PEORIA — After the first few minutes of Saturday’s game at Missouri State, it became a decidedly dismal day for Bradley basketball.
The Braves led early 8-4, but then disappeared into a rabbit hole for the next 14 minutes, going without a field goal, missing 13 shots in a row and scoring just one point to the host’s 24.
In the end, Bradley managed its lowest-scoring effort since Brian Wardle’s first BU team four years ago scored 35 at Evansville and fell 55-37.
Nevertheless, the mood was mostly understanding and upbeat at The Bullpen Bar & Grill, the self-proclaimed official watch party host for BU hoops.