PEORIA — What goes around, comes around.
Thirteen days ago, Bradley negated a generally poor performance in the first 34 minutes at Southern Illinois with a yeoman’s effort down the stretch for the Braves’ first Missouri Valley Conference victory.
On Saturday before 5,968 at Carver Arena, the Salukis snatched a comeback win in the closing minutes of the rematch. Trailing by 10 points with 12 minutes left and by five near the 5-minute mark, SIU emerged with a 72-68 triumph.
“It was a role reversal,” said BU coach Brian Wardle. “We just didn’t close ’em out like we did at their place.