PEORIA — The overconfidence began to show in Bradley’s practice Friday. It carried over to pregame warm-ups Saturday at Carver Arena.
And, according to BU coach Brian Wardle, it was a primary culprit for a 78-68 Missouri Valley Conference loss to Drake, ending Bradley’s 14-game home winning streak.
“The coaches humbled them,” Wardle said. “We pushed them to stay on course and made sure we weren’t in the ‘too cool’ mode when we get too quiet. That’s what we got into tonight. Our inexperience showed tonight.”
Said forward Donte Thomas: “We were too cool. We thought we had it.