PEORIA — Bradley’s 83-52 rout of North Carolina A&T on Saturday was a good salve for the Braves’ self-inflicted wounds at Memphis earlier in the week.
The shots that didn’t fall in Tennessee (60 missed in 82 attempts) were finding their mark at Carver Arena, particularly in the second half when the Braves went 18-for-31 to produce a season-best 51-point period.
“It’s important to bounce back after a poor performance,” said center Koch Bar, who went from an 0-for-6, three-rebound night to a 4-for-6, eight-board one. “You can’t have two bad games in a row. We need to have confidence in ourselves.