Northern Iowa 80, Missouri State 57: This was never a ballgame as Northern Iowa ran out to an early lead and was never seriously challenged after that, getting 28 points from A.J. Green. The Panthers are 3-1 in Valley play, tied for first place.This Week in Mid-Major: Richmond is back, so is Santa Clara and a new top 10--The Athletic
Games of the week
With conference play in full swing, we’ll highlight a handful of intra-league games worth watching:
(All times ET; AP rankings as of Monday morning)
Northern Iowa at Bradley, 6 p.m. Saturday (ESPN2): A rematch of last year’s Missouri Valley Conference tournament final, which Bradley won. These are the top two teams in the league, according to KenPom.com and NET. The bad news for the Braves: Leading scorer and rebounder Elijah Childs is out for at least a month after finger surgery.
The Mid-Major Top 10
4. Northern Iowa (14-2, 3-1 Missouri Valley): The loss at Illinois State to open conference play is looking more and more like a burp. The Panthers destroyed Missouri State, 80-57, on the road Saturday while going 13-of-22 on 3s. A.J. Green is averaging 25.3 points and has gone 17-of-31 (55 percent) from 3 in conference play. LW: 8
Hipp, No. 20 Missouri St. women bump N. Iowa 80-66--Associated Press
Bradley’s Darrell Brown is MVC Player of Week--Peoria Journal Star
Darrell Brown Named Valley Player of the Week--bradleybraves.com
Lasha Petree Repeats As MVC Player Of The Week--bradleybraves.com
Penn Earns Second Valley Newcomer of the Week Honor--godrakebulldogs.com
Drake women's basketball: Bulldogs bounce back with road victory over Southern Illinois--Des Moines Register
Women's Basketball Defeats SIU, 73-65--godrakebulldogs.com
Evansville basketball lands Nebraska transfer Samari Curtis--Evansville Courier & Press
Sunday Morning Coming Down--Eville-Ways
Men’s basketball adds Samari Curtis--gopurpleaces.com
Aces' trio combines for 50 points in loss to Valpo--gopurpleaces.com
MVC Notebook: Drake's Roman Penn, Loyola's Keith Clemons emerging as Newcomer of the Year candidates--The Pantagraph
Hy-Vee to Host Illinois State Basketball Coaches Shows Tonight--goredbirds.com
Close losses still painful; ISU women fall 58-51 to Loyola--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Ramblers Outlast Sycamores in Defensive Battle on Sunday--gosycamores.com
Algonquin native Krutwig showing off with Loyola--Daily Herald
Ramblers Stay Perfect On Road, Grind Out 58-51 Win At Indiana State--loyolaramblers.com
Bears Look to Rebound Wednesday Against Bradley--missouristatebears.com
Lady Bears stay focused with win over Northern Iowa--Springfield News-Leader
No. 18/20 Lady Bears Use Balanced Effort to Top UNI--missouristatebears.com
UNI falls at No. 20 Missouri State--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Panthers Fall to Missouri State 80-66--unipanthers.com
Salukis' Dembele fractures tibia, done for 2019-20 season--The Southern Illinoisan
Saluki Basketball 5@5: College hoops awards returning to St. Louis, 3 Valley teams in top 100--The Southern Illinoisan
Silvey reaches 1,000 career points, but Saluki women fall to Drake--The Southern Illinoisan
The one that got away: Salukis lose sight of Drake after a slow fourth quarter--Daily Egyptian
Getting into the flow: Women’s basketball adjusts after two home losses--Daily Egyptian
Salukis hang tough in loss to Bulldogs--siusalukis.com
HappeningHoops.com CBI/CIT Bracketology Number 4 January 12th 2020--Happening Hoops
Valpo Basketball Weekly: Jan. 13--valpoathletics.comCIT (26 teams last season)
Midwest
- Kansas City (9-9 WAC)
- Valparaiso (9-8 MVC)
- Ball State (9-7 MAC)
- Northern Kentucky (11-6 Horizon)
SPORTS DIGEST: Valpo women win fifth straight road game--NWI Times
Take Five: Valpo Women Claim Fifth Straight Road Victory With Win at Evansville--valpoathletics.com
Weinman Named MVC Newcomer of the Week--valpoathletics.com
MVC MBB Weekly Notes (J13)--The Missouri Valley
Women's Basketball Player/Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 13)--The Missouri Valley
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