It’s been a dozen years since Bradley has won a game at Redbird Arena. In almost all of those meetings, the Braves were decided underdogs.
That’s not the case this year as the Missouri Valley Conference’s best rivalry tips off at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Bradley (14-12, 6-7) and Illinois State (14-12, 7-6) share identical overall records, are separated by just one game in the league standings and are just two spots apart in the NCAA Net rankings.
And the Braves are hot of late — riding a three-game winning streak and capturing six victories in their last eight outings.