we have a team that will fight and not back down…I can live with that.
Nothing but good things to say about the guys that played really though. Thought Jo could have exploited their smaller guards and got to the rim a few times.
It’s easy to second guess a lot of things in 55 minutes of basketball, but we have a team that will fight and not back down…I can live with that.
We've now played 5 overtimes in Bradley's last 3 visits to the Hulman Center
Prisonmate
The Varsity Level
That legitimately might’ve been my favorite loss in all my years watching ISU basketball. It was a really fun game.
Fun and exciting game and let's hope all the Valley games won't be like this or we'll have to hide Coach Graves for health reasons! story of the game was clearly missed FT's and the inability to get defensive rebounds! Big games by Camp, Ian, Dereck and Xavier! By boy Jo Van hit a shot that will be remembered for a VERY long time but overall had an awful game with the turnovers. Team showed some heart and character rally back from an awful start but just couldn't keep them off the offensive boards and missed a TON of FT's and several bunny shots. Correct these issues and let's get some Valley dubs!
Where the hell was St. Benard in the OT's??
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I was thinking during the OTs that the last 3 Bradley games in Terre Haute have been absolute cinema; hell of a uniform match-up too
I really want an answer to this.....It's just unfathomable why he never saw the floor the last
Edit.....I guess my irritation with him not playing when I thought he should clouded my memory of when he played in the second half. He did sub in and out until the 6:30 mark of the 2nd half, which means he never saw the floor in the final 21:30 of game time.
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It was the day before our first MVC game day and I had to wonder...
Why can't the NET 188 team beat the NET 135 team at home? Out-coached at the end and 13 missed free throws.
Will this be our first home attendance over 5,500? 4,719
Is Bradley really as good as they think they are? They beat us, time will tell.
Or are they just another team made up mostly of portal transfers still trying to find themselves? They made some clutch shots.
Are we truly a better rebounding team than them? 55-49 Bradley.
Should we be worried about the 191 turnovers their opponents have totaled? No.
Or worried that they've only totaled 116 turnovers themselves? They only had 8.
Could this game come down to our 74% FT vs their 72% FT? Free throws are very important in a 3OT game.
How much will they rely on Jaquan Johnson? A good amount, but they beat us with numerous guys.
Is it a good sign that their opponents shoot 35% from three? We shot 34.2%
Which of our guys will we be talking about after this game? St. Bernard and his limited minutes.
How many dogs will perform in the halftime show? Anyone who went to the game wanna share?
Why can't the NET 188 team beat the NET 135 team at home? Out-coached at the end and 13 missed free throws.
Will this be our first home attendance over 5,500? 4,719
Is Bradley really as good as they think they are? They beat us, time will tell.
Or are they just another team made up mostly of portal transfers still trying to find themselves? They made some clutch shots.
Are we truly a better rebounding team than them? 55-49 Bradley.
Should we be worried about the 191 turnovers their opponents have totaled? No.
Or worried that they've only totaled 116 turnovers themselves? They only had 8.
Could this game come down to our 74% FT vs their 72% FT? Free throws are very important in a 3OT game.
How much will they rely on Jaquan Johnson? A good amount, but they beat us with numerous guys.
Is it a good sign that their opponents shoot 35% from three? We shot 34.2%
Which of our guys will we be talking about after this game? St. Bernard and his limited minutes.
How many dogs will perform in the halftime show? Anyone who went to the game wanna share?
Can't disagree with any of these comments. I thought our guys who played busted their asses, especially in the OTs when they were gassed. Huge props to Derek, who far exceeded his single-game minute total. HCMG did say on radio post game that we need to give Camp and others more rest in case we have more games like this. I thought this was the most Schertz-like we've looked like offensively in the past two years. Cutting and passing (even Sterling, once) were much better.
Hope we have something left for Sunday.
I know the student crowd was non-existent due to Christmas break, but there were a lot of people around where I sit who normally come who were not there. It barely sprinkled going into the HC and I wasn't wet at all. Hope we don't have to get another team like two years ago for people to get back into it.
Go Trees!
Hope we have something left for Sunday.
I know the student crowd was non-existent due to Christmas break, but there were a lot of people around where I sit who normally come who were not there. It barely sprinkled going into the HC and I wasn't wet at all. Hope we don't have to get another team like two years ago for people to get back into it.
Go Trees!
This was another one for sure. Seriously, how tall is Johnson (minus the hair)?
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He and 10 would play every second they're rested enough to go out there.
For sure. Gotta bump shoulders with the screener.
I’ve thought about this. I’m not ok with this loss. I don’t care how hard they worked. It was for nothing. I fear we’re witnessing a slide back to the Lansing years where moral victories counted as much as real ones.
This game was a huge disappointment. We should have won. Our players lost because they don’t practice enough free throw shooting. Our coaches lost because they didn’t know what adjustments to make, and they left a pivotal player on the bench.
I’m not ok with losing. I hope the fan base hasn’t gone back to that already.
This game was a huge disappointment. We should have won. Our players lost because they don’t practice enough free throw shooting. Our coaches lost because they didn’t know what adjustments to make, and they left a pivotal player on the bench.
I’m not ok with losing. I hope the fan base hasn’t gone back to that already.
Yeah… I’m pretty much in agreement with this ^ A lot of hype about a half court shot to tie the game. It should have never come to that in the first place and the half court shot is only cool if you go onto win the game - it literally means nothing now and we gave the game away multiple times.
The second half turnovers. JVB other than the half court shot being totally haphazard with the ball. The lack of usage of the bench - they had fouled out two of their best players and we refused to put fresh bodies on the court in the 3rd OT it was malpractice. Sterling gave you pretty good minutes at times and was fresh, Enel was fresh, hell given how gassed Scott and others were I’d have probably even run Walker out to see if he could get us an easy bucket. Our guards kept running the pick and roll off the top and almost every time we got forced baseline side into no man’s land and we just kept doing it - it worked early because the swing pass / kicks outs were open but they closed them down pretty good down stretch and we just kept going to it. And finally the missed free throws… ugh
A lot of people are encouraged - this whole idea now we know we can play with anyone is bull shit. That’s the softest shit you can say. We also know we can’t close out games, can’t hit free throws, can’t take care of the ball when it matters - all at home to boot.
The second half turnovers. JVB other than the half court shot being totally haphazard with the ball. The lack of usage of the bench - they had fouled out two of their best players and we refused to put fresh bodies on the court in the 3rd OT it was malpractice. Sterling gave you pretty good minutes at times and was fresh, Enel was fresh, hell given how gassed Scott and others were I’d have probably even run Walker out to see if he could get us an easy bucket. Our guards kept running the pick and roll off the top and almost every time we got forced baseline side into no man’s land and we just kept doing it - it worked early because the swing pass / kicks outs were open but they closed them down pretty good down stretch and we just kept going to it. And finally the missed free throws… ugh
A lot of people are encouraged - this whole idea now we know we can play with anyone is bull shit. That’s the softest shit you can say. We also know we can’t close out games, can’t hit free throws, can’t take care of the ball when it matters - all at home to boot.