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.