What's Up In The Missouri Valley 1/11/2018

News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Wednesday, Jan 10th--Hoops HD

HIGHLIGHTED GAMES
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-LOYOLA CHICAGO AT ILLINOIS STATE (Missouri Valley). Illinois State can get inside the bubble, but they’ll pretty much need to win out to do it, which is much easier said than done. The Ramblers are at .500 in the Valley and a road win puts them closer to contention for the regular season crown.

-MISSOURI STATE AT EVANSVILLE (Missouri Valley). Missouri State is off to a great start in league play. They can improve to 4-1 and pick up another road win tonight.

-DRAKE AT VALPARAISO (Missouri Valley). While Valpo has struggled in their initial season in the Valley, Drake has been a pleasant surprise and is the only unbeaten team remaining in conference play. Nonetheless, this will be a tough chore for the Bulldogs to get win #5 in the Valley tonight.

Barnes, Murphy help Indiana State slip past N. Iowa, 69-67--CBS Sports
Smith, Taylor help Evansville edge Missouri St 64-55--CBS Sports
Jackson, Custer lead Loyola-Chicago past Illinois St., 68-61--CBS Sports
Walker's 26 points help Valparaiso beat Drake 77-60--CBS Sports

Braves Join Coaches vs. Cancer 3-Point Challenge--bradleybraves.com

Hoops In The Heartland Tickets On Sale--bradleybraves.com
Women’s Basketball Returns Home--bradleybraves.com

The Drake Bulldogs are the Valley’s biggest surprise--Mid-Major Madness
Cotlar’s Take on Drake--Valley Hoops Insider
Drake men's basketball takes first conference loss of the season to Valparaiso--Des Moines Register
Men’s Basketball Suffers First MVC Loss Of The Season At Valpo--godrakebulldogs.com

Hittner and Timmer Named Enterprise Bank MVC Scholar-Athletes of the Week--godrakebulldogs.com

UE basketball finding identity via extra effort and hustle plays--Evansville Courier & Press
Men’s basketball leads wire-to-wire in win over Missouri State--gopurpleaces.com

Ramblers rally late, sinking Redbirds in midweek MVC match-up--Vidette Online
Redbirds Fall to Loyola 68-61--goredbirds.com

Hand Of Murph saves Sycamores--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Brandon Murphy Beats The Buzzer With Tip-In To Down Northern Iowa--gosycamores.com

Takeaways: Men’s Basketball Defeats Illinois State 68-61--Loyola Phoenix
Loyola Guts Out 68-61 Win At Illinois State--loyolaramblers.com

Loyola Opens Up MVC Road Swing At Valparaiso On Friday--loyolaramblers.com

Preview: Missouri State looks to bounce back in road matchup with Evansville--The Standard
Bears Drop Road Challenge at Evansville--missouristatebears.com

Lady Bears on Valley Road at Illinois State, Bradley--missouristatebears.com

UNI basketball: Sycamores beat Panthers at the buzzer--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Sycamores Tip Panthers at Buzzer, 69-67--unipanthers.com

MVC Power Rankings--The Southern Illinoisan
SIU's Pippen, Bradley's Childs candidates for Valley Newcomer of the Year Award--The Southern Illinoisan
Saluki Men's Basketball | Bradley edges SIU--The Southern Illinoisan
Execution comes and goes in Salukis' 68-62 loss--The Southern Illinoisan

Women's Basketball travels to Bradley on Friday--siusalukis.com

Rebound leader: Tevonn Walker bounces back, sparks Valparaiso past Drake--Post-Tribune
NWIU NOTES: Burton’s exit brings back memories of former Valparaiso washout Tony Falu--NWI Times
Valparaiso sets season highs in 3-pointers and assists in dominating win--NWI Times
Offense Clicks For Crusaders In Win Over First-Place Drake--valpoathletics.com

Hittner, Timmer Named Enterprise Bank MVC Scholar-Athletes of the Week--The Missouri Valley