What's Up In The Missouri Valley 2/15/2018

Northern Iowa wins it at FT line, beating Evansville 47-41--CBS Sports
Loyola Chicago inches closer to MVC title, tops Valpo 80-71--CBS Sports
Bradley downs Illinois St 70-58 in I-74 rivalry game--CBS Sports
Timmer leads with 39 points as Drake downs Indiana St. 90-76--CBS Sports
Cook late FTs lift S. Illinois over Missouri St. 81-80, OT--CBS Sports

Bradley hopes to rebound against short-handed Illinois State--Peoria Journal Star
Different approach sparks Bradley to end skid vs. rival Illinois State--Peoria Journal Star
Braves Top I-74 Rival Illinois State, 70-58, at Carver Arena--bradleybraves.com

Play4Kay Weekend Promotions--bradleybraves.com
Women’s Basketball Returns Home For Play4Kay Weekend--bradleybraves.com

Reed Timmer puts up 39 points as Drake cruises past Indiana State--Des Moines Register
Timmer's Career High Lifts Bulldogs Over Indiana State, 90-76--godrakebulldogs.com

Rhine Named Enterprise Bank MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week--godrakebulldogs.com

Evansville held without free-throw attempt in 47-41 loss at Northern Iowa--Evansville Courier & Press
Late rally comes up short for men’s basketball--gopurpleaces.com

Aces All-Access - February 13, 2018--gopurpleaces.com

Women's basketball set for road weekend at Bradley, Illinois State--gopurpleaces.com

Depleted ISU 'not feeling sorry for ourselves' with Bradley next--The Pantagraph
Depleted ISU falls to Bradley for first time in five years--The Pantagraph
Muller talks about heading to Bradley, injuries, team psyche and more from Tuesday--Vidette Online
Illinois State falls to Bradley for first time in four seasons--Vidette Online
Shorthanded Redbirds Fall at Bradley--goredbirds.com

ISU women to host pair of MVC foes--Vidette Online
Play 4 Kay Registration Closing Soon--goredbirds.com
Redbird Rally Planned for Hoops in the Heartland--goredbirds.com
Redbirds Look to Split the Sycamores--goredbirds.com

Distributing the ball, stopping 3s are areas ISU needs to work on--Terre Haute Tribune Star
ISU buried under Timmer onslaught in loss--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamores Drop Road Contest At Drake--gosycamores.com

Indiana State Heads to Illinois State for Friday Tilt--gosycamores.com

Loyola Chicago has found success with a selfless approach--Mid-Major Madness
The Notebook--collegeinsider.com
Loyola’s Doyle Gains G-League Honors--Valley Hoops Insider
The Game of Change--Off Tackle Empire
Loyola holds off Valparaiso for 22nd win, 11th in 12 games--Chicago Tribune
Men’s Basketball Shows Impressive Offensive Numbers--Loyola Phoenix
Rambler Superfans Start Basketball Podcast--Loyola Phoenix
Takeaways: Men’s Basketball Defeats Valparaiso 80-71 for 22nd Win--Loyola Phoenix
Loyola Outlasts Valpo For 80-71 Victory--loyolaramblers.com

Progress Slow-Going for Women’s Basketball--Loyola Phoenix
Ramblers Continue Homestand Against Missouri State, Southern Illinois--loyolaramblers.com
Loyola Women’s Basketball Announces Summer Camp Schedule--loyolaramblers.com

Bears lose to Salukis in overtime heartbreaker--Springfield News-Leader
Bears lose heartbreaker to second place Salukis--The Standard
Bears Suffer OT Heart-Breaker in Carbondale--missouristatebears.com
Bears Kick Off Final Home Stand Sunday vs. Drake--missouristatebears.com

Lady Bears Make Season's Final MVC Road Trip to Loyola, Valpo--missouristatebears.com

UNI holds off Evansville in 47-41 slugfest--The Gazette
UNI basketball: Panthers looking forward, not back--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
College men's basketball: UNI hangs on against Evansville, 47-41--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
UNI Slows Down Evansville, 47-41--unipanthers.com
UNI, Illinois State Set for ESPN2 in Normal--unipanthers.com

Women’s basketball wins last three--Northern Iowan
Panthers Host Bulldogs for Annual #Play4Kay Game--unipanthers.com

Wiley never lost hope of returning for Salukis--The Southern Illinoisan
Saluki Men's Basketball | Cook's 2 free throws lift SIU past Missouri State 81-80 in OT--The Southern Illinoisan
Salukis claw out victory over Missouri State Bears--Daily Egyptian
Men's Basketball wins OT thriller over Missouri State, 81-80--siusalukis.com

Luncheon taping of "Inside Saluki Women's Basketball" is Tuesday, Feb. 13--siusalukis.com
Women's Basketball opens conference road swing at Valpo on Friday--siusalukis.com

Valparaiso center Derrik Smits develops into 'bright spot' on offense--Post-Tribune
Another close call: Valparaiso pushes MVC leader Loyola before falling short--Post-Tribune
Spirited effort falls short for Valparaiso--NWI Times
Men’s Basketball Comes Up Just Short at MVC Leader Loyola Wednesday--valpoathletics.com

Women's Basketball Set for Friday's Play4Kay Game--valpoathletics.com

MVC Women's Basketball Weekly Notebook (Feb. 13)--The Missouri Valley
Rhine, Hurley Named Enterprise Bank MVC Scholar-Athletes of the Week--The Missouri Valley