Monday, December 27, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Weekly Men's Basketball Notebook - Dec. 27
Two-time defending league champion UNI opens the conference schedule against Missouri State on Dec. 29 as the league 90-game conference slate begins. Three league-produced contests are on the tube this week, as the Valley will air a pair of games on New Year's Day as Wichita State visits Bradley while Indiana State is at Evansville.
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Indiana State Promotes Greg Lansing to Head Men's Basketball Coach
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Indiana State University Director of Athletics Ron Prettyman announced today that Greg Lansing has been promoted to Head Men's Basketball Coach at Indiana State. Lansing recently completed his third season as Associate Head Coach at ISU and his seventh overall at ISU.
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Monday, April 26, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Creighton to Hire Greg McDermott to Replace Altman
OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton University has scheduled a 10:30 a.m. (CST) press conference on Tuesday morning to announce the
hiring of Greg McDermott as the school's new men's basketball coach. The press conference will place on the basketball court
of D.J. Sokol Arena in the Wayne and Eileen Ryan Athletic Center (701 Florence Boulevard).
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010 | Men's Basketball
MVC, Mountain West Release Pairings for Challenge Series
The Missouri Valley Conference and the Mountain West Conference have announced next season's pairings for the Challenge
Series between the two conferences. All nine games will take place during the same week (Dec. 1-5, 2010). The agreement
between the Mountain West and Missouri Valley conferences is in the second year of a four-year term.
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Thursday, April 08, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Three in Valley Earn National Academic Honors
CLEVELAND, Ohio ? Three Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball student-athletes have been named to the 10-person
2010 Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team. Bradley's Sam Maniscalco, Drake's Adam Templeton
and Wichita State's Graham Hatch represent the MVC.
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Friday, April 02, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Roberts Takes Second in Slam-Dunk Championship
INDIANAPOLIS - Senior guard Chris Roberts (Fort Worth, Texas/Dunbar H.S.) added to his Bradley Basketball legend Thursday
night by finishing second in the State Farm College Slam Dunk Championship at Bracket Town in the Indiana Convention Center.
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Friday, April 02, 2010 | Men's Basketball
UNI's Farokhmanesh Ties For Sixth
University of Northern Iowa senior guard Ali Farokhmanesh competed in ESPN's State Farm 3-Point Championship on Thursday
in Indianapolis. Farokhmanesh tallied 16 points in the first round, but failed to advance to the semifinals. He finished tied for sixth
in the field.
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Thursday, April 01, 2010 | Men's Basketball
UE's Ryan Named National Freshman of the Year
CollegeInsider.com has chosen Ryan as the best of the 20, selecting the 6'5" guard/forward from Batesville, Indiana as its Mid-
Major Freshman of the Year. Those eligible include all players from non-BCS schools.
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Thursday, April 01, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Ricks, Odiakosa Earn All-Defense All-America Plaudits
BOSTON -- Missouri State guard Nafis Ricks and Illinois State center Dinma Odiakosa have been named to the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Defensive All-America Team, the web site announced this week.
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Farokhmanesh, Koch to Represent UNI in Final Four Festivities
Ali Farokhmanesh and Adam Koch will represent UNI in Indianapolis as a part of the week-long festivities at the Final Four.
#$%^Farokhmanesh is in ESPN's State Farm Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships, and Koch is in the NABC Reese's College All-Star
#$%^Game.
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Koch Named to Lou Henson's All-America Team
University of Northern Iowa senior forward Adam Koch (Ashwaubenon, Wis.) has been named to the CollegeInsider.com's
2010 Lou Henson Mid-Major All-America team.
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Bears Win National Title, Down Pacific, 78-65
Missouri State downed visiting Pacific on Tuesday, 78-65, giving the Bears the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament national championship. The Bears are the third-straight MVC team to appear in a post-season tournament title game (Bradley -- 2008, 2009), and are the first MVC national champion in men's hoops since 1982 (Bradley, NIT).
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 | Men's Basketball
BU's Chris Roberts Taking Highlight Show To Final Four
PEORIA, Ill. ? High-flying guard Chris Roberts (Ft. Worth, Texas/Dunbar H.S.) will have a chance to add to his Bradley Basketball
#$%^highlight reel: the 6-foot-4 senior has been selected as one of eight participants in the 22nd annual State Farm College Slam
#$%^Dunk Championship Thursday night in Indianapolis.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Jacobson A Finalist for Coach of the Year Honor
Lubbock, Texas - Five of the nation's premier basketball players and four outstanding coaches, including the University of
Northern Iowa's Ben Jacobson, have been named finalists for the prestigious Chip Hilton and Clair Bee Awards, to be presented
by Chip Hilton Sports and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) at the Final Four in Indianapolis on April 4.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Two From Valley Named to Freshman All-America Team
Evansville's Colt Ryan, the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year, and Southern Illinois' Gene Teague have been
#$%^chosen for the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Freshmen All-America team. The 20-man team includes players who attend
#$%^non-BCS schools.
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Saturday, March 27, 2010 | Men's Basketball
UNI falls to Michigan State in Sweet Sixteen, 59-52
ST. LOUIS -- Durrell Summers scored 19 points and Korie Lucious hit a whirling turnaround jumper with 95 seconds left, helping fifth-seeded Michigan State survive a mid-major scare with a 59-52 win over pesky Northern Iowa in the Midwest Regional semifinals Friday night.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Bears Down Creighton; Reach Title Game of CIT
Missouri State used a 10-0 run late in the second half to hold off Creighton, 67-61, on Wednesday in the semifinals of the
#$%^second CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. The Bears (23-12) will host the tournament's championship game on
#$%^Tuesday against the winner of Thursday night's other semifinal between Pacific (22-11) and Appalachian State (24-10).
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Teleconference With UNI's Ben Jacobson
UNI head coach Ben Jacobson was available to the media via a Tuesday morning teleconference. His comments
#$%^have been recorded and are available for replay. The Panthers will represent the MVC in the Sweet 16, facing Michigan State
#$%^on Friday.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Bears, Bluejays to Meet in Semifinals of CIT
Creighton (over Fairfield) and Missouri State (against Louisiana Tech) each rolled to convincing wins in the quarterfinals of the
#$%^CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament and will face one another on Wednesday night in Springfield, Mo.
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Sunday, March 21, 2010 | Men's Basketball
UNI Takes Down Top-Seeded Kansas, Makes Sweet 16
In an NCAA tournament full of upsets, Northern Iowa pulled off the biggest one: The Panthers took down mighty Kansas.
#$%^UNI has become the eighth Valley team to reach the Sweet 16 since 1994.
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Friday, March 19, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Panthers Win; Advance to Play No. 1 Seed Kansas
Using a grind-it-out defense and a clutch shot by Ali Farokhmanesh, Northern Iowa is moving on in the NCAA tournament for the first time in two decades and will play No. 1 Kansas on Saturday. It marks the eighth time in league history that a league member has played a top-seeded team in the NCAA Tournament. MVC teams are 0-7 in the previous games.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Bears Topple Middle Tennessee in First Round of CIT
On Wednesday in men's basketball, Missouri State joined Creighton as a first-round winner in the CollegeInsider.com
#$%^Postseason Tournament with an eight-point win against Middle Tenneessee, while Illinois State and Wichita State saw their
#$%^seasons come to an end in the first round of the NIT.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Valley Splits a Pair of Post-season Games Tuesday
On Tuesday, Creighton knocked off visiting South Dakota with a three-point barage to advance to a second-round home game
#$%^(Monday, March 22) in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT), while Indiana State fell at Saint Louis in the first round of the
#$%^College Basketball Invitational (CBI).
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Monday, March 15, 2010 | Men's Basketball
MVC Men's Basketball Post-Season Notes (March 15)
For just the third time in Missouri Valley Conference history, six teams have reached post-season play. In 2006, the league had
#$%^six in post-season (4 NCAA, 2 NIT), and the MVC established a league record with seven post-season teams last year (1
#$%^NCAA, 2 NIT, 3 CIT, 1 CBI).
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Monday, March 15, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Indiana State in CBI - Gives MVC 6 Post-Season Bids
PRINCETON, N.J. - Indiana State will play at Saint Louis University on Tuesday, March 16, in a game that will be televised
#$%^nationally on HDNET. Tipoff is slated for 8 p.m. (CT). For the third time in league history (2006-6) (2009-7) and this year, the
#$%^league has six or more post-season bids. All 10 league teams have been in post-season play since 2008.
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Monday, March 15, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Two in MVC Earn CollegeInsider.com Tourney Berths
Creighton and Missouri State will host games in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT). The Bluejays will host South Dakota on Tuesday, while Missouri State will face Middle Tennessee State on Wednesday in Springfield. The full brackets for the CIT or the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) had not been released as of 9:30 pm CT on Sunday.
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Monday, March 15, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Illinois State, Wichita State Earn NIT Tournament Berths
For the seventh-straight year a minimum of two teams will represent the Missouri Valley Conference in the National Invitation Tournament, as Illinois State and Wichita State earned bids to the 32-team tournament, as announced Sunday evening on a live selection show seen on ESPNU.
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Monday, March 15, 2010 | Men's Basketball
UNI to Meet UNLV in First Round of NCAA Tournament
The University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team will take on the UNLV Rebels in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, Mar. 18, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Game time is set for 6:10 p.m. CT. The Panthers were awarded a No. 9 seed in the Midwest Region. UNLV holds the No. 8 seed.
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Friday, March 12, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Jacobson Tabbed NABC District Coach of the Year
University of Northern Iowa head men's basketball coach Ben Jacobson has been named the District 16 Coach of the Year by
#$%^the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). There are a total of 24 districts nationwide, and the award winners
#$%^were voted on by the member coaches of the NABC.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Indiana State's McKenna Earns Coaching Honor
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Third-year Indiana State head basketball coach Kevin McKenna has been tabbed the Missouri Valley
#$%^Conference Coach Of The Year by CollegeInsider.com as announced earlier today.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Koch, Eglseder Earn USBWA All-District Honors
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) has released its 2009-2010 All-District teams, based on voting from its
#$%^national membership. UNI seniors Adam Koch and Jordan Eglseder were both named to the All-District team in District VI.
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Monday, March 08, 2010 | Men's Basketball
UNI's Jacobson Named Finalist For Two National Honors
BOSTON (MA) -- The fifteen finalists for the 2010 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award, and the fifteen finalists for the
#$%^2010 Hugh Durham Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award were announced on Monday. Coach Ben Jacobson of UNI is on both
#$%^lists, and is one of only three coaches to appear on both.
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Monday, March 08, 2010 | Men's Basketball
2010 State Farm MVC All-Tournament Team
Kwadzo Ahelegbe of UNI headlines the list of five players selected to the 2010 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference all-
tournament team, following Sunday's championship game.
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Sunday, March 07, 2010 | Men's Basketball
2010 State Farm MVC Men's Basketball Championship
2010 State Farm MVC Men's Basketball Championship central. Blogs, live stats, box scores and more.
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Thursday, March 04, 2010 | Men's Basketball
UNI's Ben Jacobson Is MVC Coach of the Year
ST. LOUIS -- For just the fifth time in league history and first since 2002, a coach has earned back-to-back MVC Coach of the
#$%^Year honors. Ben Jacobson has led the State Farm MVC Tournament's top-seeded Panthers to their first outright league
#$%^championship, a school-record 25 wins, and a school-record 15 conference victories.
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Thursday, March 04, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Koch Tabbed Prairie Farms Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Senior Adam Koch of UNI highlights a list of 13 student-athletes honored as part of the 2010 MVC Scholar-Athlete Teams,
#$%^announced today by the league office. The senior forward has been tabbed the league's Prairie Farms Scholar-Athlete of the
#$%^Year. Koch, who was named the Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year earlier this week, is one of 10 finalists for the Lowe's
#$%^Senior CLASS Award.
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Wednesday, March 03, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Brown, O'Rear Highlight League's Specialty Units
Sophomore Taylor Brown of Bradley and junior Lucas O'Rear of UNI headline the list of selections for the 2010 Missouri Valley
#$%^Conference specialty teams for men's basketball. Brown has been tabbed the conference's Team Captain for the Most-
#$%^Improved Team, while O'Rear has been named the league's Team Captain for the All-Bench Team.
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010 | Men's Basketball
UNI's Koch Named Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year
UNI's Adam Koch has been named the 2010 Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year. He is the first player in league history to earn
#$%^Player of the Year honors after not finishing in the Top 10 in the conference of any of the following statistical categories --
#$%^scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, or blocks.
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Monday, March 01, 2010 | Men's Basketball
2010 State Farm MVC Men's Basketball Tournament Preview
In the league's first 19 tournaments in the Gateway City, a total of 921,774 fans have crossed through the turnstiles (78,226
short of a million). Most of the damage has been done in the past seven years, as the league has averaged 61,878 fans in that
span (433,145 total fans).
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Monday, March 01, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Fans Select Creighton's Kyle Korver as Top Tournament Player
ST. LOUIS -- Creighton's Kyle Korver -- the only back-to-back Most Outstanding Player in State Farm MVC Men's Basketball
#$%^Championship history -- has been selected the top player in Arch Madness history by a vote of the league's fans.
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Monday, March 01, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Deon Jackson's Improbable Three Selected as Tourney's Best
ST. LOUIS -- Deon Jackson's buzzer-beating three-pointer that gave Bradley a 64-62 victory over Missouri State in the
#$%^semifinals of the 1996 State Farm MVC Men's Basketball Championship has been selected as the top moment in Arch Madness
#$%^history by a vote of the league's fans.
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Sunday, February 28, 2010 | Men's Basketball
UNI is Top Seed for State Farm MVC Basketball Tourney
UNI, which won an outright Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball title for the first time in its history, has earned the No. 1
#$%^State Farm MVC Tournament seed for the second-straight year. The Panthers finished with a regular-season record of 25-4
#$%^and 15-3 in league play. The Panthers set a school record for both all-game wins and conference wins.
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Sunday, February 28, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Panthers, Shockers Complete Perfect Home Seasons
On the final day of the regular season, UNI and Wichita State completed perfect home seasons and two league games went
#$%^down to the final shot with buzzer-beaters from Indiana State (Harry Marshall) and Evansville (Denver Holmes) -- which
#$%^affected three teams' seeds.
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Thursday, February 25, 2010 | Men's Basketball
MVC Announces Bracket Challenge for Arch Madness and State Farm Women?s Basketball Tournament
ST. LOUIS ? Fans can now show off their Missouri Valley Conference basketball knowledge and win a four-day, three-night trip for four to two Orlando, Fla., destinations - SeaWorld Orlando and Aquatica - by participating in the inaugural online MVC Bracket Challenge ? the first conference-only Bracket Challenge in the country. Pick your winners for the 2010 State Farm MVC Men's (Arch Madness) and Women's Basketball Championships for your chance to win. Two tournaments, two MVC Bracket Challenges and two chances to win!
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Thursday, February 25, 2010 | Men's Basketball
League Season In Final Stretch - Home Teams Win Tonight
Seed possibilities for the State Farm MVC Tournament - the 20th edition of Arch Madness - are a bit more clear after
#$%^Wednesday's games as three league teams have locked up definite seed placements, and four others can shift just one spot up
#$%^or down in the seedings.
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Thursday, February 25, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Evansville's Hopf Out for the Season
An MRI performed Wednesday night confirmed that University of Evansville basketball player Clint Hopf has torn ligaments in his
#$%^left knee, according to Head Coach Marty Simmons. Hopf suffered the injury during the first half of Tuesday's win over 22nd
#$%^ranked Northern Iowa. Hopf suffered a similar injury to his right knee as a high school senior.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Evansville Stuns No. 22 UNI; Creighton Beats SIU in OT
On Tuesday in MVC men's basketball action, Evansville posted one of the most shocking results of the league season, knocking
#$%^off No. 22 UNI, 55-54, for the Purple Aces' first win over a ranked team in seven years. And it was another barn-burner in the
#$%^Creighton-SIU series as the Bluejays won for the second-straight time in Carbondale, 83-78, in overtime.
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Monday, February 22, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Weekly Men's Basketball Notebook (Feb. 22)
The league enters the final week of the regular season, and with 10 MVC contests remaining a total of 1,024 different W-L
#$%^possibilities still exist, but UNI -- ranked No. 22 this week - has captured the league's outright crown. All 10 seeds for the State
#$%^Farm MVC Tournament will be announced Saturday, Feb. 27.
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Sunday, February 21, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Valley Goes An Impressive 7-3 in BracketBuster Weekend
For the second-straight year, the Valley was 7-3 on BracketBuster Weekend, which included a 2-1 mark on games featured on
#$%^ESPN2. Individual performances were the story of Saturday -- highlighted by Carlton Fay's career-best 38 points in leading SIU
#$%^to a 17-point win vs. Western Michigan. The MVC is 22-8 over the past three years in games scheduled on BracketBuster
#$%^weekend.
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Saturday, February 20, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Panthers Defeat Old Dominion, 71-62, in BracketBusters
Northern Iowa senior guard Ali Farokhmanesh poured in a career-high 23 points and the No. 24-ranked Panthers scored a 71-
#$%^62 victory over the Old Dominion Monarchs in a BracketBusters matchup in the McLeod Center.
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Thursday, February 18, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Shockers Stay Perfect at Home; Redbirds Win Fourth-Straight
Home teams continue to dominate in MVC men's basketball action as both home teams won Wednesday. Illinois State downed
#$%^visiting Missouri State, 76-72, while Wichita State outlasted visiting Evansville, 76-70, in overtime. Only four road teams have
#$%^won a conference game this month (56-24 for the season).
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Arch Madness 2010 Live Blog
Arch Madness 2010 Live Blog
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010 | Men's Basketball
UNI Claims League's Outright Championship; State Farm MVC Tournament's No. 1 Seed
On Tuesday, UNI used hot outside shooting to claim its first-ever outright MVC regular-season crown with an impressive 70-52
#$%^against visiting Creighton; Drake snapped a four-game skid with a 79-72 home win against Southern Illinois; and Indiana State
#$%^used overtime to beat Bradley, 75-69.
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Monday, February 15, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Weekly Men's Basketball Notebook (Feb. 15)
The league heads into its final two weeks of regular-season play with a lot at stake. UNI will look to claim an outright Valley
#$%^crown on Tuesday when the Panthers, ranked No. 24 this week, host Creighton on the MVC TV Network. ESPN's
#$%^BracketBusters series features three MVC teams this weekend on ESPN2. Illinois State, meanwhile, swept the league's Player
#$%^oft he Week honors after winning two road games last week.
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Monday, February 15, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Wichita State Topples Bears, Improves to 15-0 at Home
Wichita State put the game out of reach on Clevin Hannah's two free throws with five seconds remaining to hold on for a 66-64
#$%^win Sunday night against Missouri State in front of a sold out Charles Koch Arena Homecoming crowd of 10,506.
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Saturday, February 13, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Bradley Knocks Off No. 18 UNI at Carver Arena
Bradley, now 2-0 against ranked teams this year, beat a ranked team at home for the first time since 1982, as the Braves rallied
#$%^to defeat No. 18 UNI, 68-59. Illinois State handed Creighton just its second home loss of the year with a four-point win in
#$%^Omaha, while Indiana State (76-66 against Drake) and Southern Illinois (80-64 against Evansville) had double-digit home wins.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Panthers Beat Drake, Claim Share of Regular-Season Crown
UNI (22-2, 13-1) became the first MVC team to earn back-to-back regular-season crowns in six years (Southern Illinois) as the
#$%^Panthers won at Drake on Wednesday, 57-48. The Panthers have a four-game lead over second-place Wichita State with four
#$%^league games remaining. Also, Missouri State evened its league mark at 7-7 with a 77-72 home victory against Southern Illinois.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Aces Trump Shockers; Redbirds Snap Bradley Streak
On Tuesday in Missouri Valley men's basketball action, Evansville won its first conference game of the year, topping visiting
#$%^second-place Wichita State, 65-62. Illinois State, meanwhile, swept the I-74 series with a come-from-behind win in Peoria,
#$%^snapping BU's seven-game win streak against ISU in Carver Arena. And Creighton beat visiting Indiana State, 65-52.
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Monday, February 08, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Weekly Men's Basketball Notebook (Feb. 8); Panthers No. 18
As the league enters the home stretch (final five games of the conference season), UNI has a three-game lead on second-
#$%^place Wichita State (9-4). Tomorrow's Bradley-Illinois State I-74 rivalry winner will find itself in third place. Bradley's Sam
#$%^Maniscalco is this week's State Farm MVC Player of the Week.
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Sunday, February 07, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Wichita State Rallies, Joins UNI as a 20-Game Winner
The league's top two teams in the standings both used furious rallies to overcome their visitors as Wichita State used a 20-5 run
#$%^to overtake Indiana State, and UNI rallied from a five-point deficit in the closing minutes to win by three. Elsewhere, Illinois State
#$%^scraped by Drake, while Missouri State and Bradley enjoyed big-margin wins.
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Friday, February 05, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Missouri Valley Conference Announces Wildcard Selections
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley Conference has announced the television match-ups to be aired on Wildcard Weekend on ESPN2 and Fox Sports Midwest.
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Thursday, February 04, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Two in MVC Earn Academic All-District Basketball Honors
Drake senior Adam Templeton and Wichita State junior Graham Hatch were named to the first team Academic All-District VII
#$%^men's basketball team presented by ESPN The Magazine as selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of
#$%^America).
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Thursday, February 04, 2010 | Men's Basketball
No. 22 UNI Survives Scare; Wins 20th Game of Season
UNI got a game-high 18 points from Kwadzo Ahelegbe - including 15 in the second half -- to beat visiting Wichita State, 59-56,
#$%^on Wednesday. The Panthers (11-1) own a three-game lead in the league race over the Shockers (8-4) with six conference
#$%^games remaining. All four home teams won Wednesday, including UNI, Southern Illinois, Indiana State, and Creighton.
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Two Men's Basketball Athletes Named Lowe's Senior Class Finalists
Adam Koch of UNI and Josh Young of Drake have been selected as finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. The finalists were chosen by a media committee from the list of 30 men's candidates and 30 women's candidates who were announced in October.
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Will Egolf's Late Basket Lifts Bradley, 67-65
Bradley never trailed in the second-half but needed a pair of put-back baskets from sophomore Will Egolf to edge Drake 67-65
#$%^Tuesday. Egolf answered a Drake three-pointer with an offensive board and fade-away jumper with 1.8 seconds to play to
#$%^close out the win for the Braves. Sam Maniscalco led all scorers with 21 points.
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010 | Men's Basketball
ESPN Announces 2010 BracketBusters Pairings
ESPN has announced its pairings for the eighth annual BracketBusters. Three MVC teams are featured in the 11-game telecast
#$%^schedule.
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Monday, February 01, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Valley Announces Ticket Promotions for State Farm MVC Tournament
Great discounts are now available for the 2010 State Farm MVC Men's Basketball Tournament (March 4-7 at Scottrade Center in
#$%^St. Louis). The Valley has partnered with State Farm, Diet Pepsi, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Taco Bell, and Purina. Visit
#$%^archmadness.com for this year's tournament information.
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Monday, February 01, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Weekly Men's Basketball Notebook (Feb. 1); Panthers Ranked No. 22
Wednesday's UNI-Wichita State game in Cedar Falls will match the first game in the NCAA this year with two 19-game
#$%^winners pitted against one another. The Panthers are ranked No. 22 in this week's ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll and are No.
#$%^24 in the Associated Press. Wichita State is receiving votes in the AP poll.
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Monday, February 01, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Shockers Snap Saluki Win Streak; Sycamores Rally For Road Win
On Sunday in Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball, Indiana State rallied to take a 63-56 win at Evansville behind 21
#$%^points by Harry Marshall. And Wichita State snapped an 11-game SIU win streak at SIU Arena with a 55-54 win at Carbondale.
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Sunday, January 31, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Saturday MVC Men's Basketball Recaps
On Saturday, Illinois State took Round One of the league's I-74 series with a 19-point home win against Bradley. No. 25 UNI
#$%^used a last-minute 5-0 run to win at Missouri State, 55-54, and Drake had three 20-point scorers in a five-point home win
#$%^against visiting Creighton.
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Friday, January 29, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Sycamores Steal One From Southern Illinois, 68-65
Southern Illinois scored the first six points of the game, but Indiana State used 10 steals, including one from Harry Marshall to
#$%^end the game, to beat the Salukis, 68-65, in Terre Haute on Thursday. A 9-0 run in the first half turned a 13-10 deficit into a lead
#$%^the Sycamores would not relinquish. Indiana State was 20-of-27 from the line, while SIU made just 13 of 25 from the stripe.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Men's Basketball Wednesday Night (Jan. 27) Recaps
Nationally ranked UNI stopped Drake's five-game winning streak as the #25 Panthers improved to 18-2 overall with a 16-point
#$%^home win. Wichita State and Missouri State also improved their impressive home marks with wins over Illinois State and
#$%^Evanvsille, respectively, while Creighton snapped Bradley's three-game win streak with a road victory in Peoria.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Weekly Men's Basketball Notebook (Jan. 25); Panthers Ranked No. 25
Two MVC teams already have 17 wins (UNI, Wichita State) -- and join just 16 others that have 17+ wins (through games of
#$%^Jan. 24). With 17 wins, Wichita State has already matched last year's season-ending total. UNI has had 18+ wins every
#$%^season since 2003-04. The Panthers are ranked No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll this week.
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Sunday, January 24, 2010 | Men's Basketball
No. 20 UNI Wins at Indiana State; Bluejays Pull Into Third-Place Tie
On Sunday, No. 20 UNI won for the 17th time in 19 games this season, improving to 8-1 in the league standings with a nine-point
#$%^road win at Indiana State. The Panthers lead second-place Wichita State by two games halfway through the conference
#$%^season. Elsewhere, Kenny Lawson's 20 points (15 in the second half) lifted Creighton past Missouri State, 76-72.
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Sunday, January 24, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Drake Wins Again, Moves Into Tie For Third Place
Saturday's results have led to a log-jam in the league standings as by tomorrow night four teams will be tied for third place with
#$%^5-4 marks. Drake continued the league's longest active winning streak with its fifth-straight triumph (against Wichita State).
#$%^Southern Illinois edged Illinois State in OT, and Bradley won for the third-straight time.
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Wednesday MVC Men's Basketball Recaps (Jan. 20)
On Wednesday, Drake continued the league's longest current winning streak with a seven-point road win at Evansville.
#$%^Elsewhere, Illinois State beat visiting Creighton after trailing by 10 points at halftime, and Bradley snapped an eight-game losing
#$%^skid at SIU Arena as the Braves won for a second-straight time to even their record at 9-9.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Wichita State Tops #20 UNI; Bears Stop Indiana State
It was a wild night on Tuesday, as Wichita State stopped the nation's second-longest winning streak at 15 games by downing
#$%^#20 UNI, 60-51. Meanwhile, the Bears thwarted what would have been the biggest comeback in MVC history, notching a 99-92
#$%^overtime win against Indiana State.
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Monday, January 18, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Weekly Men's Basketball Notebook (Jan. 18); Panthers Ranked No. 20
At No. 20, UNI has earned its highest-ever national ranking. UNI is the sixth Valley team to reach a Top-25 ranking since 2006.
#$%^The Panthers take the nation's third-best win streak (15 games) to Wichita State on Tuesday (ESPNU) in the nation's first game
#$%^with two 16-win teams. Drake, meanwhile, led by Player of the Week Adam Templeton, has won three-straight games.
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Monday, January 18, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Drake Tops Illinois State, 69-59, To Grab Third-Straight Win
Drake won for the third-straight time with a 10-point victory against visiting Illinois State on Sunday night (ESPNU). Adam
#$%^Templeton had the hot hand in the first half and was one of three Bulldogs in double figures at game's end. He had 17 points
#$%^and a game-high 14 rebounds.
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Sunday, January 17, 2010 | Men's Basketball
MVC Men's Basketball Game Recaps (Saturday, Jan. 16)
In Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball action on Saturday, UNI won again, moving its school-record win streak to 15
#$%^-- third best in the nation. The Panthers (16-1/7-0) have a two-game lead in the MVC standings. Sunday's game is an ESPNU
#$%^contest between Illinois State and Drake (from Des Moines, Iowa, at 7 pm CT).
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Thursday, January 14, 2010 | Men's Basketball
MVC Men's Basketball Game Recaps (Wednesday, Jan. 13)
In Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball action on Wednesday, the Creighton-Southern Illinois rivalry was renewed with
#$%^another classic game as the Bluejays won on a last-second shot. Wichita State won again, this time at Indiana State, and Illinois
#$%^State completed a season sweep of Evansville.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Tuesday (Jan. 12) Men's Basketball Recaps
In Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball on Tuesday, both home teams came away with wins, as UNI extended its
#$%^school-record win streak to 14 games with a 2-point win against Bradley, and Drake beat Missouri State, 88-77.
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Monday, January 11, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Weekly Men's Basketball Notebook (Jan. 11); Panthers Climb in Polls
UNI, ranked No. 26 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll this week, will host Bradley on Tuesday on ESPNU in one of two mid-
#$%^week games on the MVC TV Network. The Panthers have won 13-straight games, which is third best nationally. This week's
#$%^State Farm MVC Players of the week are Jordan Eglseder of UNI and Jackie Carmichael of Illinois State.
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Monday, January 11, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Indiana State Tops Evansville in Sunday Men's Action
Indiana State and Evansville met for the 150th time on the hardwood as the Sycamores kept control of the all-time series lead
#$%^with a 69-55 victory over the Purple Aces in front of 4,177 fans inside Hulman Center. Harry Marshall had a season-high 19
#$%^points for the Sycamores.
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Sunday, January 10, 2010 | Men's Basketball
MVC Men's Basketball Game Recaps (Saturday, Jan. 9)
Saturday in Missouri Valley men's basketball, UNI won for the 13th-straight game, Wichita State grabbed its 15th win of the
#$%^year, Missouri State used a career-day by Kyle Weems to snap a two-game skid, and visitng Drake nipped Southern Illinois, 70-
#$%^65, to snap its six-game losing streak.
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Thursday, January 07, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Men's Basketball Wednesday Night (Jan. 6) Recaps
In a battle for first place in the MVC standings, UNI improved to 4-0 with a 12-point win at Southern Illinois (now 2-2). Wichita State and Illinois State posted impressive road wins to stay one back of the Panthers, while Creighton and Bradley protected their homecourts on Wednesday with narrow victories.
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Monday, January 04, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Weekly Men's Basketball Notebook (Jan. 4)
A total of 29 teams have won 12 or more games this season (thru Jan. 3), and three of those teams are in the MVC (Wichita
#$%^State-13, UNI-12, Missouri State-12). The Panthers, ranked No. 31 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll, aim for the third 4-0
#$%^league start in school history when they visit Southern Illinois on Wednesday (8 p.m. CT, ESPNU).
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Sunday, January 03, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Panthers (3-0) Stay Perfect in Battle of League Unbeatens
UNI extended the nation's fifth-longest winning streak (11 in a row) with an 8-point home victory against Missouri State on
#$%^Sunday. The Panthers remained the only unbeaten team in the MVC (12-1, 3-0 MVC) after Sunday. Other winners Sunday
#$%^included Creighton, Illinois State, Indiana State, and Wichita State.
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Saturday, January 02, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Three Valley Men's Basketball Teams Stay Perfect
Southern Illinois used a late rally to beat Bradley in Peoria on Friday and joined Missouri State and UNI -- also winners -- as the
#$%^league's three perfect teams after the first two nights of conference play. Indiana State and Wichita State evened their league
#$%^records at 1-1 with wins Friday. UNI and Missouri State face each other Sunday, while Illinois State and Southern Illinois play
#$%^on ESPNU at 7 p.m. CT on Sunday to open the league's television package.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009 | Men's Basketball
League Play Opens for Men's Basketball on Tuesday
On Tuesday in MVC men's basketball, UNI used a late second-half run to overtake Creighton to extend its win streak to nine-straight games, while Illinois State snapped Wichita State's lengthy streak with a 15-point win at Redbird Arena. Missouri State, Southern Illinois and Bradley were the other winners on the opening night of MVC play.
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Monday, December 28, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Weekly MVC Men's Basketball Notebook (Dec. 28)
It's been 20 years since the two teams atop the Missouri Valley preseason poll (UNI-1, Creighton-2 this year) have faced each other to open league play. You have to go all the way back to 1989-90, when preseason favorite Creighton lost on the road at preseason No. 2 Tulsa, 82-77, on Jan. 6, 1990. All 10 league schools open MVC play Tuesday (Dec. 29).
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Monday, December 28, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Sign up for a chance to win $50,000 in the Casey's General Stores Skills Competition
Sign up for a chance to win $50,000 in the Casey's General Stores Skills Competition
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Thursday, December 24, 2009 | Men's Basketball
MVC Claims Mountain West-MVC Challenge Title, 5-4
The Missouri Valley Conference claimed the inaugural Mountain West-Missouri Valley Conference Challenge Series on Wednesday as UNI defeated Wyoming, 72-54, in the rubber game of the series. Valley teams won five of the nine games in the series and completed the pre-Christmas non-conference season with an overall 75-32 record.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Narrow Defeats Are Theme as League Goes 2-3
Two narrow-road defeats and an overtime loss by Drake prevented a perfect night in Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball on Tuesday. Visiting San Diego State rallied to beat Drake, 76-73 in overtime to even the inaugural Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge Series at 4-4.
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Monday, December 21, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Weekly MVC Men's Basketball Notebook (Dec. 21)
The Valley is 70-29 (.707) in non-conference play (through Sunday, Dec. 20). That winning percentage is the 11th best in the 102-year history of the Missouri Valley and the second-best in 46 seasons. Missouri State (10-0), UNI (8-1), and Wichita State (10-1) each received votes in the AP top-25 poll this week.
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Sunday, December 20, 2009 | Men's Basketball
MVC Men's Basketball Saturday (Dec. 19) Recaps
On Saturday in the Missouri Valley Conference, Wichita State picked up the league's biggest win of the year to date as the Shockers knocked off previously unbeaten No. 16 Texas Tech while WSU improved to 10-1 on the year. Missouri State, meanwhile, continues to win, becoming just the fifth MVC team since 1985 to start a season 10-0.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Valley Men's Basketball Recaps (Wednesday, Dec. 16)
On Wednesday, Valley men's basketball teams went 1-2 in non-conference play. Creighton handled visiting Savannah State by 15 points; Illinois State lost at Ohio; and Bradley fell on a buzzer-beating half-court shot by Loyola, 68-65.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009 | Men's Basketball
UE's Lacey to Miss Four Weeks
Evansville basketball player Kavon Lacey will be out approximately four weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery this afternoon. Team physician Dr. Andrew Saltzman performed the procedure to repair a small tear in the meniscus in Lacey's left knee.
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Monday, December 14, 2009 | Men's Basketball
MVC Men's Basketball Notebook (Dec. 14)
The Missouri Valley Conference is 60-24 (.714) in non-conference play (through games of Sunday, Dec. 13). That winning percentage is the seventh best in the 102-year history of the Missouri Valley Conference. Missouri State (9-0), and UNI (7-1) each received votes in the Associated Press top-25 poll this week.
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Sunday, December 13, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Saturday (Dec. 12) MVC Men's Basketball Recaps
On Saturday, the Valley went a combined 5-1 in non-league play and took a 3-2 lead in the Mountain West-MVC Challenge series. Missouri State (9-0) and Wichita State (9-1) became the first league schools to reach nine wins, while UNI (7-1) extended its winning streak to six games.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Bears Stay Unbeaten; League Excels on the Road Again
Valley teams continue to play well on the road as the league picked up two more road victories to improve to 13-7 in road contests this year. Southern Illinois snapped its road losing streak with an easy win at SEMO, while Missouri State (8-0) and Wichita State (8-1) became the first in the league to eight wins.
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Monday, December 07, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Weekly MVC Men's Basketball Notebook (Dec. 7)
Illinois State (7-0) and Missouri State (7-0) are among just 16 teams nationally that haven't lost and are joined by UNI (5-1) as MVC teams to receive votes in the AP Top-25 poll this week. Wichita State (7-1), meanwhile, shares the league leadership with the Redbirds and Bears with seven wins.
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Sunday, December 06, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Bears, Redbirds Perfect at 7-0; Shockers Improve to 7-1
The league's two perfect teams remained perfect as Illinois State and Missouri State posted double-digit wins against visiting Central Michigan and Air Force, respectively. Drake handled North Dakota and Wichita State pounded USC-Upstate as the Valley was 4-1 in men's action Saturday.
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Thursday, December 03, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Men's Basketball is Perfect on Wednesday Night
In men's basketball, the Missouri Valley Conference is off to a 42-17 non-conference record as the league was a perfect 3-0 on Wednesday night - with all three games on the road. The league now has a combined 11-5 record in true road contests this year, and the league is a combined 9-1 in its last 10 road contests.
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Monday, November 30, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Weekly MVC Men's Basketball Notebook (Nov. 30)
After an impressive win against Tulsa on Saturday, Missouri State is off to a 5-0 start for the first time since 2006-07. And last year, Illinois State opened the campaign with a school-record 14-0 mark, and this season the Redbirds are off to a 6-0 start. The Bears and Redbirds are receiving votes in the Associated Press top-25 poll this week.
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Sunday, November 29, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Sunday (Nov. 29) Men's Basketball Recaps
On Sunday, Indiana State beat Arkansas State, 77-72, and earned consecutive non-conference road victories for the first time in five seasons; Illinois State stayed perfect on the season (6-0) with a three-point win over St. Bonaventure in the championship game of Basketball Travelers Classic Championship; and Creighton fell to Iona in the Old Spice Classic.
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Sunday, November 29, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Bradley Win Against No. 20 Illinois Highlights Stellar Saturday
Bradley knocked off #20 Illinois in the final round of the 2009 HoopTV Las Vegas Invitational at the Orleans Arena as Andrew Warren hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 36 seconds remaining and led five Bradley players in double-figures. The Valley went 7-1 in non-conference play with a number of key victories.
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Friday, November 27, 2009 | Men's Basketball
MVC Men's Basketball Recaps (Friday, Nov. 27)
Illinois State's Kellen Thornton scored 11 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to notch his first career double-double and helped the Redbirds survive a career-high-tying 32 points from Norfolk State's Michael Deloach in a 79-66 ISU win on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena Friday night. Elsewhere, Creighton lost to Xavier, and Bradley fell vs. Oklahoma State.
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Friday, November 27, 2009 | Men's Basketball
No. 15 Michigan Rallies to Beat Creighton in OT
Justin Carter scored a career-high 21 points and added eight rebounds in his first regular-season game of the year, but it wasn't enough as 15th-ranked Michigan got by Creighton, 83-76, in the first game of the 2009 Old Spice Classic at Disney's Wide World of Sports on Thanksgiving. Michigan's Manny Harris finished with 20 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Valley Goes a Perfect 3-0 on Tuesday in Men's Basketball
On Tuesday in Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball action, the league went a perfect 3-0, which included a one-point last-second Indiana State win at Western Kentucky. Wichita State cruised by Iowa in the CBE Classic in Kansas City, and Bradley won again, knocking off visiting Presbyterian College. No games are scheduled for Wednesday.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Illinois State Stays Perfect; UNI Wins Again
In MVC men's basketball, Kwadzo Ahelegbe's career-high and league season-high 32 points sparked pre-season league favorite UNI (3-1) to a 12-point win against Boston College in the Paradise Jam. Elsewhere in league play, Illinois State (3-0) won on the road at UIC, Wichita State (2-1) fell to Pitt in the CBE Classic, and Indiana State (3-2) fell to Coastal Carolina in the consolation round of the Preseason NIT.
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Monday, November 23, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Weekly Men's Basketball Notebook (Nov. 23)
In the coming days, teams from The Valley will have an opportunity to play as many as three ranked teams, and the MVC will meet three others that are receiving votes. Creighton faces No. 15 Michigan in the Old Spice Classic on Thanksgiving Day. Illinois (Bradley), Texas (Wichita State), and Xavier (Creighton) are all possible opponents in in-season tournaments.
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Monday, November 23, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Recaps (Nov. 22)
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball teams combined for a 3-1 mark on Sunday in non-conference play. Four games are on tap Monday as Wichita State plays Pittsburgh in Kansas City (ESPN2), Illinois State is at UIC, UNI faces Boston College in the Paradise Jam, and Indiana State takes on Coastal Carolina in the Preseason NIT.
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Sunday, November 22, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Men's Basketball Recaps (Saturday, Nov. 21)
On Saturday in Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball action, Evansville - picked 10th in the MVC pre-season poll - gave the nation's No. 10 team Butler all it could handle in a 64-60 Butler victory. Illinois State, Missouri State, and UNI all posted wins, while Southern Illinois fell to UNLV in Vegas and Drake lost to Akron.
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Friday, November 20, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Josh Young Propels Drake to First Victory of the Season
On Friday, Drake picked up its first victory of the year, while pre-season favorite UNI dropped a 60-52 decision to DePaul in the opening round of the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands. Elsewhere, Indiana State evened up the league's record in the Mountain West-MVC Challenge (1-1) with a win against Colorado State, and Missouri State beat Maryland-Eastern Shore.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Valley Men's Basketball Tuesday (Nov. 17) Recaps
The Missouri Valley Conference went 3-1 on Tuesday as Creighton (Florida A&M), Southern Illinois (Indianapolis) and Indiana State (Milwaukee) posted victories. Drake fell to Iowa State. Two games are on the slate on Wednesday (SIU Edwardsville at Evansville; and Arkansas-Monticello at Wichita State.)
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Monday, November 16, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Valley Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook (Nov. 16)
The Missouri Valley Conference has jumped to a 7-3 non-conference record after the first weekend of play. Tonight (Monday) marks the league's first games against members of BCS-football leagues. Notably, the Valley will have seven cracks at the BCS in the next eight days, as UNI and Wichita State will each play a pair in in-season tournaments.
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Monday, November 16, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Sunday Valley Men's Basketball Recaps (Nov. 15)
Two league teams opened their 2009-10 seasons Sunday with victories as Illinois State won at SIU Edwardsville (82-60), while Wichita State opened with an 80-64 win against Fairleigh Dickinson. Bradley, which had its season-opener at BYU on Friday, handled Idaho State (74-69) Sunday, but may have lost Dodie Dunson for the season with an injury.
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Sunday, November 15, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Men's Basketball Recaps (Saturday, Nov. 14)
On Saturday (Nov. 14), Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball teams split four games, recording a 2-2 non-conference record. Creighton fell at #21 Dayton, 90-80, without the services of Justin Carter, Casey Harriman and Chad Millard, while Southern Illinois and Evansville cruised to easy home wins.
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Saturday, November 14, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Men's Basketball Season-Opening Recaps
The Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season began Friday (Nov. 13) and the league went 2-1. Pre-season favorite UNI won its opener at Denver; Indiana State beat Nebraska-Kearney by 30 points, and Bradley lost at BYU.
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Thursday, November 12, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge Series Debuts
Bradley will open its 106th men's basketball season Friday night by visiting defending Mountain West Conference co-champion BYU in the inaugural game of the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge Series. Two other MVC teams open Friday as pre-season favorite and defending MVC champ UNI plays at Denver, while Indiana State hosts Nebraska-Kearney.
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Thursday, November 12, 2009 | Men's Basketball
2010-11 MVC Men's Basketball Players of the Week
2010-11 MVC Men's Basketball Players of the Week
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Six Valley Student-Athletes Named Lowe's Senior Class Award Finalists
Sixty NCAA men's and women's basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were tabbed as candidates today for the 2009-10 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Six MVC student-athletes are on the list.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 | Men's Basketball
MVC Basketball Media Day Central; Audio Excerpts
The 2009 MVC Basketball Media Day was at the Sheraton City Center Hotel in downtown St. Louis on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Creighton's women's team and UNI's men's team have been picked to win the league. Excerpts from coaches, student-athletes on the pre-season men's and women's team, and commissioner Doug Elgin are available.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Panthers Picked in Valley Men's Hoops; Illinois State?s Osiris Eldridge Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year
ST. LOUIS -- UNI, which returns all five starters and nine of 10 players from last year's regular-season co-champ and State Farm MVC Tournament winner, has been picked to earn the Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball title in 2009-10.
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Sunday, October 25, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Valley Men's Basketball Season Preview
Fans can now take on an active role in the annual MVC Media Day by taking part in The Valley's live media day blog. Simply log on to the www.mvc-sports.com and click on the MVC Media Day story to access the live blog.
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Friday, October 23, 2009 | Men's Basketball
MVC Media Day Schedule
MVC Media Day Schedule
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Friday, October 23, 2009 | Men's Basketball
MVC Media Day Blog
Fans can now take on an active role in the annual MVC Media Day by taking part in The Valley's live media day blog. Fans can submit questions for men's and women's basketball coaches and players about the upcoming season and interact with the MVC Blogger about all things MVC basketball throughout the day. In addition, the Valley will be uploading snapshots and feature interview clips from some of the most recognizable names in the league. Remember, MVC Media Day tips off on Tuesday, October 27 at 9 a.m.
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009 | Men's Basketball
MVC Men's Basketball Releases / Game Notes
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball updated releases and game notes are available, courtesy of league sports
#$%^information directors. Updated PDF files will be uploaded to this page as soon as they are made available.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Illinois State's Bobby Hill Out for the Season
Illinois State junior forward Bobby Hill will miss his second-consecutive season as a result of a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), however this time the injury occurred in his left knee.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009 | Men's Basketball
All 10 MVC Teams To Take Part in ESPN's BracketBusters in 2010
The eighth annual BracketBusters event will feature 11 nationally televised games - on either ESPN2 or ESPNU -- selected from a pool of 98 teams. All 10 Valley schools are in this year's event, which includes seven home games for the MVC.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Panthers Tabbed No. 1 By Blue Ribbon
Blue Ribbon picks UNI to win the Missouri Valley Conference in 2009-10. The Panthers return all five starters from last year's regular-season co-champ and NCAA Tournament participant. Illinois State's Osiris Eldridge was tabbed Player of the Year. The league's pre-season team and poll will be announced in conjunction with Media Day on Oct. 27.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Eldridge Named to Vitale?s All-Rolls Royce Team
NORMAL, Ill. ? Entering his senior season, Osiris Eldridge is expected to receive a lot of preseason accolades prior to the 2009-10 Illinois State basketball campaign. His first came this week when he was named to Dick Vitale's All-Rolls Royce Team which was released on ESPN.com. Eldridge earned honorable mention honors.
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Madeira, Mullins Named Emerson Excellence Award Winners
Isabel Madeira and Bryan Mullins of Southern Illinois University have been named 2009 Missouri Valley Conference female and male postgraduate scholarship "Emerson Excellence Award" winners, respectively, commissioner Doug Elgin has announced.
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