What's Up In The Missouri Valley 12/21/2023

Under the Radar (Dec 21)--Hoops HD

From there, we run through the other 21 UTR teams and discuss... Both Drake and Indiana State are looking really good out of the Missouri Valley, and Evansville has also looked a lot better than expected.

Belmont figures it out in time to beat Arkansas State--nashvillehoops.blog
Men's Basketball Defeats Arkansas State--belmontbruins.com

Bruins Close Non-Conference Slate at Top-15 Ohio State Friday--belmontbruins.com

Braves fall to South Dakota to end non-conference play--bradleybraves.com

'Our city deserves it': UE men's basketball starts 10-2 for the first time since 2017--Evansville Courier & Press
Men’s basketball earns 10th victory with win over TTU--gopurpleaces.com

Sinclair sets career-high at SEMO--gopurpleaces.com

Illinois State basketball focused on Southeast Missouri ahead of Christmas break--The Pantagraph

Freshman class wasting no time contributing for ISU women's basketball--The Vidette

Missouri State basketball bounces back with easy win over Lindenwood--Springfield News-Leader
The hype around Missouri State hoops is gone. A road win could help in bringing it back.--Springfield News-Leader
Basketball Bears Wrap Calendar Year at Saint Mary's--missouristatebears.com

How Missouri State Lady Bears showed growth for its best win of the season vs. BYU--Springfield News-Leader

"Thankful" Applewhite ready to help Racers--Racer Basketball
It's All About Horses! Racers host SMU Mustangs Friday--Racer Basketball

12/21/23 THURSDAY NEWS AND NOTES--Staring at the Floorboards

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• Bowen Born is healthier and looking like Bowen Born of late, and consequently Northern Iowa is playing their best basketball of the year (although playing a pair of SWAC teams recently helps as well). Northern Illinois however is a pretty rough matchup for the Panthers’ defense...

College women's basketball: Iowa State pulls away from UNI--Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Panthers fall to Cyclones in final non-conference matchup--unipanthers.com

Women’s Basketball Falls Short Against Arkansas, 66-58--uicflames.com

State Farm MVC Scholar-Athlete Spotlight (Dec. 21)--Missouri Valley