What's Up In The Missouri Valley 1/30/2019

Cook's last-second FTs gives Missouri St. 55-54 OT win--CBS Sports
Trends Continue--Valley Hoops Insider
MVC – Injuries Are Shaping the Race--Valley Hoops Insider

ISU’s Milik Yarbrough not focused on scoring title--Peoria Journal Star
Peorian Shea Feehan has shown he belongs on the Missouri Valley stage--Peoria Journal Star
Bradley Plays at Evansville on Wednesday--bradleybraves.com
Dwayne Lauter-Ogunleye Featured in Valley’s Scholar-Athlete Spotlight--bradleybraves.com

Lasha Petree Earns Third MVC Newcomer Of The Week Honor--bradleybraves.com
Coach G Play4Kay Challenge--bradleybraves.com

Drake women put undefeated MVC record to the test Friday--Des Moines Register

1/28 Women's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness

Missouri Valley Sara Rhine F Drake

Drake Women’s Basketball continues to dominate the Missouri Valley Conference--Times Delphic
Jonas selected for WBCA “So You Want To Be A Coach Program”--godrakebulldogs.com
Women’s Basketball Set to Host Missouri State In First Place Matchup Friday Night--godrakebulldogs.com
Hittner Featured in Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Spotlight--godrakebulldogs.com

MVC basketball race still wide open, Evansville can decide where it belongs against Bradley--Evansville Courier & Press
ACES INSIDER - UE Men have sights set on regaining their groove against Bradley--gopurpleaces.com
Men’s basketball plays host to Bradley on Wednesday--gopurpleaces.com
Aces basketball game to be played as scheduled--gopurpleaces.com

Yarbrough 'pointed' toward Redbirds piling up victories--The Pantagraph
Redbirds flock to Drake for crucial road matchup--Vidette Online
Redbirds Fly West to Battle Bulldogs--goredbirds.com

Standings aren't part of ISU's focus at present--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamores Set For Battle Wednesday Night In Carbondale--gosycamores.com

Even After Graduation, Nick DiNardi’s Loyola Legacy Continues to Grow--Loyola Phoenix
Williamson Injury Once Again Shakes Up Lineup--Loyola Phoenix
Column: Bounce-Back Loss Creates Golden Opportunity for Loyola--Loyola Phoenix
Williamson Out Three to Four Weeks After Surgery--Loyola Phoenix
League-Leading Loyola Hosts UNI Wednesday--loyolaramblers.com
Loyola – Missouri State Game Selected For ESPNU Broadcast--loyolaramblers.com
Williamson Sidelined Following Surgery--loyolaramblers.com

Postgame — Week of January 30: Men’s Basketball Rollercoaster Continues, Women’s Basketball Drops Two Straight--Loyola Phoenix

Column: Women’s Basketball Improving, But Not There Just Yet--Loyola Phoenix
Achter’s Ramblers Slightly Improve After Two Dismal Seasons--Loyola Phoenix
Loyola Opens Homestand Against Illinois State, Bradley This Weekend--loyolaramblers.com

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 29, 2019--Hoopville

Side Dishes:
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Missouri State announced that Obediah Church will not be returning to the team and that he and the team have officially, in MSU’s words, “parted ways.” Church has not played for the Bears since mid-December after starting the team’s first 11 games and for most of his previous three seasons as well. A prolific shotblocker, the 6-foot-7 Church became just the sixth player in Missouri Valley Conference history to record 200 blocks. The Bears have played well of late, though, and really since transfer Tulio da Silva got eligible and rolling. MSU is currently one of the hottest teams in the MVC and has won four of six to move to 10-11 overall and 4-4 in the Valley entering a Tuesday night tilt at Valparaiso.

1/28 Men's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness

Missouri Valley Keandre Cook G Missouri State

Keandre Cook's free throws in final seconds give Bears a thrilling overtime win over Valpo--Springfield News-Leader
Cook Heats Up Down the Stretch in OT Win at Valpo--missouristatebears.com

MSU Primed for Pair of Big Games in Iowa--missouristatebears.com

College men's basketball: Efficient Loyola will challenge UNI--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

UNI notes: Women's basketball shows ability to adapt--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
UNI Women's Basketball Hosts Southern Illinois, Missouri State--unipanthers.com

SIU Men's Basketball: Opponent Watch--The Southern Illinoisan
Hefferman: Sometimes you just have to listen to your wife--The Southern Illinoisan
Hinson, Salukis on the clock as Sycamores roll in--The Southern Illinoisan
Three Saluki Men’s Basketball takeaways from this past week--Daily Egyptian
Salukis welcome Sycamores for 8 p.m. game on Wednesday--siusalukis.com

Women's Basketball travels to Northern Iowa for Friday tilt--siusalukis.com

The Morning Dish – Wendesday, January 30, 2019--Hoopville

Side Dishes
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At one time in the Missouri Valley, Valparaiso was on top with a 4-0 mark. On Tuesday night, the Crusaders lost their third straight and fourth of five, this one a 55-54 overtime loss to Missouri State, who joins them with a 5-4 conference mark. The last two losses have come at home, and now they go on the road for two straight and then get a visit from Loyola-Chicago, who handled them in their first meeting.

'This isn't going to break us': Short-handed Valparaiso falls to Missouri State in overtime--Post-Tribune
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Crusaders drop heartbreaker in overtime--NWI Times
Valpo Falls in Overtime Heartbreaker Tuesday--valpoathletics.com

Women's Basketball Begins Four-Game Homestand on Friday--valpoathletics.com
Valpo Women's Basketball Weekly: Jan. 29--valpoathletics.com

ESPN Announces Wildcard Selections for Feb. 17--The Missouri Valley

Enterprise Bank MVC Scholar-Athlete Spotlight (Jan. 30)--The Missouri Valley

MVC Women's Basketball Notebook - Jan. 29--The Missouri Valley