Monday, December 22, 2025

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 12/22/2025


Hoops HD Daily Rundown – Saturday, Dec 20th--Hoops HD

NEWS AND NOTES:

-Belmont absolutely crushed UC Irvine on the Eaters’ own floor 84-58. Belmont is damn good!!


Receiving-Votes Duke Tops Bruins in Non-Conference Finale--belmontbruins.com



Bradley basketball vs Southern Illinois recap: Braves win MVC home opener--Peoria Journal Star
Bradley basketball coach moves up program wins list. See where he ranks--Peoria Journal Star
‘We definitely didn’t want to go into three overtimes again’: Huibregtse sinks late free throws to seal Bradley’s sixth straight win--The Bradley Scout
Bradley defeats SIU and improves to 2-0 in MVC play--bradleybraves.com

Bradley WBB Holds on for Fourth Straight Win over Northern Kentucky--bradleybraves.com



Drake Escapes Evansville For First Conference Win, 66-65--godrakebulldogs.com

Offense Sputters as Drake Closes Non-Conference Slate with Loss to Minnesota--godrakebulldogs.com



Rally falls short as Aces fall to Bulldogs--gopurpleaces.com

Aces’ Hard-Fought Effort Falls Short in Non-Con Finale at Dayton--gopurpleaces.com



Illlinois State thrills Coach Ryan Pedon in decisive win over Indiana State--The Pantagraph
Redbirds chop down Sycamores in second MVC contest--The Vidette
Balanced Effort Leads Redbirds to Lopsided Conference Win--goredbirds.com

Redbirds fly into conference play after dominant win over Oakland--The Vidette



Early lead vanishes as Sycamore men fall by 20 at MVC foe Illinois State--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Sycamores fall in thrilling MVC opener to Braves--Indiana Statesman
Men's basketball falls to MVC preseason favorite Illinois State on Sunday--gosycamores.com

Michigan State tops ISU women in North Carolina tourney--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Sycamores fall to nationally-ranked Michigan State in Cherokee Invitational opener---gosycamores.com



12/21 Racer Rewind--WPSD Local 
Not pretty ... but a W; Racer men come back to beat Valpo with gutty play down stretch--Murray Ledger and Times
Gritty Racers Grind Out Win at Valpo--goracers.com

Ford, Secrist star for Racer women in conference tune-up--Murray Ledger and Times
Christmas came early for Racer Thomas--Murray Ledger and Times
Racers Cruise to Seventh Straight Win to Finish Non-Conference Play--goracers.com



12.22.25 Game Analysis--Basket Under Review

NORTHERN IOWA @ ST. MARY'S

I think my concerns for UNI here are two-fold, notwithstanding the obvious fact of being in Moraga right before Christmas, a similar situation to last year's faceplant in Nevada against Washington State....

UNI men’s hoops visits Saint Mary’s for non-conference finale--unipanthers.com


College Women's Basketball: UNI ends non-con season on high note--Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
UNI women’s basketball: Panthers close non-conference play with a win--unipanthers.com



Salukis get bullied by Braves, lose 73-69--The Daily Egyptian
Salukis Fall to Bradley, Begin 0-2 in Valley Play--siusalukis.com

Salukis Defeat Judson, 85-29, for Biggest Win Since 2022--siusalukis.com



Men's Basketball Drops Overtime Decision at Charlotte, 88-76--uicflames.com

Women’s Basketball Falls Short Against Austin Peay, 59-48--uicflames.com



Another moment slips away from the Beacons--The Victory Bell
How Good is Valpo?--The Valpo Vault
Valpo loses its MVC opener 85-79--The Valpo Vault
Dease Posts Career High in Narrow Loss to Murray State--valpoathletics.com

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