Missouri Valley First Round Previews Preview by Neal Heston (8) Indiana State vs. (9) Evansville The opening game of the MVC Tournament will feature two teams who are going through rough times. Indiana State finally stopped an 11-game skid on Monday by taking down Evansville, 71-56. That win gave the […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Salukis fall one short Southern Illinois traveled to Northern Iowa on Monday with a chance to make Missouri Valley Conference history. Unfortunately for the Salukis, they faced the challenge of playing the Panthers on Senior Night while Northern Iowa was also still playing […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Takin’ care of business – again Two weeks still remain in the regular season, and Southern Illinois already has at least a share of the Missouri Valley Conference title wrapped up. Just one more victory or a loss by Creighton will give SIU […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Salukis rolling, Bluejays falling Southern Illinois just keeps on rolling, accomplishing the unthinkable at Creighton’s Qwest Center on Saturday. The Salukis halted the nation’s third-longest home-winning streak at 28 while improving their perfect MVC record to 12-0. The game went back-and-forth with several […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Bottoms Up As the regular season heads into its final full month of action, the conference races are just heating up. And even with an unbeaten Southern Illinois team sitting at the top of the standings, the Missouri Valley is still up for […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Tourney Watch With Creighton, Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois receiving votes in the latest Associated Press Poll, the MVC is on pace to finish its best season since sending three teams to the NCAA Tournament in 1999. Creighton (14-2, 6-2) fell behind Southern […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Panthers feast on Bluejays Creighton was one of seven top 25 teams to fall off its perch last Wednesday as it lost to Northern Iowa, 82-73. For the second time in just over a month, a ranked team walked into the UNI-Dome at […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Familiar territory for the birds The departure of its top two scorers from last season hasn’t stopped the Creighton Bluejays from rolling through the first half of the schedule. At 12-0, Creighton is off to its best start since beginning with 16 consecutive […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Beware of Dogs Dr. Tom and the Drake Bulldogs were tabbed to finish ninth in the Missouri Valley this season. It doesn’t look like anyone has told them yet. Drake (5-5) pulled off a shocker in Kansas during a 71-60 upset over Wichita […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Bet at your own risk You might as well roll dice to try and predict who will win the MVC. During the first month of the season, six teams have given reason to believe that they will be crowned champion in early March. […]