Exhibition Game #1 is In the Books - an 82-61 BU Victory

Here are numerous reports on the game........

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12841
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12839
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12838


Here is a little bit more from an exclusive source...........


--the certified final score was 82-61. Bradley played well. Just a little sloppy at first, but not much at all. The opponents were bigger and stronger than a lot of college teams, they clearly had year round training and weights, so it's good the BU guys had been doing the same. They also were good outside shooters as it seems all international teams are.[B] The starters were Eddren McCain, Dodie Dunson, Taylor Brown, Chris Roberts, and Sam Singh.[/B] Sam M. played off the bench but came in right away and played as many minutes as DD and CR who all played about evenly and played the most minutes.
--the game was described as very exciting, really well organized play by both teams. BU took a gradual, early lead and held on, cruising to about 20 pts ahead most of the late fourth quarter.
--everyone played decent minutes, except for Andrew Warren who did not play, and Will Egolf, who entered in the first half but played only a few minutes total - as would be expected in his first actual competition in nearly a year.
--Ryan Phillips was described as playing very well - even dunked one
--the opponent, Fluminense, was described as "was very competitive. However, BU pulled"..away...the pro team Fluminense were - as expected with a pro team - very well organized, had a lot of set offensive and even defensive strategy, surprise double teams, etc.. They played well enough to win had BU not also played quite well.It was an awesome test to play a team this good right off the bat. They were not the usual exhibition opponent that had tons of turnovers and poor shooting...nope...BU actually beat a decent team who might be compared to the caliber of a good D-II team.
[B][COLOR="Red"]--here are two more direct quotes from an observer at the game, and I am sure you will love these......[/COLOR][/B]
------- [B][I]"The Brizilian crowd seemed excited by out guys"[/I][/B]
and this one, that I love as well.......
------- [B][I]"Especially CR who "wowed" the crowd with several dunks"[/I][/B]
then a little more about the fun the boys had after the game....they went to a dinner and a Brazilian dance demonstration, and also a drummer demonstration and then a really fine dinner - all together as a team.It is truly a top notch tour so far and the team is building not only a great comeraderie, but also lifetime memories.


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Lots of pics from Coach Alvin Brooks!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2036141&id=124302165&l=21f94c70f5
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BUBraves.com also now has a report
http://www.bradleybraves.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=204771473

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totally off the topic...but Jeff Jordan (son of Michael Jordan, who is still down at U of I), frequently tweets about the shoes he is wearing..of course he often gets the one-of-a-kind promo models of the Air's...but this morning he has some especially nice ones pictured...whattya think??
http://mypict.me/show.php?id=iMdE

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at the Nike Global Challenge - Ames, IA product Harrison Barnes went for 46 pts/14 rebs/4 steals in a game vs. a very physical serbian team!