Sunday, January 24, 2021

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 1/24/2021

Clay scores 20 to lead Valparaiso over Illinois St. 69-60--Associated Press
Valpo looks to extend streak vs Illinois St.--Associated Press
Quick Takes: What to make of the Pac-12, ACC and others?--Bracketville

Additional Quick Takes:

  • In terms of the mid-majors (as we often call them), what about teams like Drake and Loyola-Chicago from the Missouri Valley?  Could either be an at-large team?  While both have solid NET ratings right now (Drake 11 and Loyola 30), team sheets tell a tougher story.   And this is where the delayed start and lack of non-conference options due to COVID could be a challenging obstacle.  Drake’s best two wins are Indiana State (122), and an early victory over Kansas State doesn’t help much.  Loyola missed chances against Wisconsin and Richmond, leaving the Ramblers with a win over the same Indiana State team (plus a loss to them) and a win over North Texas as its best assets.  Given the Valley’s schedule, Drake hosts Loyola-Chicago twice in mid-February.  FWIW, Missouri State is the other MVC team currently ranked in the Top 100 of the NET.



Bradley bounces back to split series with Loyola-Chicago--Bradley Scout
Braves Top Loyola 57-55 To Split Season Series--bradleybraves.com

Women's Basketball Drops Series to No. 25 Missouri State--godrakebulldogs.com



Illinois State Can’t Shake Another Slow Start in 69-60 Loss to Valparaiso--Off The Inbound
Watch now: Valparaiso leads all the way as Illinois State can't follow up big win against Bradley--The Pantagraph
Redbirds doze through first half, end Crusaders' five-game losing streak--Vidette Online
Second Half Push Falls Short Against Crusaders--goredbirds.com



Comfort zone: Howard feels good in starting role for ISU--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamores Return to Action Against Southern Illinois--gosycamores.com

Hard times for Sycamores as UNI earns sweep--Terre Haute Tribune Star
UNI Earns Sweep Over Sycamores on Saturday--gosycamores.com



Men’s Basketball Puts Win Streak on the Line Against Bradley Jan. 24-25--Loyola Phoenix

‘Typical Missouri Valley Slugfest’: Loyola Falls Short Against Bradley, Splits Series--Loyola Phoenix
Bradley Survives Loyola’s Late Charge, 57-55--loyolaramblers.com



No. 25 MSU Lady Bears finish series sweep over Drake--Springfield News-Leader
No. 25 Lady Bears Move to 4-0 in MVC Play with 78-63 Win Over Drake--missouristatebears.com



UNI men's basketball continues to reshape offense - and schedule--Cedar Rapids Gazette

College women's basketball: UNI completes sweep of Indiana State--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Panthers Top Indiana State 88-53 to Earn MVC Series Sweep--unipanthers.com



Game Notes: Men's Basketball at Indiana State--siusalukis.com

COVID break not all bad for Salukis--Southern Illinoisan
Saluki basketball programs speak season pauses due to COVID-19--Daily Egyptian



Donovan Clay, Eron Gordon lead Valpo to first Valley win of the year--NWI Times
Complete Performance Helps Valpo Bounce Back with Road Victory--valpoathletics.com

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