What's Up In The Missouri Valley: What's Up In The Missouri Valley 2/4/2025

How is the Missouri Valley shaping up for final stretch of season?--Mid-Major Madness
Under the Radar Game of the Day (Drake at Murray State) – Tuesday, February 4th--Hoops HD
2/4/25 TUESDAY NOTES--Staring at the Floorboards

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Drake really had issues defending Murray State’s dribble drive guards...

Battling for a Bye--Valley Hoops Insider
Senior Urgency and Fighting Cancer--Valley Hoops Insider
Trying to Build Momentum--Valley Hoops Insider

OVC/MVC Women’s Weekly Stars--Valley Hoops Insider

Belmont’s Jones the Only New Winner

(St. Louis, MO) – Women’s weekly stars for the Ohio Valley and Missouri Valley Conferences were all repeaters, except for Belmont’s Tuti Jones. As the season progresses we see many familiar names building on their season-long successes. Each league’s title race is amazingly tight. Three OVC teams are tied for first place and three Valley squads are tied for second, one-game out of first.

Players of the Week
Belmont graduate guard Tuti Jones continues her dynamic Missouri Valley Conference career, but for this season, she just earned her first ‘Player of the Week’ award. Jones racked up a career-high 29 points during the Bruins’ rivalry win over Murray State. During that game, Jones eclipsed the 500 mark in rebounds and 350 level in assists. She has tallied 1,289 career points. Jones is one of the Valley’s ‘generational players‘.

Newcomer Weekly Stars
Illinois State’s Addison Martin helped spark the Redbirds into a three-way tie for second place in the Valley. The 6’1 junior averaged 17.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. Martin moves into a tie with Evansville’s Gift Uchenna with three ‘Newcomer of the Week’ awards. The Redbirds have won five straight games.

Freshman Stars
Missouri State’s Lanie Douglas has claimed her second straight MVC ‘Freshman of the Week’ award. The 6’3 forward racked up a career high 17 points against Bradley. The Lady Bears, Murray State and Illinois State have identical 8-2 records and trail Belmont (9-1) by one game.

Men's Basketball Plays Bradley Wednesday--belmontbruins.com

Bradley set to host Belmont in second meeting of 2025--bradleybraves.com

Soleil Barnes & Connor Dillon named January Prairie Farms Co-Athletes of the Month--bradleybraves.com

Braves split homestand against Missouri State and Southern Illinois--The Bradley Scout

Hoops HD Daily Rundown -Tuesday, Feb 4th--Hoops HD

HIGHLIGHTED GAMES:
-DRAKE AT MURRAY STATE (Missouri Valley). This will be a bit of a road test for Drake, but a win gets them to 21-2 and one step closer toward landing inside the bubble.

Drake men's basketball takes down Murray State on the road, wins ninth straight game--Des Moines Register
Bulldogs Battle in Road Test With Races, Win 55-45--godrakebulldogs.com