News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Sunday, Jan 30--Hoops HD
HIGHLIGHTED GAMES:
-LOYOLA CHICAGO AT DRAKE (Missouri Valley). Drake has been somewhat of a disappointment this year, but they are still capable of playing really well, and considering that Loyola Chicago has had to sweat out a lot of their conference wins lately, an upset is not out of the question at all.
Missouri Valley Basketball Monday: Loyola stumbles opens up league race--bustingbrackets|
MVC Notebook | Valley title race still wide open--Southern Illinoisan
'Getting hungrier': How Bradley basketball kept alive its Valley winning streak--Peoria Journal Star
Big men propel Bradley past Indiana State--Bradley Scout
Bradley Wins Fourth-Straight, Defeats Indiana State, 67-52--bradleybraves.com
UNI Tops Bradley, 60-36--bradleybraves.com
Drake men's basketball beats Loyola 77-68 in contentious matchup between Missouri Valley's top teams--Des Moines Register
Has Drake men's basketball star Tucker DeVries made his case for MVC Freshman of the Year?--Des Moines Register
Drake Surges Past Loyola In Front Of Electric Home Crowd--godrakebulldogs.com
Bulldogs Fall to Redbirds Despite Meyer’s Career Night--godrakebulldogs.com
Purple Aces suffer double-digit loss to Missouri State despite leading in second half--Evansville Courier & Press
Aces give Bears all they can handle in road contest--gopurpleaces.com
Battling back, Evansville's late rally comes up short versus SIU--gopurpleaces.com
Watch now: Northern Iowa uses big run to send Illinois State reeling to third straight loss--The Pantagraph
ISU Drops Road Tilt at UNI--goredbirds.com
Watch now: Illinois State women finish strong to topple Drake--The Pantagraph
Watch now: 6 takeaways from the Illinois State women's basketball victory over Drake--The Pantagraph
Strong second half helps ISU bounce back with 70-58 win over Drake--Vidette Online
Five most impactful Redbirds halfway through Valley play--Vidette Online
Redbirds Down Drake at Redbird Arena, 70-58, to End First Half of Conference Slate--goredbirds.com
Turnovers, rebounds hurt ISU in loss at Bradley--Terre Haute Tribune Star
One-time Montana State player Hobbs finds home at ISU--Terre Haute Tribune Star
DOWN IN THE VALLEY: Five takeaways from ISU's loss at Bradley--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamores Unable to Overcome Shooting or Turnovers in Loss at Bradley--gosycamores.com
ISU women rally to tie, then lose to perennial power Missouri State--Terre Haute Tribune Star
ROTHSTEIN 45--College Hoops Today
30. Loyola Chicago: Gave up 77 in Sunday’s loss at Drake.
Elite teams? Top players? Best wins? Worst losses? Hoop Thoughts’ midseason guide to men’s college basketball--The Athletic
Cinderellas
5. Loyola Chicago. The Ramblers lost the best player (Cameron Krutwig) and coach (Moser) from last year’s Sweet 16 squad, but they brought back three starters and have only lost four games. That includes a pair of close ones at the Battle 4 Atlantis against Michigan State and Auburn.
Mid-major Top 10
10. Loyola Chicago (15-4). The Ramblers lost at Drake on Sunday to drop into a tie for first place in the Missouri Valley Conference, but they are still No. 25 in the NET and don’t have any bad losses. LW: 4.
News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Monday, Jan 31--Hoops HD
NEWS AND NOTES:
-Loyola Chicago continues to struggle, and while they’re at-large hopes are far from dead, they are also becoming far from a certainty. I know Drake is good, and I know it’s not easy to win there, but that’s kind of the point. Making the NCAA Tournament isn’t easy, and it requires that teams win games that aren’t easy to win. Loyola Chicago has fewer chances to do that given the make up of their conference, so whenever they lose it’s more of a setback. I don’t believe they are out of strikes yet, but they are getting there.
Turnovers Drag Loyola Men’s Basketball Down at Drake--Loyola Phoenix
Second-Half Run Fells Loyola In 77-68 Loss At Drake--loyolaramblers.com
Loyola Women’s Basketball Shuts Down Valparaiso University With A 62-48 Win--Loyola Phoenix
Missouri State basketball tops Evansville behind Gaige Prim's big second half--Springfield News-Leader
Missouri State basketball takeaways: Bears show some good, some bad in win over Evansville--Springfield News-Leader
Missouri State basketball overcomes continued poor shooting to beat Evansville--The Standard
Clay Has a Day, Prim Catches Fire as Bears Top Aces--missouristatebears.com
Bears Look to Ride Momentum into Mid-Week Game at SIU--missouristatebears.com
The Missouri State Lady Bears pull off a close win over Indiana State--The Standard
UNI men’s basketball runs past Illinois State in second half--The Gazette
Panthers win two over conference opponents--Northern Iowan
UNI men's basketball defeats Illinois State in MVC home matchup--unipanthers.com
Panther men's basketball hosts Bradley in midweek MVC contest--unipanthers.com
UNI women demolish Bradley on the road, 60-36--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Panther women pick up back-to-back MVC road wins--Northern Iowan
Panther women's basketball completes Illinois road sweep against Bradley 60-36--unipanthers.com
Salukis bounce back in a get-right game over Valparaiso--Daily Egyptian
Men's Basketball cruises past Valpo, 77-55--siusalukis.com
Missouri State up next for Men's Basketball on Wednesday night at 8 p.m.--siusalukis.com
SIU Women's Basketball | Salukis defeat Evansville--Southern Illinoisan
Salukis Move to 6-1 in MVC Play With Win Over Evansville--siusalukis.com
Valpo Drops Sunday Visit to SIU--valpoathletics.com
Valpo Basketball Weekly: Jan 31--valpoathletics.com
MVC MBB Weekly Notebook (J31)--The Missouri Valley
Women's Basketball Player/Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 31)--The Missouri Valley
