Primarily a collection of news links about all 12 Missouri Valley League teams on a daily basis, culled from online newspapers, school athletic websites, the conference website, and school newspapers, plus some other content from time to time.
Bradley is also 6-0 on the season, the program’s best start since 1985-86.
The Braves jumped to No. 9 from a tie for 19 last week. They earned a 79-70
win over Vermont in their most recent game. They were hot in the opening 20
minutes by knocking down eight 3-pointers before halftime.
Earlier in the season, Bradley secured wins over UAB and Utah State.
The Braves are 77th in KenPom and 79th in Torvik.
The Other Top 25: Nov. 27, 2023
Rank
Team (First Place Votes)
Points
Previous
9
Bradley
81
T-19
15
Drake
42
12
Others Receiving Votes:
Yale 11; Illinois Chicago 9; UNC Wilmington 8; UAB 8; Evansville 8; Tulane
5; Northern Iowa 5; Missouri St. 4; Appalachian St. 3; Indiana St. 3; Hawaii
3; Wichita St. 1
Past week’s results: 85-77 (OT) W vs Chattanooga, 93-74 W vs SEMO
Highlights: Ragland’s squad trailed previously
unbeaten Chattanooga by 20 with just over 11 minutes left in their game
on Friday before going on a 43-15 run to win in OT. With the win vs SEMO
on Saturday, the Purple Aces improved to 6-0 for the first time since
the 1964-65 undefeated D2 National Championship season. It’s also the
first time since UE joined the Division I ranks in 1977 that they have
been 6-0.
-UIC vs UNC Greensboro in the Baha Mar Hoops final was a wild game
with a crazy finish. UIC hit a go ahead jumper with about 7 seconds
left to take a 57-56 lead. We then had a video review for what seemed
like forever to determine whether or not he got the shot off in time
before the shotclock expired (thanks to Chad Sherwood for clarifing that
for me. I was watching with the sound off). After that, UNCG went the
length of the floor, lost the ball, got it back, and got fouled in the
final seconds. They hit both freethrows for the 58-57 win, they won the
event, and improve to 5-1 on the year with a pretty impressive looking
resume. As for UIC, they did lose the game, but they have also been one
of the more surprising UTR teams this year. I thought they’d be a
doormat in the Missouri Valley, but they’ve had some nice wins and
almost beat a really good UNC Greensboro team yesterday.
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