What's Up In The Missouri Valley 2/11/2018

Southern Illinois alone in 2nd in MVC after win over Bradley--CBS Sports
Valparaiso beats short-handed Valparaiso 74-58 (sic)--CBS Sports
Special Moments During a A Long Season--Valley Hoops Insider
OVC/MVC Super Performances--Valley Hoops Insider

Hodgson lone bright spot in SIU rout of Bradley--Peoria Journal Star
LISTEN: Bradley vs. Illinois State revisited--Peoria Journal Star
SIU’s Hot Shooting Downs Bradley Basketball--bradleybraves.com

Drake Bulldogs roll past Indiana State, extend historic MVC win streak--Des Moines Register
Ore Cherishing Senior Season--godrakebulldogs.com

Rhine Tabbed MVC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week For Third Time--godrakebulldogs.com

Dru Smith's status unclear for Aces after re-injuring foot--Evansville Courier & Press
Men’s basketball travels to Cedar Falls on Tuesday--gopurpleaces.com

Turnovers doom Redbirds in loss at Valpo--The Pantagraph
MVC notebook: Seniors stepping up down the stretch--The Pantagraph

Hy-Vee to Host Kristen Gillespie and Dan Muller Coaches Shows Tonight--goredbirds.com

Redbirds clawed by Missouri State--The Pantagraph

Jordan Barnes Eclipses 3-Point Record As Sycamores Fall To Loyola--The Statesman

Mid-Major Madness Power Rankings: Rhode Island takes over at No. 1

Mid-Major Madness Power Rankings: Week 13
RANK    TEAM            RECORD  LAST WEEK       POINTS
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15      Loyola Chicago  21-5    16              92

Buy, Sell or Hold? The inaugural mid-February Hoop Thoughts Stock Report has the answers. Plus, my weekly top 25--The Athletic

Ten sleeper stocks
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Loyola Chicago (21-5, No. 51 KenPom) Shades of ’63, anyone? The Ramblers have precious little size, but they are devastating from behind the 3-point line and have a two-game lead in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Takeaways: Women’s Basketball Gives up Second Half Lead, Falls to Valparaiso 63-53--Loyola Phoenix
Rice Named MVC Newcomer Of The Week--loyolaramblers.com

2/12 Men's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness

Missouri Valley Alize Johnson F Missouri State

Coach Lusk hit with major contract change--The Standard
Johnson Named Valley Player of the Week--missouristatebears.com

2/12 Women's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness

Missouri Valley Liza Fruendt G Missouri State

As road losses pile up, UNI men's basketball enters unfamiliar territory--The Gazette
Panthers, Purple Aces Meet Tuesday in McLeod--unipanthers.com

College women's basketball: UNI offense erupts at Evansville--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Panthers Run Wild on Aces for 85-60 Win--unipanthers.com

Cook's back-to-back 3s help Salukis pull away from Braves--The Southern Illinoisan
Sports: Wiley makes comeback in Bradley win--The Southern Illinoisan
Pippen drawing more attention in second half of Valley season--The Southern Illinoisan
Salukis beat out Bradley Braves, 74-57--Daily Egyptian
Pippen receives second straight MVC Newcomer of the Week honor--Daily Egyptian
Kavion Pippen picks up another MVC Newcomer of the Week award--siusalukis.com

Hefferman: This is why you recruit winners--The Southern Illinoisan
Saluki women’s basketball holds on for win against the Braves--Daily Egyptian
Women's Basketball leads wire-to-wire in 62-53 win over Bradley--siusalukis.com

'E' is for Evelyn — and effort: Valparaiso snaps Illinois State's win streak--Post-Tribune
Strong second half propels Valparaiso--NWI Times
Crusaders Pull Away Late For MVC Win Over Illinois State--valpoathletics.com

Furious Fourth-Quarter Comeback Propels Women’s Basketball Past Loyola--valpoathletics.com

MVC Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook (Feb. 12)--The Missouri Valley
MVC Men's Basketball Coaches Teleconference--The Missouri Valley

Women's Basketball Player/Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 12)--The Missouri Valley