What's Up In The Missouri Valley: What's Up In The Missouri Valley 11/23/2017

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 22, 2017--Hoopville

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Don’t look now, but Valparaiso is now 5-0 after pulling away for an 88-67 win over Samford. The schedule has been quite accommodating, but the Crusaders are winning by an average of 31.6 points per game.
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Illinois State forward Milik Yarbrough has been suspended one game for violation of team rules, per ISU beat writer Jim Benson of the Bloomington Pantagraph. He’ll miss the Redbirds’ contest tonight against Division II Quincy (Ill.).

News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Wednesday, Nov 22nd--Hoops HD

-EVANSVILLE VS LOUISIANA TECH (Cancun Challenge). Both teams come in undefeated, and LA Tech picked up a nice win yesterday against what appears to be a rather solid George Mason team.
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-SMU VS NORTHERN IOWA (Battle 4 Atlantis). SMU is unbeaten and untested so far. This tournament is a chance for them to add some quality wins to their resume. They don’t want to overlook a UNI team that comes in 3-1.

The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 23, 2017--Hoopville

The night ended with one more surprise, as Northern Iowa upended SMU 61-58. This was a classic slow-paced, efficient Ben Jacobson-led UNI win, as the Panthers shot well (48%) and outrebounded the Mustangs solidly (37-27). Spencer Haldeman scored 15 big points off the bench, and the Panthers move on and now will have a classic contrast in styles game in the semifinals against N.C. State.

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Another fantastic finish came in the Cancun Challenge, as Louisiana Tech’s Derrick Jean hit a three-pointer with one second left to give the Bulldogs a 63-61 win over Evansville. The Purple Aces came so close to a very nice early season tourney championship, leading 58-51 with just over five minutes left, but Tech rallied to pull out a battle of undefeateds.

Growing MVC M.A.S.H. Unit--Valley Hoops Insider

Bradley beats Div. II Missouri Science & Technology 79-45--CBS Sports
Reynolds: Bradley romps to 79-47 victory, but 2 guards injured--Peoria Journal Star
Braves Cruise Past Missouri S&T, 79-47--bradleybraves.com

Women’s Basketball Set For SEMO Thanksgiving Classic--bradleybraves.com

Women’s Basketball Drops Road Game at Wyoming, 75-61--godrakebulldogs.com

Under the Radar Game of the Day: Louisiana Tech vs Evansville--Hoops HD
Taylor's late bucket lifts Evansville over Fresno St. 59-57--CBS Sports
Jean's late 3 takes Louisiana Tech by Evansville 63-61--CBS Sports
Evansville basketball begins tougher schedule with Fresno State--Evansville Courier & Press
3 reasons Evansville basketball beat Fresno State, 59-57--Evansville Courier & Press
3 reasons Louisiana Tech beat Evansville, 63-61--Evansville Courier & Press
Taylor’s late bucket gives UE men a 59-57 win over Fresno State--gopurpleaces.com
Buzzer-beater lifts Louisiana Tech past Purple Aces--gopurpleaces.com

ACS INSIDER - Get to know your Aces : Kerri Gasper--gopurpleaces.com
ACES INSIDER - Get to know your Aces : Kelsi Scott--gopurpleaces.com
Dossett leads Aces past Westminster, 79-53--gopurpleaces.com
ACES INSTANT REPLAY - UE Women get back on track against Westminster--gopurpleaces.com

Fayne, Evans lead way as ISU handles Quincy--The Pantagraph
Redbirds out-soar Hawks in home opener--Vidette Online
Redbirds Lead Wire-to-Wire in Win Over Quincy--goredbirds.com

ISU women start strong, turn cold in loss to George Mason--The Pantagraph
ISU women fall to George Mason in Virginia--Vidette Online
Women’s Basketball Falls to George Mason 56-37--goredbirds.com

Indiana State beats D-II Missouri-St. Louis 75-58--CBS Sports
Sycamores shake off slow start to beat UMSL--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamores Use Balanced Scoring Attack To Down Missouri St. Louis--gosycamores.com

Sycamores Open Cancun Challenge Against Montana Thursday--gosycamores.com

Loyola-Chicago darts past MVSU with a 63-50 victory--CBS Sports
Despite injuries, undefeated Loyola basketball off to strong start--Chicago Sun-Times
Takeaways: Men’s Basketball Defeats Mississippi Valley State 63-50, Improves to 5-0--Loyola Phoenix
Loyola Moves To 5-0 With 63-50 Victory Over MVSU--loyolaramblers.com
Custer Tabbed MVC Male Scholar-Athlete Of The Week Again--loyolaramblers.com
Loyola Heads South To Face UNC Wilmington In Savannah--loyolaramblers.com

Missouri St beats FAU for 5th place in Gulf Coast Showcase--CBS Sports
Bears Ground Owls in Gulf Coast Finale--missouristatebears.com

Northern Iowa beats SMU 61-58 in Battle 4 Atlantis 1st round--CBS Sports
News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Thanksgiving Edition!!--Hoops HD

HIGHLIGHTED GAMES
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-NC STATE VS NORTHERN IOWA (Battle 4 Atlantis). NC State picked up a really nice win against Arizona, which in one afternoon made them the potential surprise team in college basketball this year. They take on a UNI team that’s also looking much better than expected after they knocked off SMU.