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Among Midwestern conferences, there was talk this summer that the Horizon League might be a better league than the Missouri Valley this year. Not only is it not close to the case, but the Horizon is a miserable (29th) in the conference RPI as we’re now past mid-December, ahead of only the Big South, SWAC and MEAC. Goodness. The league has certainly been hurt badly by injuries and eligibility issues (Oakland, Illinois-Chicago) in the short term, and the effects of the transfer epidemic plus severe coaching turnover have clearly taken their toll as well.
Braves Meet Redhawks in Wednesday Matinee Game--bradleybraves.com
Rally Falls Short In 67-65 Loss To Cleveland State--bradleybraves.com
Men's Basketball Falls To A Strong SDSU Squad, 87-74--godrakebulldogs.com
Duke vs. Evansville: College basketball game preview, TV schedule--Busting Brackets
Duke's Grayson Allen on Evansville: 'They're so precise in everything they do'--Evansville Courier & Press
Aces visit 4th-ranked Duke on Wednesday--gopurpleaces.com
Aces All-Access - December 19, 2017--gopurpleaces.com
Evansville drops final non-conference game at SEMO--gopurpleaces.com
ACES INSTANT REPLAY - UE Women close out non-conference sked with loss at SEMO--gopurpleaces.com
Illinois State’s ‘Big 3’--Valley Hoops Insider
Yarbrough delivers in clutch as Redbirds slip past UIC--The Pantagraph
Illinois State puts out Flames, 71-70--Vidette Online
Illinois State Holds Off Feisty UIC on Tuesday Evening Battle--goredbirds.com
Goods, ISU women face Long Beach State--The Pantagraph
Yarbrough earns pair of MVC weekly awards--Vidette Online
Redbirds to Play in Beach Classic at Long Beach--goredbirds.com
Sycamores Succumb to Miami Rally Tuesday--gosycamores.com
Five Ozarks sports questions we want answered in 2018--Springfield News-Leader
Will Missouri State men's hoops make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999?Preview: Missouri State back in action as the Bears host Wright State--The Standard
The Bears were selected to win the Missouri Valley, but will they actually do it?
That will be the question Bears fans will be asking themselves all the way to the conference tournament in St. Louis.
An at-large bid for the MVC appears unlikely, and the season will come down to Arch Madness, starting March 1.
Missouri State has shown glimpses of being the top team they're supposed to be, while also flashing signs that would cause fans to worry.
If the Bears can consistently be the team they were predicted to be, 2018 could be a special year for MSU basketball.
How high will Alize Johnson go in the NBA Draft?
Missouri State hasn't had a men's basketball player drafted since Winston Garland in 1987, but Alize Johnson appears to be destined to break that drought.
Johnson's name has appeared high on multiple draft boards, including one that slated him as Missouri State's first ever first-round pick.
NBA scouts have been frequent visitors to Bears games to watch the team's star forward play.
Fans enjoy seeing the success Dylan Cole and Jake Burger have had at the next level. Johnson should be the next fan favorite to join them.
Solid defense helps Missouri State survive scare from Wright State--The Standard
Bears Rough Up Raiders for Tenth Victory--missouristatebears.com
MSU Closes Non-Conference Play With Narrow Loss at Alabama--missouristatebears.com
UNI notes: Shots still aren't falling for Panther women--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Red-hot Men's Basketball shreds North Carolina A&T, 102-64--siusalukis.com
Saluki women fall to University of Albany in Puerto Rico Classic--Daily Egyptian
Women’s Basketball drops Puerto Rico Classic opener to Albany--siusalukis.com
Valparaiso Crusaders (9-3, 0-0 MVC) RPI: 112, KenPom: 104 – Given a shot at playing another Big Ten team Valparaiso was blown out by Northwestern 84-50 last Thursday. They recovered to win at Santa Clara 76-68 last night. Tomorrow night they are at UC-Riverside. They have not done well in their real tests, but they will open MVC play at Indiana State on December 28th.Valparaiso snaps skid with 76-68 win over Santa Clara--CBS Sports
Derrik Smits helps Valparaiso top Santa Clara to end three-game skid--Post-Tribune
Crusaders snap three-game losing streak with road win--NWI Times
Men's Basketball Looks For Second Straight Win Wednesday--valpoathletics.com
Women's Basketball Looks to Continue Winning Ways in Nonconference Finale--valpoathletics.com
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