TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State returns to the state of Illinois for the second time in the span of a week when it faces Bradley Sunday afternoon for a 3 p.m. tip inside Renaissance Coliseum.
 
Sunday's game will be aired on ESPN+, while John Sherman will have the radio call on WVIG-FM/105.5 The Legend.
 

Indiana State Women's Basketball at Bradley
Date	Sunday, January 4 | 3 p.m. ET
Location // Venue	Peoria, Ill. // Renaisance Coliseum (4,200)
Game Notes	Indiana State Notes // Bradley Notes
Live Stats	Live Stats Link
Watch	ESPN+
Listen	WVIG-FM/105.5 The Legend
Tickets	Genral Admission - $10 // Youth - $5
Media Information	Indiana State Women's Basketball Media Center
Social Media	@IndStWBB // @IndStAthletics

 
Last Time Out
Clemisha Prackett matched her career high of 18 points Sunday afternoon and also pulled down 13 rebounds for a double-double, but Indiana State struggled on the offensive side in a 70-57 defeat to UIC inside Credit Union 1 Arena.
 
Tierney Kelsey was also in double-figures for the Sycamores with 12 points, while Kennedy Claybrooks and Da'Naria Washington added seven points apiece. Claybrooks also dished out seven assists.
 
Indiana State recovered from a slow start to close the first quarter on a 12-2 run, and the Trees took the lead with a three from Allen and a three-point play from Kelsey midway through the second quarter. The Sycamores led 28-24 following baskets from Kelsey and Amerie Flowers, but UIC closed the second on a 12-2 run to take the lead for good. UIC led by 16 early in the third but the Sycamores didn't go down without a fight. Prackett and Washington combined for 11 in the third to pull the Trees within seven, and early fourth quarter buckets from Kelsey and Samiyah Briggs kept the Sycamores in striking distance. The Trees made just two baskets, a pair of Prackett layups, over the final six minutes on their way to a setback in the Near West Side.
 
Stepping Up
Indiana State junior forward Clemisha Prackett put together her two best games in a Sycamore uniform to open the new year, leading the Blue and White in scoring and rebounding during a two-game stretch against Valparaiso and UIC.
 
Prackett was a force in the Trees' 88-78 win over Valparaiso, setting a career high with 18 points while being a force on the defensive end with eight rebounds, three steals and three blocks against the Beacons. The three steals and three blocks were both season highs.
 
Prackett followed her New Year's Day performance with her team-leading fifth double-double of the season in the Sycamores' last game at UIC, finishing with team-leading marks of 18 points and 13 rebounds.
 
Over the course of the past week, Prackett set career highs in points, field goals made and field goals attempted while also pouring in season highs in free throws made, free throws attempted, blocks and steals.
 
Coming In Hot
Indiana State has relied heavily on its reserves this season, with the Sycamores ranking among the national leaders in bench production during the 2025-26 season. The Sycamores enter the weekend ranked sixth nationally in bench scoring at 32.3 points per game, and are the only school in the MVC averaging more than 30 bench points per game.
 
The Sycamores' bench production has been a collective effort this season, as six different players - Jayci Allen, Kennedy Claybrooks, Amerie Flowers, Tierney Kelsey, Clemisha Prackett and Da'Naria Washington - have produced double-digit scoring games off the bench for Indiana State this season. The Blue and White have scored 30-plus bench points in eight games this season, including four with 40-plus points.
 
Sycamore Scorer
Indiana State guard Tierney Kelsey has led the Blue and White in scoring from the start this season, and has been one of the top scorers in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 2025-26 campaign.
 
Kelsey has scored in double-figures in 13 of Indiana State's 14 games this season, including each of the first four conference games, and enters the weekend ranked eighth in the MVC in scoring at 16.2 points per game. Kelsey's lone game where she did not score in double-figures came against a Michigan State team which currently ranks in the top 15 in both the AP and Coaches Polls.
 
Strength In Numbers
Indiana State has been at its best this season when having a balanced attack. The Sycamores currently have seven players averaging six or more points in conference play this season, including a pair in double-figures in Tierney Kelsey (14.8) and Clemisha Prackett (14.0).
 
Indiana State owns a 3-0 record this season when five or more players have scored in double-figures, a figure which includes the Sycamores' lone road win this season at Western Kentucky.
 
Freebies
Indiana State has been among the national leaders when it comes to free throws this season, as the Sycamores rank in the top 20 nationally in both free throws made (16th, 16.4) and attempted (12th, 23.9) per game. The Sycamores rank second in the conference in both free throws made and attempted, trailing only national leader Murray State in both categories.
 
Despite ranking near the middle of the pack of the conference in free throw percentage (68.7 percent), Indiana State has fared better from the charity stripe in recent games. The Sycamores have shot better than 75 percent from the line in four of their last six games and are shooting 72.2 percent from the charity stripe during that span.
 
Indiana State has been among the national leaders when it comes to free throws this season, as the Sycamores rank in the top 20 nationally in both free throws made (16th, 16.4) and attempted (12th, 23.9) per game. The Sycamores rank second in the conference in both free throws made and attempted, trailing only national leader Murray State in both categories.
 
Top-25 Trees
Indiana State ranks in the top 25 nationally in a trio of statistical categories this season, after ranking near the bottom in nearly every stat during the 2024-25 campaign.
 
The Trees are currently ranked sixth nationally in bench scoring (32.3), 12th in free throws attempted (23.9) and 16th in free throws made (16.4). Indiana State leads the Missouri Valley Conference in bench scoring, while trailing only Murray State in both free throws made and attempted.
 
On This Date
Indiana State owns a 6-6 record in games played on January 11, including a 3-4 mark in road games played on this date.
 
The Trees have previously faced Bradley once on this date, claiming a 67-47 win in Terre Haute during the 1997-98 season.
 
1986 – at Northern Iowa (W, 73-72)
1987 – at Northern Iowa (L, 78-84)
1992 – at Missouri State (L, 53-77)
1998 – Bradley (W, 67-47)
1999 – at Drake (L, 71-81)
2003 – Northern Iowa (W, 90-88)
2007 – Missouri State (L, 76-83)
2013 – at Drake (W, 67-49)
2015 – Loyola Chicago (W, 64-37)
2019 – Illinois State (W, 59-44)
2023 – at Evansville (L, 54-65)
2024 – Murray State (L, 63-75)
 
Bradley At A Glance
Bradley enters the weekend at 9-6 overall and 2-2 in conference play following a 80-44 win at Valparaiso. The Braves are a perfect 6-0 at home this season with five of those wins coming by double-digits.
 
Kaylen Nelson leads the Braves and is fourth in the MVC in scoring at 17.2 points per game and is joined in double-figures by Maya Foz at 13.9 points per contest. Amy O'Hara pulls down a team-leading 7.3 rebounds per game, while Mya Wardle ranks third in the MVC with 4.1 assists per game. Ellie McDermid is fifth in the conference in blocks with 1.3 per game.
 
Kate Popovec-Goss is in her fourth season as head coach at Bradley and owns a 29-73 record at the helm of the Braves. Popovec-Goss has turned around the Braves in recent years, with 23 wins since the start of the 2024-25 season.
 
Series History Against Bradley
Indiana State is 54-33 all-time against Bradley, with the 54 wins being its most against a Valley opponent. The Sycamores are 22-22 in Peoria.
 
Bradley swept the season series last year, snapping a five-game win streak for Indiana State in the series.
 
Last Meeting Against Bradley (Feb. 16, 2025)
Bella Finnegan tallied a game-high 15 points, but visiting Bradley outlasted Indiana State in a 56-54 nailbiter inside Hulman Center.
 
Savannah White finished one point and one rebound short of a double-double, while Deja Jones added 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
 
In a back-and-forth contest where neither team led by more than seven, Indiana State used a strong opening quarter from behind the arc to take an 18-17 lead. Bradley took the lead early in the second and had a 36-31 advantage at the half, despite a strong close to the half from Indiana State. The Sycamores were within two possessions for the entire third quarter, even going back in front 46-45 following a three from Finnegan and a layup from Jones. Baskets from Jones and Mia Simpson kept the Trees ahead by a point midway through the fourth, but Indiana State struggled from the field down the stretch. The Sycamores went the final five minutes without a basket as Bradley squeaked out a narrow win.
 
Up Next
Indiana State opens a two-game homestand Thursday night against Belmont, with tipoff from Hulman Center set for 7 p.m.
 
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