Weekend Bracket Watch: January 28th-30th--Inside College Hoops
1. Loyola-Chicago at Drake, Sunday, 2PM ET, ESPN2
If you were around for any of the 2020-21 Missouri Valley season, you’ll know that it doesn’t get much better than this. Loyola-Chicago and Drake had their wars last year, that ultimately tilted to the Ramblers when push came to shove in the Arch Madness Championship Game. However, Drake’s split with LUC during the regular season proved to be huge as Drake was then selected as an at-large team into the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. This season hasn’t been as rose-colored for Drake. They’ve had several games come down to the wire. Winning three of their four OT games and avoiding near-disaster with a one-point win at Evansville. At this point their may not be enough chances left for Drake to get an at-large, but a win on Sunday over recent rival Loyola would put the Bulldogs in a first place tie at 7-2. The Ramblers have had a real strange stretch of league play where they struggled mightily in four recent games vs. Bradley, Valpo, Missouri State, and SIU. Amazingly the Ramblers dug themselves out of a hole in three of these four games. Still, its not the dominant Loyola team we saw in many games last season that elevated all the way into Top 10 KenPom status. Should be an excellent, competitive battle in Des Moines and on ESPN 2 which is great for the league.
Power Rankings At The (Sort Of) Midway Point & 2nd Best Players--Missouri Valley Beat
10 teams, 10 storylines: A look at the first half of the Missouri Valley basketball season--Peoria Journal Star
Men's Basketball Welcomes MVC Leader Loyola to Knapp Center--godrakebulldogs.com
Watch now: Northern Iowa sends Illinois State to third straight defeat--The Pantagraph
Redbirds blown out by Northern Iowa 79-64 to extend losing streak to three games--Vidette Online
Battered Bears still growling on their way to ISU on Saturday--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamores Travel to Bradley Sunday for Rematch with Braves--gosycamores.com
Tough Test Awaits Loyola At Drake Sunday--loyolaramblers.com
Ramblers Ride Gritty Effort To 62-48 Win Over Valparaiso--loyolaramblers.com
Missouri State Lady Bears hang on to beat Indiana State in crucial Valley matchup--Springfield News-Leader
Lady Bears Grind Out 62-58 Victory Against Sycamores--missouristatebears.com
David vs Goliath; Southern Illinois looks to take down Loyola-Chicago--Daily Egyptian
SIU women’s basketball wins third straight conference game against Evansville Purple Aces--Daily Egyptian
Men's Basketball hosts Valparaiso on Sunday at 4 p.m.--siusalukis.com
Cold-Shooting Beacons Fall at Loyola Friday--valpoathletics.com
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