Bradley Vs. Illinois

BRADLEY VS. (20) ILLINOIS 7 p.m., Orleans Arena, Las Vegas WMBD-AM (1470), WIRL-AM (1290) BRAVES KEYS Keep tempo slower, limit defensive breakdowns inside and keep turnovers down.

BRADLEY (3-2) F Taylor Brown C Will Egolf G Andrew Warren G Eddren McCain G Chris Roberts

PPG RPG So. So. Jr. So. Jr.

ILLINOIS (4-1) F Mike Davis C Mike Tisdale G Brandon Paul G D.J. Richardson G Demetri McCamey

6-6 6-9 6-5 5-11 6-4

17.5 6.0 13.5 2.0 12.3

9.0 3.5 5.3 3.3 5.8

PPG RPG Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr.

ILLINI KEYS Get plenty of inside production, dominate boards and shoot a good percentage.

6-9 12.0 13.5 7-1 9.0 5.0 6-4 21.0 3.5 6-3 9.5 0.5 6-3 10.5 4.5

NOTEWORTHY: Illinois leads series 13-2. ... Last meeting was Nov. 25, 2006

in the Chicago Challenge with Illinois staging a late comeback for a 75-71 victory. ... Illini have won the last four vs. the Braves, who last won 105-88 in January, 1974 in Chicago. ... Each team has a freshman with a Las Vegas connection — Bradley forward Milos Knezevic is a Vegas native while Illinois guard D.J. Richardson, a Peoria native who played his first three high school seasons at Central, finished his prep career at Findlay Prep in suburban Henderson, Nev., where he helped his team to a perfect 33-0 record and a national championship. ... Illinois coach Bruce Weber is 6-7 all-time vs. Bradley, 5-7 while at Southern Illinois and 1-0 at Illinois. ... Prior to Friday’s game against Utah, the Illini led the Big Ten in scoring (87.0) and field-goal percentage (.524). PREDICTION: Illinois 74, Bradley 68 (Reynolds’ prediction record 2-0)