PEORIA — A sparkling start came undone in a hurry Tuesday for Bradley against Missouri State. And the Braves, who let a 12-point lead dissolve to one at halftime, knew they were in for it from coach Brian Wardle as they trudged to the locker room.
“He got into us, he definitely got after us,” said BU forward Donte Thomas. “We need that sometimes and we know it’s all love. We knew we had to show up and play better in the second half.”
They would do so in spades, using an early 16-0 run to capture a 72-52 victory.