Primarily a collection of news links about all 11 Missouri Valley League teams on a daily basis, culled from online newspapers, school athletic websites, the conference website, and school newspapers, plus some other content from time to time.
-Belmont @ Valparaiso (Missouri Valley) – Belmont should win
this game, but Valpo has proven to be a challenging place to win this
year. I still think the committee will look at Belmont closely if they
can win out
-Illinois State @ Murray State (Missouri Valley) – Illinois
State is a tough team, but they’ve stumbled a few too many times.
Murray State is trying to keep pace with Belmont in the MVC standings
Murray State's
defense has allowed 1.23 PPP over the past 2 games, as their drop
coverage has been getting shellacked by primary ball screen operators. Illinois State doesn't really play out of the ball screen all that much in Pedon's offensive scheme...[Subscriber Content]
Murray State has been all
of the talk lately. So much so, that I am getting ready to board a plane
to see the Racers host Illinois State on Wednesday! This Drake team did
not care at all. Jalen Quinn and Owen Larson are forming quite a
formidable tandem. Quinn dropped 34 on the Racers as MSU big man Fred
King dealt with foul trouble. Drake put up 1.23 points per possession,
perhaps a deeper concern for the Racer defense.
Drake
got its perfect week secured by earning its second consecutive win on
Saturday, Jan. 24, defeating Indiana State, 76-62, inside the Hulman
Center. The Bulldogs were out to a fast start and grabbed an early 12-4
advantage at ISUblue with Owen Larson continuing his stellar play after
tying a career-high 22 points against Murray State. The star sophomore
connected on his first three shots of the game, which included a pair of
3-pointers to spark the Drake offense.
Drake HC Eric Henderson –
“We’re making strides. This team has grown a lot. I’m just really proud
of them and to be able to continue to bounce back. Today, we got off to
such a great start and had a little bit of lag at the end of the half.
We were really struggling scoring the basketball. It was kind of a
clunky game there for a little while, but it got a little more fluid in
the second half, and we put the pedal to the floor.”
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