Notes from Bradley and ISU.

BRADLEY: With the loss to Northern Iowa, Bradley’s record in games decided by six points or less dropped to 6-4.

–Bradley suffered the 1,000th loss in program history when it fell at Illinois State, 69-65, on Jan. 31. Bradley is tied with North Carolina State for 25th place in NCAA Division I history with 1,529 victories.

–The Bradley bench had outscored its counterparts in five straight games before Illinois State’s reserves held a 13-11 scoring advantage in the Redbirds’ 69-65 victory on Jan. 31.

ISU-Illinois State held on for an emotional 69-65 victory over archrival Bradley on Jan. 31 in Normal, improving to 12-0 at Redbird Arena. Bradley rallied from an eight-point deficit to take a one-point lead with 5:33 left before the Redbirds made eight of 10 free throws down the stretch to pull out the victory.

Champ Oguchi (15.0 ppg) and Osiris Eldridge (14.1 ppg) were carrying the Redbirds’ scoring load in the early part of the season. But Eldridge fell into an offensive funk, averaging 9.7 points in a six-game span before scoring 13 against Bradley.

Oguchi had games with three and five points during January. He produced his third double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Bradley.

–Four Illinois State players scored in double figures against Bradley on Jan. 31, the 13th time that has happened this season. Illinois State is 12-1 in those games.