I really hope that Bradley doesn't beat anyone in the upper tier of our conference. They are awful. They have 300+ NET ranking written all over them.
i doubt barkeep agrees with you.
Bradley loses 78-70 and falls to 0-5 against D1 teams.
Bradley, Valpo and Illinois State are really bad this year. I think those 3 are a lock for Thursday games at the mvc tourney. Evansville and Indiana State may battle for 6th. I think Indiana State is the only team of those 4 that has any chance of finishing in the top 5.
Doesn't sound like Valpo's MTE is going very well:
https://twitter.com/ValpoBasketball/status/1462907444372426756
Valpo finally plays and wins their game against Jacksonville State 78-70. Ben Krikke returned and scored a career high 25 points.
Missouri Valley Conference Games for Tuesday, November 23rd:
Gulf Coast Showcase
#204 Evansville vs #99 Vermont 10:00 AM FloHoops
Evansville comes off their triple OT loss to Rice and get a good Vermont team that got upset by Oakland.
Nassau Championship
#237 Valparaiso vs #248 Coastal Carolina 4:30 PM FloHoops
Valpo got their first win of the season against Jacksonville State and get a Coastal Carolina team that had a bye in the tournament bracket. Coastal Carolina has played just 2 games this season and haven't beaten a D1 team.
Naples Invitational
#65 Missouri State vs #134 East Tennessee State 7:00 PM FloHoops
Missouri State beat Long Beach State by 26 and get an East Tennessee State team that upset Murray State tonight. The Bucs have losses to Appalachian State and Tennessee and were picked 3rd in the Southern Conference preseason poll.
Cancun Challenge
#228 Illinois State vs #92 Saint Louis 7:30 PM CBS Sports Network (Saint Louis favored by 12)
The Redbirds start the bracket version of their MTE with a test against the Billikens. Saint Louis is 4-1 this year with only a loss to Memphis. The Winner/Loser of this will get the Winner/Loser of Stephen F. Austin and Buffalo.
Evansville didn't do any better than UNI did vs. Vermont. Catamounts won 58-49.
Missouri State trailing East Tennessee State by 2 at halftime. Valpo up 4 on Coastal Carolina at halftime
Missouri State trailing East Tennessee State by 2 at halftime. Valpo up 4 on Coastal Carolina at halftime
Missouri State is such a frustrating team. They likely will sneak a win or even 2 against Loyola and Drake but can lose to just about any team in the conference and elsewhere. Again, such a talented group but not a good TEAM.
East Tennessee State just beat Missouri State with 2.5 left. Brutal loss for the Bears.
Coastal Carolina hit a 3 with 14 seconds left and beat Valpo by 3.
Illinois State playing Saint Louis tough, down 1 at halftime
Man, the bottom half of this conference is garbage. And MSU/UNI’s underachieving is not helping either. Valpo and Bradley are worthless. At least Illinois State puts up a fight in their games. YUCK
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Man, the bottom half of this conference is garbage. And MSU/UNI’s underachieving is not helping either. Valpo and Bradley are worthless. At least Illinois State puts up a fight in their games. YUCK
Not shaping up to be a good year for the Valley. Indiana State has looked good at least. Loyola and Drake better hope they keep winning in non-conference because there's not going to be too many quality wins once conference play starts.
East Tennessee State just beat Missouri State with 2.5 left. Brutal loss for the Bears.
Coastal Carolina hit a 3 with 14 seconds left and beat Valpo by 3.
Illinois State playing Saint Louis tough, down 1 at halftime
East Tennessee State on Monday night beat, by 8 points, the team that all of us (cough, cough) want to see added to the MVC, Murray State. So let’s not be too tough on the Bears.
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I had originally thought that best case scenario for SIU would be to finish in the 4/5 range in this conference. Now I really hope that we can finish 3rd. UNI and MO State just aren't what anyone expected them to be.
Maybe it wasn’t just Paul Lusk…maybe there is something in the water down in Springfield. I just don’t understand with all that talent how Ford is unable to get these guys going. They shot 56% from the field and 62% from 3…still lost. He’s supposed to be a defensive minded coach! How long does Mo State give him to figure it out? I mean I don’t think he’s on the hot seat obviously, but if they under perform again this year (they are on track for that) I’m sure there are some folks that are going to start getting impatient.
