Arch Madness semifinals - Saturday

by **MVCfans** » March 4th, 2023, 7:31 am

Should be a great day of Valley Hoops. Bradley and SIU both playing should probably boost attendance as well.

Indiana St vs Bradley
2:30 pm
BU -2.5, O/U 142.5

SIU vs Drake
5:00pm
Drake -4.5, O/U 126

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by **bradley_townie** » March 4th, 2023, 10:45 am

Bradley vs. Indiana State should be great. Indiana State putting up 90+ the last two games and Bradley the best defense in the conference.

by **TheDrake** » March 4th, 2023, 11:27 am

bradley_townie wrote:Bradley vs. Indiana State should be great. Indiana State putting up 90+ the last two games and Bradley the best defense in the conference.

Could be wrong but I think Bradley wins this one comfortably. Tree’s legs are gonna be shaky after two games and Neese isn’t shooting 9/11 from 3 two games in a row.

by **DUBulldog** » March 4th, 2023, 12:27 pm

TheDrake wrote:
bradley_townie wrote:Bradley vs. Indiana State should be great. Indiana State putting up 90+ the last two games and Bradley the best defense in the conference.

Could be wrong but I think Bradley wins this one comfortably. Tree’s legs are gonna be shaky after two games and Neese isn’t shooting 9/11 from 3 two games in a row.

Dude is 14-17 from 3 in the tourney. That is insane. Not sure anybody in NCAA history has had a 2 game stretch like that.

by **SalukiBand** » March 4th, 2023, 12:43 pm

I think Bradley/ISUblue will be a really fun game. God only knows which Saluki team will show up.

by **TylerDurden** » March 4th, 2023, 2:07 pm

TheDrake wrote:
bradley_townie wrote:Bradley vs. Indiana State should be great. Indiana State putting up 90+ the last two games and Bradley the best defense in the conference.

Could be wrong but I think Bradley wins this one comfortably. Tree’s legs are gonna be shaky after two games and Neese isn’t shooting 9/11 from 3 two games in a row.

indiana State didn't use much up in that first game. I don't think fatigue is going to be the difference here.

This one is about pace. Bradley probably wants the winning number in the 65-70 point range. Indiana State wants it much closer to 80.

by **InvisibleSaluki** » March 4th, 2023, 2:54 pm

Yeah, none of ISUb's starters played more than 27 minutes against Evansville and they went 13 deep, perhaps the far back end of their bench might be a bit gassed, but if that matters...

by **TylerDurden** » March 4th, 2023, 3:24 pm

It looked like Indiana State was going to get its pace early, but Bradley slowed it down. Second half should be good.

by **BUFanatic** » March 4th, 2023, 5:05 pm

Hey Racers, Bruins, and Flames, hope you stick around this weekend, the atmosphere in STL looks great.

Welcome to the New Valley, it looks a lot like the old Valley, but I think it’s going to be better than the one I remember.

by **TylerDurden** » March 4th, 2023, 5:07 pm

Great first semifinal. BU did just enough.

Indiana State showed well.