What's Up In The Missouri Valley: What's Up In The Missouri Valley 12/6/2017

Weekly Stars--Valley Hoops Insider

Chelsea Brackmann Named COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete Of The Week--bradleybraves.com
Braves Cruise By EIU 67-52--bradleybraves.com

Men’s Basketball Travels to South Dakota For Midweek Tilt--godrakebulldogs.com

Women’s Basketball Cruises Past Iowa Wesleyan, 102-25, in Annual Pack the Knapp Game--godrakebulldogs.com

Smith has career-high 25, Evansville beats Bowling Green--CBS Sports
3 takeaways from UE's 91-76 win at Bowling Green--Evansville Courier & Press
Dru Smith’s career game leads UE to road win--gopurpleaces.com

ACES INSIDER - Get to know your Aces : Kadie Dearing--gopurpleaces.com
Aces drop road contest at No. 20 Kentucky--gopurpleaces.com

College Report 12/6/17: Tickets available for Muller luncheons--The Pantagraph
Redbirds' Tinsley looks to find shooting stroke against BYU--The Pantagraph
Tickets on Sale for Insiders Club Luncheon Series with Head Coach Dan Muller--goredbirds.com
Redbirds Take to the Road Against BYU--goredbirds.com

Sycamores work on zone to contend with Mean Green--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamores Back In Action At North Texas Wednesday Night--gosycamores.com

No. 5 Florida looks to bounce back vs. Loyola-Chicago--CBS Sports
Ramblers Head South To Tangle With No. 5 Florida--loyolaramblers.com

Loyola Closes Out Road Trip On Wednesday Against Northern Illinois--loyolaramblers.com

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 5, 2017--Hoopville

Side Dishes:
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Missouri State avenged a home loss to North Dakota State, pulling away late to defeat the Bison 71-58 on the road in Fargo. The Bears looked good the past three days with convincing road wins over two of the top teams in the Summit League, having also drilled South Dakota State on Saturday. Alize Johnson is starting to heat up, and he had 21 points and 10 boards in this one.

Missouri State beats North Dakota State 71-58--CBS Sports
Missouri State is on a 6-game win streak: It's time to buy into the Bears--Springfield News-Leader

Lady Bears Back Home for Games Against Wichita State, Oral Roberts--missouristatebears.com

Crucial Week Ahead for Several O26 At-Large Contenders--Rush The Court

Northern Iowa (6-2) – This week: vs. UT-Arlington, ESPN3, 8:00 PM ET, Thursday. Already beaming with Battle 4 Atlantis victories over SMU and North Carolina State, the Panthers beat UNLV in comeback fashion last week to further bolster its resume. Northern Iowa’s only two losses are to North Carolina and Villanova — both “good” losses, if there is such a thing — and the month of December offers even more opportunity for upward movement: the Panthers get Iowa State on a neutral court (December 16) and #13 Xavier at home (December 22) before month’s end. First up, though, is a home date with Sun Belt favorite UT-Arlington on Thursday. The Mavericks, which beat BYU on the road and nearly toppled Alabama, are the rare opponent that could wind up either a solid win or an unforgivable loss, depending on the outcome. On the one hand, it’s hard to imagine UT-Arlington’s RPI dropping much below #75 this season; on the other hand, it’s just as hard to envision the committee giving Northern Iowa a pass for losing at home against a Sun Belt foe. Either way, this match-up should be fun.