Side Dishes:Twitter Mailbag: Buffalo’s big matchups, A-10 struggles, and more--Mid-Major Madness
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The most eye-opening performance of the night came from another team in Kentucky, as Murray State drubbed Southern Illinois 80-52. Ja Morant was spectacular again-23 points and 13 assists, and this one was over before halftime, with the Racers leading by 31 at the break. Murray State is once again a team to keep a real eye on and in particular is defending rabidly-holding teams to 35.6% shooting-while this was a flop by the Salukis, and not the first time this season they’ve played badly with a chance to make an impression of sorts (see: Massachusetts). It also continues a disappointing non-conference season for the Missouri Valley Conference, too, with experienced teams like SIU, Loyola (Ill.) and Illinois State coming up small too often in the bigger games on their schedules.
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Some exciting news from Evansville, for anyone familiar with that program’s rich history. The Purple Aces are bringing the sleeves back. UE will introduce an orange sleeved alternate jersey on Saturday at home against Jacksonville State, and these are jerseys true to the Aces’ tradition, not the skintight compression jerseys that look like baby T-shirts that were a recent trend with pro teams. For a program that is rebuilding and its biggest distinguishing identity at this point is its rich tradition, the sleeves are a natural, and we hope to see more of them.
One and done? Missouri Valley basketball once again looks like a one-bid league--Peoria Journal StarHow bad is the MVC?
— Chris D. Davies (@chris_d_davies) December 11, 2018
Not great, Bob!
If the Atlantic 10 isn’t the most disappointing conference this year, it’s the Missouri Valley. Loyola Chicago was severely overrated in the preseason. Illinois State has not lived up to the hype. Southern Illinois and Bradley have both been fine but nothing special. It’s definitely more down than it has been for a couple of years now. It would be hard to be surprised by anything that happens in conference play.
Braves Open Road Swing Friday At Omaha--bradleybraves.com
Men’s Basketball To Take On Iowa State In Final Hy-Vee Classic--godrakebulldogs.com
ACES INSIDER - Aces One-on-One with Kaylan Coffman--gopurpleaces.com
Big man Agbo makes verbal commitment to Sycamores--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Loyola To Be Featured In Two CBS Sports Network Shows Next Week--loyolaramblers.com
Lady Bears Set for Visit from No. 21 Gonzaga on Sunday--missouristatebears.com
-MURRAY STATE AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. This is a really good UTR game between two possible (and perhaps even probable) NCAA Tournament caliber teams. Murray State’s only loss on the year was at Alabama, and SIU has won 7 of their last 8 since dropping their first two to Kentucky and Buffalo. Both teams need quality wins on their resume in order to jump out to the committee, so this game is rather important.Murray State beats Southern Illinois 80-52--CBS Sports
Murray State’s win over Southern Illinois was no contest--Mid-Major Madness
MVC Power Rankings--The Southern Illinoisan
Murray State overwhelms SIU 80-52, snaps five-game winning streak--The Southern Illinoisan
Saluki Men's Basketball | SIU preaches 'short memory' after blowout loss--The Southern Illinoisan
Salukis unable to overcome first half deficit against Murray State Racers, five game streak broken--Daily Egyptian
Racers overwhelm Salukis, 80-52--siusalukis.com
In My Words | Sam Shafer--siusalukis.com
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