Sunday, February 16, 2020

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 2/16/2020

Saturday Notes – February 15, 2020--Hoopville
Loyola-Chicago 82, Northern Iowa 73 (OT): The Ramblers don’t control their own destiny, but they draw a game closer by taking over in the extra session and getting a quality win.
Bradley 69, Southern Illinois 67: Just like that, the Salukis, who were the hottest team in the Valley, have lost two in a row.
Ramblers Win Thriller vs Northern Iowa with Stifling OT Defense--CBB Central
Childs scores 14 to carry Bradley over S. Illinois 69-67--Associated Press
Freeman-Liberty leads late charge, Valpo tops Illinois State--Associated Press
Loyola Chicago outlasts Northern Iowa 82-73 in overtime--Associated Press


Defense down the stretch huge for Bradley in winning at SIU, 69-67--Peoria Journal Star
Braves Earn Road Win at Southern Illinois--bradleybraves.com


Drake women's basketball: Hot shooting propels Bulldogs to 10th win in MVC play--Des Moines Register
Season-High Six Score in Double Figures for Women’s Basketball in 92-71 Road Win at Indiana State--godrakebulldogs.com


Game Preview: Drake Bulldogs (Part II)--Eville-Ways

Aces drop offensive struggle to UNI, 67-49--gopurpleaces.com


Illinois State squanders 17-point halftime lead as Valparaiso stuns Redbirds on Retro Night--The Pantagraph
Redbirds blow 17 point lead and fall to Crusaders 65-62--Vidette Online
Redbirds Drop Return Game with Crusaders--goredbirds.com


Hall accentuates positives for ISU against MVC's Iowa schools--Terre Haute Tribune Star
High-Powered Drake Offense Too Much for Sycamores to Overcome on Saturday--gosycamores.com


Loyola Men’s Basketball Knocks Off Northern Iowa in ‘Heavyweight Fight’--Loyola Phoenix
Clemons, Krutwig Help Loyola Outlast UNI, 82-73, In Overtime--loyolaramblers.com


No. 17 MSU Lady Bears get revenge with big win over Southern Illinois--Springfield News-Leader
No. 17 MSU Lady Bears' Coach Mox: 'We wanted to blow them out and we did that.'--Springfield News-Leader
Tale of two sites: No. 17 Lady Bears defeat Southern Illinois--The Standard
No. 17/24 Lady Bears Shoot Past SIU, 88-57--missouristatebears.com


Bubble Banter: Georgetown lands massive win over No. 19 Butler--College Basketball Talk

… AND LOSERS

NORTHERN IOWA (NET: 35, NBC: 11): The Panthers lost at Loyola (102), which is hardly a bad loss, especially in the MVC, but I’m not sure that it is a loss they can afford. Their strong NET and wins at Colorado (17) and over South Carolina (66) on a neutral keep the Panthers in the conversation, but losses at Southern Illinois (148) and Illinois State (202) are killers. UNI cannot lose another game unless it is against Loyola-Chicago (102) in the MVC tournament if they really want a chance at an at-large, and even then, it will be tough.
Bubble Bits: Georgetown takes down Butler--Bracketville
Additional Bubble Bits from Saturday:
  • Northern Iowa lost at Loyola-Chicago in overtime; a third NET loss for UNI against early victories over Colorado (road) and South Carolina (neutral). The Panthers can win a game (or two) in the NCAA tourney, but their margin for an at-large bid is shrinking.
News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Saturday, Feb 15th--Hoops HD
-NORTHERN IOWA AT LOYOLA CHICAGO (Missouri Valley).  I believe Northern Iowa should be in the NCAA Tournament if they win out, but fail to win the conference tourney.  This will be somewhat of a tough road test, but it’s still a game that UNI should be able to win.
AJ Green forces OT, but UNI men's basketball falls at Loyola-Chicago--The Gazette
Loyola outlasts UNI in overtime--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Panthers Fall to Loyola 82-73 in Overtime--unipanthers.com

UNI women win at Evansville--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Panther Women Top Evansville 67-49--unipanthers.com


SIU Men's Basketball | Salukis score 42 second-half points, but fall to Bradley--The Southern Illinoisan
Sports Column | Todd Hefferman: Salukis waste chance for statement victory--The Southern Illinoisan
Bradley breaks Southern’s 10-game home winning streak--Daily Egyptian
21-point comeback falls just short vs. Bradley, 69-67--siusalukis.com
Q&A with graduate center Barret Benson--siusalukis.com

Lady Bears Down Salukis, 88-57--siusalukis.com


Freeman-Liberty steals win from Illinois State--NWI Times
Valpo Comes From 17 Down to Stun Illinois State--valpoathletics.com

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