What's Up In The Missouri Valley 12/5/2018

Brown has 18 in 2nd half, Bradley rallies for 68-62 victory--CBS Sports
Banged up Brown reaches 1,000 as Bradley rallies to win on road--Peoria Journal Star
Second Half Pushes Bradley Past Little Rock, 68-62--bradleybraves.com

Vote Bradley Athlete of the Month--bradleybraves.com

Chelsea Brackmann Named COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete Of The Week--bradleybraves.com
Braves Roll By Western Illinois 82-68--bradleybraves.com

Rhine Featured in Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Spotlight--godrakebulldogs.com
No. 21 Women’s Basketball Hosts Record Crowd for Annual Pack the Knapp For Character Game--godrakebulldogs.com

Cockfield helps Arkansas State to 87-77 win over Evansville--CBS Sports
Inconsistency, defense plague Evansville basketball in road loss to Arkansas State--Evansville Courier & Press
ACES INSIDER - UE Men's Basketball drops a tough road battle to Arkansas State--gopurpleaces.com
Aces fall to Arkansas State in road contest--gopurpleaces.com

ACES INSIDER - Aces One-on-One with Sydne Caddy--gopurpleaces.com

This Week in Ole Miss Basketball: REVENGE IN NORMAL--Red Cup Rebellion

Defense carries ISU women to victory over Austin Peay--The Pantagraph
Women's basketball handles Austin Peay at home--Vidette Online
Redbirds Prevail Over Austin Peay for Third-Straight Home Victory--goredbirds.com

Holston welcomes old friends to new home--Terre Haute Tribune Star

IUPUI rallies in fourth quarter to spoil ISU's home opener--Terre Haute Tribune Star

High School Success Grooms Townes for Big Stage--Loyola Phoenix
‘Next Man Up’ After Williamson Injury--Loyola Phoenix
Column: What if… Porter Moser Got the Bulls Job?--Loyola Phoenix
Column: The 12 Days of Loyola Basketball--Loyola Phoenix

Holy Cow! Day Adjusting to Life at Loyola--Loyola Phoenix
Streaking Ramblers Back At Gentile Arena Thursday To Host SIUE--loyolaramblers.com

Valley Hoops Scoop: Missouri State’s Dana Ford--Peoria Journal Star

Lady Bears fall in first game home after difficult road trip--Springfield News-Leader
Lady Bears Battle in Home Loss to South Dakota--missouristatebears.com

College women's basketball: Poised UNI holds off North Dakota--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
UNI Women's Hoops Holds Off North Dakota--unipanthers.com

A Fun Rivalry Week--Valley Hoops Insider

SIU & Regional Rivalries

Saint Louis University and Southern Illinois have a long, rich history. The Salukis have faced SLU 56 times and the regional rivals routinely compete for the same basketball prospects in down-state Illinois and St. Louis metro area.

Armon Fletcher – siusalukis.com

Former Billiken Marcus Bartley starts for Southern Illinois and Saint Louis’ Jordan Goodwin and SIU’s Brendon Gooch played for the same Belleville Althoff High School and routinely played against the Salukis’ Armon Fletcher during his days at Edwardsville High School.

SLU leads the series 30-26, but the teams compete Wednesday in Carbondale where the Salukis lead 14-8. Both head coaches, SIU’s Barry Hinson and SLU’s Travis Ford have deep ties to Oklahoma State.

Saturday the Salukis travel to Cape Girardeau to battle the OVC’s Southeast Missouri. The two programs played in the same Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (D2) and have tangled 116 times with SIU winning 70 of those contests. SEMO holds a 32-24 edge in games played in Cape and the Redhawks won last year’s game played in Carbondale.

Floorburn U’s fire from Philly: Sean Lloyd Jr.--Daily Eqyptian

Kamga buzzer-beater gets High Point past Valparaiso, 55-53--CBS Sports
Kamga's line: Cold-shooting Valparaiso loses to High Point on last-second bank shot by Brandonn Kamga--Post-Tribune
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Valparaiso falls in final seconds to High Point--NWI Times
Valpo Falls on Last-Second Jumper to High Point--