What's Up In The Missouri Valley: What's Up In The Missouri Valley 2/15/2020

Missouri St. looks for road win vs Indiana St.--Associated Press
Drake looks for home win vs Evansville--Associated Press
The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 15, 2020--Hoopville

Tonight’s Menu

It’s a busy day of action, as is typical, and there are plenty of important games among those on the schedule.

The Missouri Valley has a couple of key games on tap as Bradley visits Southern Illinois (2 p.m.) and Northern Iowa visits Loyola-Chicago in a game that might unfortunately be overshadowed nationally (8 p.m.)

Ten Questions To Consider: Resume Building, Season Saving, Slump Busting Weekend--Rush The Court

Can Porter Moser’s Ramblers slow Northern Iowa from beyond the arc or will it grab a stranglehold on the MVC’s top spot? (Northern Iowa @ Loyola Chicago, Saturday, 8 PM EST, ESPN2) On the season, Loyola ranks outside of the top 300 in opponents’ three-point percentage, making this a difficult match-up against a Northern Iowa squad that is among the five best three-point shooting teams. Northern Iowa has three player who have made 40 or more threes at a clip of 40 percent or better.

HappeningHoops.com CBI/CIT Bracketology Number 8 February 14th 2020--Happening Hoops

CBI (16 teams)
Washington State Region (West)

Washington State (14-11 Pac 12)

Cal Baptist (18-7 WAC)

Southern Illinois (15-11 MVC)

Southern Utah (14-10 Big Sky)

CIT (26 teams last season)
Midwest

Eastern Kentucky (13-13 OVC)

Valpo (13-13 MVC)

Indiana State (14-10 MVC)

Ball State (14-10 MAC)

Northern Illinois (15-10 MAC)

What to watch for when Bradley plays at Southern Illinois--Peoria Journal Star
Bradley travels to face the Carbondale cardiac kids--Peoria Journal Star
Senior Spotlight: Nate Kennell--bradleybraves.com

Braves Run By Valparaiso 90-69--bradleybraves.com
Women’s Basketball Hosts Loyola Sunday In Play4Kay Game--bradleybraves.com

Men’s Basketball Aims To Rebound Against Evansville--godrakebulldogs.com

Will Sunday's game at Drake finally mark the end of Evansville's long losing streak?--Evansville Courier & Press
Some Thoughts On The Aces’ Rotation--Eville-Ways
Men’s basketball travels to Drake for Sunday matinee--gopurpleaces.com

Illinois State to honor 1,000-point club members during Retro game against Valparaiso--The Pantagraph
Redbirds Return Home for Retro Night--goredbirds.com

Lexi Wallen nets career-high 35 points in Illinois State double overtime win over Loyola.--The Pantagraph
Illinois State women's basketball to Play4Kay, oppose Valparaiso--The Pantagraph
Preview: Strong weekend needed for the Redbirds--Vidette Online
Redbirds rely on Wallen to survive Ramblers in 2OT--Vidette Online
Wallen’s Career Night, Clutch Shots Lead Redbirds Over Ramblers--goredbirds.com

Lansing wants ISU to be ‘hard to play against’ as Missouri State visits--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Missouri State Visits Sunday In Front Of National Television Audience--gosycamores.com

Sycamores Look to Carry Momentum to Saturday Against Drake--gosycamores.com

Illinois State Edges Loyola In Double Overtime, 86-85--loyolaramblers.com

Bears Set for National TV Game at Indiana State--missouristatebears.com

SIU handed the No. 17 Lady Bears their only MVC loss. On Saturday, MSU is out for revenge.--Springfield News-Leader

Bubble Watch: Breaking down every team in at-large conversation--College Basketball Talk

BUBBLE WATCH FOR EVERYONE ELSE
NORTHERN IOWA (NET: 35, NBC: 11): Their strong NET and wins at Colorado (17) and over South Carolina (66) on a neutral keep the Panthers in the conversation, but losses at Southern Illinois (148) and Illinois State (202) are killers. UNI cannot lose another game unless it is against Loyola-Chicago (102) in the MVC tournament if they really want a chance at an at-large.

UNI men's basketball gets nationally-televised road test at Loyola-Chicago--The Gazette
On UNI Podcast: Is UNI's defense good enough to run the table in the MVC?--The Gazette