Next Up: Bradley

[UNI Fight]

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Agreed...this team has too mature of leadership to lose focus on winning games b/c of polls. They'll keep doing what they do and the ranking will come. The ranking is a compliment, not the goal.

[joecooll6]

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The two teams that we play next are two teams that we played six times last year. Against Bradley we played 2 close games that we had to come from behind in to win, and we won one rather easily in St. Louis.

Against Indiana State we lost once at home, and had to come from behind to win close games in Terre Haute and in St. Louis. I remember thinking they matched up with us really well.

[JayJ79]

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The two teams that we play next are two teams that we played six times last year. Against Bradley we played 2 close games that we had to come from behind in to win, and we won one rather easily in St. Louis.

Against Indiana State we lost once at home, and had to come from behind to win close games in Terre Haute and in St. Louis. I remember thinking they matched up with us really well.

So including the team we just played, we played these three schools (Bradley, ILS, INS) nine times last season.

[UNI Fight]

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Iowa State beat Bradley 87-68 in Ames a few weeks back. Andrew Warren and Chris Roberts were the only Braves in double digits. ISU held Maniscelco to 2 points. Interesting.

[UNIChippewa]

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Iowa State beat Bradley 87-68 in Ames a few weeks back. Andrew Warren and Chris Roberts were the only Braves in double digits. ISU held Maniscelco to 2 points. Interesting.

I watched that game from start to finish and wasn't too impressed by Bradley at all. Had Iowa State kept their focus from start to finish (a troubling trend so far this season for ISU) they could have won by 40.

If anything, I thought Bradley came off as somewhat dirty during that game. I found myself rooting for a blowout, which I normally don't do against MVC teams.

[UNIChippewa]

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On another note, seemed like Bradley had a quite a home-court atmosphere for that game. Would be nice to see us have that kind of crowd intensity sometime, what do you think it will take to get it to that point?

[Hail Our Panthers]

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So including the game we just played, we played these three schools (Bradley, ILS, INS) nine times last season.

Didn't we lose to Indiana State early last year?

[CR Panther]

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If we can try to keep Sam M under wraps, that would help considerably. He has had a couple nice scoring efforts this year. And if I recall, he is a streaky one. If he gets hot, they come in bunches.

Streaky meaning shooting. Not "streaking" the court.

[Purrrrrfect]

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Didn't we lose to Indiana State early last year?

yes it was the conference opener.

[06panther10]

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http://www.unipanthers.com/sports/m-...011110aae.html

Game #16: Bradley at UNI
Tues., Jan. 12 - 8 p.m. (Central)
McLeod Center - Cedar Falls, Iowa
Radio: Panther Sports Network
TV: ESPNU

The University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team (14-1 overall, 5-0 MVC) will put the nation’s third-longest win streak on the line with an MVC matchup with the Bradley Braves (7-8 overall, 2-3 MVC). The Panthers and Braves will tip at 8 p.m. on ESPNU.

TIPPING OFF ...
• With a win Tuesday night, UNI would tie the school record for consecutive wins (14). The Panthers won their final four games of the 1962-63 season and then opened the 1963-64 season with 10 straight wins to set the school record with 14 wins over two seasons.
• The last time UNI started a season 14-1 was in 1963-64, when the Panthers ran off to a 19-1 start en route to a 23-4 mark.
• UNI’s 5-0 start in MVC play is the best in school history. UNI’s previous best start in MVC play was 4-0 in 2001-02 and 2006-07.
• UNI has won 13 straight games which ranks as the third-best mark in the nation heading into games on Jan. 12. Only Kentucky (16) and Texas (15) have longer current win streaks in the nation.
•The Panthers improved their school record for consecutive wins in a single season with their 13th straight win in a 59-44 win at Illinois State. The previous best was an 11-game streak the Panthers put together in the 2008-09 season.
• UNI has posted a mark of 11-1 in road MVC games the past two seasons.
• UNI head coach Ben Jacobson has used the same starting lineup for 28 straight games, dating back to the final 13 games of 2008-09 and the first 15 games this season. Senior forward Adam Koch has started 81 consecutive games. Junior point guard Kwadzo Ahelegbe has started 53 straight games. Junior Ali Farokhmanesh and sophomore Johnny Moran have started all 49 games they have ever played at UNI.
• UNI was picked to win the 2009-2010 Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll, as voted on by the league’s coaches, sports information directors and media.
• UNI returns five starters and nine of its top 10 scorers from last year’s team that shared the regular season Valley title, won the MVC tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
SCOUTING BRADLEY
The Bradley Braves are 7-8 overall and 2-3 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Bradley’s two league wins came at Drake (77-59) and at home over Indiana State (91-85) in overtime.
Bradley’s biggest win this season came in a 72-68 win over the No. 20-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini on Nov. 28 in Las Vegas.
The Braves have four players scoring in double figures, led by Andrew Warren (16.0). Taylor Brown (14.9), Sam Maniscalco (10.6) and Chris Roberts (10.4) are also scoring at more than 10.0 points per game for the Braves.
The Braves are led by head coach Jim Les.

[Griffitz]

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Junior Ali Farokhmanesh

I wish.

[DrewDog]

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yes it was the conference opener.

If I remember correctly, the Panthers played one of the worst halves I had seen in the first half of the game and were down by 17 at the half. They nearly came back and won the game in OT, but ended up losing by 1. Ind State played well and shot very well in the first half of the game. After the game, I remember thinking that it could be a very long MVC season.

[4N6]

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Will be watching the game here in Florida with some friends Wish I could be in CF. I will envy EVERYONE who is at the game. I know that in the great scheme of things, winning BB isn't up there with curing cancer, etc., but ... we are witnessing history here. Enjoy the ride.

[troyvogel]

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This is the Mid-Majority G!O!T!N!

http://www.midmajority.com/2010/01/tmm-am---january-12-2010.php

Game! Of! The! Night!

Bradley at Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley)
McLeod Center - Cedar Falls, IA
9:00 EST

With only eight mid-major games on tonight's schedule, and one being "off-limits" due to long-standing TMM Rulez, our Game! Of! The! Night! crew is once gain in Valleyland with Northern Iowa. Tonight they host Bradley in a crucial, near must-win situation for the Braves.

After starting 5-2, and now sitting at 7-8 (2-3), Bradley's season is on the verge of derailment. They enter tonight's game coming off a loss at Missouri State, and we all know how well teams defend their home court in the Valley. Andrew Warren is the go-to-guy for the Braves. His 16 points per game and 42% shooting from beyond the arc have been one of few constants for Bradley this season. The Braves may be soft on the interior, but their low turnover rate keeps them in just about every game they play.

Northern Iowa is doing it's best to bust the myth that road wins don't happen in the Valley. They've already won at Creighton, Missouri State, and Illinois State. The last two road victories took place last week and they made it look easy, winning by 12 at SIU, and by 15 at Illinois State. They also held both the Salukis and Redbirds under 50 points. All told, they've won 13 games in a row, the 3rd-longest winning streak in the country. Tonight's game is the first of two consecutive home games for the Panthers, and a huge opportunity to put some distance between themselves and Wichita State. The Shockers begin a two game roadie tomorrow at Indiana State. By now, you know UNI's players and what they do well. I know I do, and there's a reason they're #1 in our TS-24 Ratings.

[jegbomb52]

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Off topic, kind of, how much money do you think would have to be raised each year to provide, shirts, ties, jackets to incoming players on UNI's official roster each year. We would have an up front cost to outfit the team next year, but after that you would only have the incoming freshman / transfers to worry about, 3 or 4 a year? I understand it might not be the best quality stuff but for:

White Shirt $25
Purple Tie $20
Black Jacket $80

Total $125 a player? x 16 = $2,000

$2,000 up front and maybe, maybe $500 a year maintenence? Couldn't we get someone to sponsor this? How much nicer would it look? Just my two cents...