Report Card: Bradley Vs. Northern Illinois

Frontcourt: C+ Another top-notch offensive effort by Taylor Brown (15 points on 7-for-11 shooting) although his 5 turnovers were unwelcome. Will Egolf battled foul trouble and played just 16 minutes. Anthony Thompson was ineffective. But Sam Singh rode to the rescue in the post with some inspired play off the bench.

Backcourt: AAndrew Warren shot well (16 points) and Chris Roberts had a great overall game (11 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals, 0 turnovers). Sam Maniscalco was solid, as was Dyricus SimmsEdwards (7 rebounds, good defense). But Eddren McCain struggled badly (0 points, 4 turnovers).

Bench: ASingh (5 rebounds) and Simms-Edwards were the top contributors.

Overall: B An explosive second half for Bradley made up for a lackluster first half. Too many turnovers (15) and poor freethrow shooting (5-for-12). Otherwise, a good road win coming off a huge upset of Illinois, even if NIU is a struggling team playing without its best player (injured Xavier Silas). Grades by DAVE REYNOLDS