The Bradley Braves basketball team meets Santa Clara in the 2024 Jack Jones Classic today in Henderson, Nevada.
Bradley (8-1) is coming off a long layoff following an 83-60 win over Southern Illinois in the Missouri Valley Conference opener. BU meets Santa Clara in the first of three games in the Jack Jones Classic inside the 5,500-seat Lee’s Family Forum outside Las Vegas.
BU plays one of three games in the Jack Jones Classic. BU-Santa Clara is followed by VCU vs. Colorado State and Pacific vs. UNLV. It is streamed online only, at BallerTV. A $19.99 event pass is required for viewing.
Watch Bradley vs Santa Clara on BallerTV (event pass required)
Bradley vs Santa Clara score updates
| TEAMS | 1st half | 2nd half | — | FINAL |
| BRADLEY | 00 | 00 | — | 00 |
| SANTA CLARA | 00 | 00 | — | 00 |
- Kenpom ranking: Bradley No. 66, Santa Clara No. 85
- Kenpom says: Bradley 74, Santa Clara 72 (57%)
- Massey computer says: Bradley 78, Santa Clara 75 (55%)
- NET ranking: Bradley No. 53, Santa Clara No. 91
- CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Ranking: No. 5
- MidMajorBasketball.com Mid-Major Ranking: No. 19
- BracketBustersHoops.com Mid-Major Ranking: No. 18
- Basketball.realgm.com Mid-Major Rankings: No. 17
- Records: Bradley 8-1, 1st in MVC. Santa Clara 5-5, 1st in WCC.
- Head coaches: Bradley, Brian Wardle, 10th year (166-139). Santa Clara, Herb Sendek, 9th year (145-112).
Bradley and Santa Clara have never played each other before. …. The Braves burst onto the national scene this week as their 45.3% shooting from 3-point range became No. 1-ranked in the country. … Senior forward Darius Hannah with team-best 18 steals, 6.1 rebounds per game, averaging 12.8 points and shooting 65.3% from the field. … Point guard Duke Deen shooting 41.3% from 3, with a team-best 13.8 ppg and 42 assists. … Fellow guard Zek Montgomery also at 13.8 ppg and shooting 56% from 3 (19 of 34). … Drake has opened 8-0 and is at No. 43 in NET rankings. … Bradley’s offense is No. 1 in the MVC and its defense No. 4. … The Braves margin of victory is 17.4, biggest in the Valley. … Hannah is third among all Valley players in steals with 18 and fourth in blocked shots with 11. … Deen’s 42 assists are fourth among Valley players. … Santa Clara 6-foot-5 guard Bryan Tyeree comes off the bench and is shooting 45.9% from 3. … Broncos 6-7, 220-pound forward Elijah Mahi has a team-best 12.2 ppg, adds 4.6 rebounds and shoots 49.5% from the field. … Santa Clara 7-foot, 240-pound Berlin, Germany native Christoph Tilly delivers 11.7 ppg, 4.1 rebounds, and 57.3% shooting from the field. … The Broncos also have 7-1 center Bukky Oboye and 6-10 Johnny O’Neil on the roster.
- Date: Dec. 14, 2024
- Time: 3:30 p.m. CT
- Location: Lee’s Family Forum, Henderson, Nevada
What channel is the Bradley vs Santa Clara game on today?
Baller TV: Bradley vs Santa Clara live stream options
Bradley vs Santa Clara will be streaming on BallerTV, a platform that offers a $19.99 event pass for the Jack Jones Classic. It also includes the Colorado State-VCU and Pacific-UNLV matchups scheduled for after BU-Santa Clara.
BetMGM: Spread: Bradley +3.5. Money line: Bradley -115, Santa Clara -105. Over-under: 145.5.
Record: 8-1
- Nov. 4: Bradley 88, Southeast Missouri State 60
- Nov. 8: Washington State 91, Bradley 74
- Nov. 12: Bradley 85, UTSA 72
- Nov. 16: Bradley 76, Northern Illinois 60
- Nov. 21: Bradley 82, Texas State 68
- Nov. 22: Bradley 77, Wright State 74
- Nov. 24: Bradley 80, Middle Tennessee 69
- Nov. 29: Bradley 107, Judson 41
- Dec. 3: Bradley 83, Southern Illinois 60
- Dec. 14: vs Santa Clara at Jack Jones Classic in Nevada, 3:30 p.m. | BallerTV
- Dec. 18: vs San Francisco, 7 p.m. Carver Arena | ESPN+
- Dec. 21: vs Canisius, 7 p.m. Carver Arena | ESPN+
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Dave Eminian is the Journal Star sports columnist, and covers Bradley men’s basketball, the Rivermen and Chiefs. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. He can be reached at 686-3206 or deminian@pjstar.com. Follow him on X.com @icetimecleve.
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