What's Up In The Missouri Valley 1/5/2020

The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 4, 2020--Hoopville

Tonight’s Menu
From today on out, every Saturday until conference tournaments will be packed with games, mostly conference games from here on out. It will be the busiest day of the week, and today is no exception.

• The headline matchupa in the Missouri Valley are Bradley visiting Northern Iowa and Missouri State visiting Loyola-Chicago (8 p.m.)

Saturday Notes – January 4, 2020--Hoopville

Northern Iowa 69, Bradley 64: A good bounce-back for the Panthers after losing at Illinois State in the conference opener as A.J. Green scored 35 points.
Loyola-Chicago 62, Missouri State 58: The Ramblers start off 2-0 after edging the well-tested preseason favorites behind Cameron Krutwig, one of the real hidden gems in college basketball.

Green scores 35 to lead N. Iowa past Bradley 69-64--Associated Press
Drake wins 8th straight at home, tops Indiana State 80-76--Associated Press
News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Saturday, Jan 4th--Hoops HD

HIGHLIGHTED GAMES
-BRADLEY AT NORTHERN IOWA (Missouri Valley).  Northern Iowa was fantastic OOC, and probably earned themselves a mulligan or two as they headed in to conference play.  Well, they’ve already used one of those mulligans, and need to bounce back from their loss to Illinois State earlier this week.

HappeningHoops.com 2020 CBI/CIT Bracketology Number 3 January 4th 2020--Happening Hoops

CIT (26 teams last season)

Midwest

• Indiana State (8-4 MVC)
• Valparaiso (7-7 MVC)

MVC Saturday Game Times--Valley Hoops Insider

Guard’s big game sends UNI past Bradley--Peoria Journal Star
Career game by Green sends UNI past Bradley, 69-64--Peoria Journal Star
Northern Iowa Edges Bradley, 69-64--bradleybraves.com

Women’s Basketball Hosts Indiana State Sunday--bradleybraves.com

Drake men outlast Indiana State for first Missouri Valley Conference win--Des Moines Register
Men’s Basketball Beats Indiana State For 12th Straight Win At Home--godrakebulldogs.com

Buzzer breakdown: Valparaiso defeats Evansville in overtime, 81-79--Evansville Courier & Press
UE Insider: Evansville surrenders late lead in loss to Valparaiso, now 0-2 in MVC play--Evansville Courier & Press
Game Recap: Valparaiso 81, Evansville 79--Eville-Ways
Men’s basketball drops overtime contest to Valparaiso--gopurpleaces.com

Aces road trip continues at Illinois State--gopurpleaces.com

Turnovers, poor shooting doom Illinois State in loss at Southern Illinois--The Pantagraph
'Birds stifled by Saluki's in blowout, 67-55--Vidette Online
Illinois State Drops 2020 Opener at Southern Illinois--goredbirds.com

Illinois State women's basketball plays host to Evansville on Sunday--The Pantagraph
Redbirds Host Purple Aces at Redbird Arena Sunday--goredbirds.com

ISU comes close, but can’t keep win streak alive at Drake--Terre Haute Tribune Star
DOWN IN THE VALLEY: Drake road musings--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Drake Squeaks Past Sycamores In Des Moines--gosycamores.com

Opportunity to Bounce Back as Sycamores Face Bradley on Sunday--gosycamores.com

Ramblers Slip Past Missouri State, 62-58, Stay Unbeaten In MVC--loyolaramblers.com

Loyola makes plays late to top Missouri State in MVC matchup--Springfield News-Leader
Missouri State coach Dana Ford calls out team's toughness after loss at Loyola--Springfield News-Leader
Loyola Rallies Late to Top Bears in Chicago--missouristatebears.com
Bears Wrap Road Swing Tuesday at Redbird Arena--missouristatebears.com

AJ Green scores career-best 35 points--The Gazette
College men's basketball: Green lifts UNI past Bradley in thriller, 69-64--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Panthers Defeat Braves 69-64--unipanthers.com

Defense-first approach key to UNI women's hoops hopes against Bulldogs--The Gazette

SIU Men's Basketball | Salukis pull away in second half, beat Illinois State for first MVC win--The Southern Illinoisan
Salukis earn first MVC win over ISU--Daily Egyptian
SIU clamps down Illinois State, 67-55--siusalukis.com

It's over: Valparaiso men end decades of frustration with first win in Evansville since 1969--NWI Times
Valpo Captures First Victory in Evansville Since 1969--valpoathletics.com
Road-Heavy Stretch Continues Tuesday at Southern Illinois--valpoathletics.com

Women's Basketball Takes On Nationally-Ranked Missouri State Sunday Afternoon--valpoathletics.com