Saturday, December 3, 2022

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 12/3/2022

Mid-Major matchups to watch this weekend: Dec. 3 & 4--Mid-Major Madness

Saturday’s Slate:

Saint Louis vs. Southern Illinois - 4 p.m. ET, ESPN+

One of the top mid-major programs so far this season in the Billikins will play host to a 5-2 Salukis side with a power-5 win on it’s resume already.

Drake vs. Illinois Chicago - 6 p.m. ET, ESPN+

Missouri Valley Conference play heads into day two as another top mid-major in the Bulldogs looks to bounce back from a 75-73 loss at Indiana State with a win against the 5-3 Flames.

Missouri State vs. Bradley - 8 p.m. ET, ESPN+

More exciting action from day two of MVC play as the 4-3 Bears take on the 5-3 Braves.

News, Notes, and Highlighted Games – Saturday, Dec 3rd--Hoops HD

HIGHLIGHTED GAMES:

-SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AT SAINT LOUIS.  I really like this SLU team, but they need to start adding some meat onto their resume.  Southern Illinois comes in at a respectable 5-2 with two road wins.  If they could pull this upset, it would be a HUGE statement.

OTHER NOTABLE GAMES:

-Indiana State @ Miami OH – Indiana State is 7-1, but still looking for their first true road win
-UIC @ Drake (Missouri Valley) – Drake trying to bounce back from their loss at Indiana State



Men’s basketball outshoots Valparaiso from three in MVC debut--Belmont Vision
Men's Basketball Defeats Valparaiso in First-Ever Missouri Valley Conference Game--belmontbruins.com
Men's Basketball Plays at Illinois State Sunday--belmontbruins.com

Bruins Welcome ACC Mainstay Georgia Tech to the Curb Sunday--belmontbruins.com



What to watch: Bradley Braves visit Missouri State for MVC road opener--Peoria Journal Star
Deen’s hot hand helps Braves take Valley opener--Bradley Scout
Bradley and Missouri St to play in conclusion of early MVC games.--bradleybraves.com

Braves show fight but fall 71-68 in OT--Bradley Scout
The little-known leader of Bradley women’s basketball--Bradley Scout
Women's Basketball Heads to Loyola Chicago--bradleybraves.com



Happy Birthday! HoopsHD interviews Keno Davis about his father Tom--Hoops HD
Drake men's basketball picks up first MVC win with 77-64 victory over UIC--Des Moines Register
Strong First Half Boosts Bulldogs Over Flames--godrakebulldogs.com



Blaise Beauchamp leaving Evansville men's basketball program--Evansville Courier & Press
3 reasons Evansville men's basketball lost to Northern Iowa, falling to 0-2 in MVC play--Evansville Courier & Press
Aces second-half rally comes up short at UNI--gopurpleaces.com

Feit pours-in 27 as Aces power past Morehead State--gopurpleaces.com



Illinois State making strides forward despite overtime loss to Murray State in MVC opener--The Pantagraph
Malachi Poindexter tries to 'point' Illinois State in right direction as Redbirds look to end skid--The Pantagraph

Struggling down stretch, Illinois State women defeated by Saint Louis--The Pantagraph
Redbirds Fall Short in Loss to Billikens--goredbirds.com



Strong performance sends ISU into four-game road swing--Terre Haute Tribune Star
McCauley Drops 30 Points as Sycamores Roll Past Redhawks--gosycamores.com

Sycamores roll in non-conference matchup at Miami (Ohio), 88-61--Terre Haute Tribune Star



Missouri State basketball leaves a lot to worry about after historically bad night vs. Bradley--Springfield News-Leader
Bradley Spoils Bears Return Home--missouristatebears.com



‘White-Out’ crowd helped give Racers boost in Valley opener--Murray Ledger & Times
First Valley Road Test Comes At Valparaiso Sunday--goracers.com

Racers Silence Screaming Eagles For Fourth Straight Win--goracers.com



College basketball: Panthers bury Evansville for first MVC win--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Panther men's basketball rolls to first MVC win over Evansville--unipanthers.com

UNI women's basketball loses steam in 80-69 loss to South Dakota State--unipanthers.com



Salukis Unable to Rally Past Billikens in Road Loss Saturday--siusalukis.com



Okani's Double-Double Not Enough Against Drake--uicflames.com

Flames Set to Battle the Bearcats in Weekend Matchup--uicflames.com



Valpo Basketball Returns Home on Sunday, Hosts Murray State--valpoathletics.com

Beacons drop fourth straight--The Victory Bell
Beacons Unable to Overcome Hot BGSU Start--valpoathletics.com

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