INDIANAPOLIS — At halftime Wednesday, Brian Wardle told his Bradley team that every time a mental mistake occurred in the second half, the culprit was coming out of the game.
By game’s end, every Brave who played was on a first-name basis with the official scorer.
The 85-73 loss to IUPUI was not the way a seasoned team should compete.
Veteran teams do not foul 3-point shooters three times — in one half — giving up nine points at the free-throw line.
Veteran teams do not commit dumb technical fouls — three of them and none by the head coach — and hand over five more points.