Top seeds are nearly unbeatable in the quarterfinals of the MVC Tournament over the last 27 years, but rarely have they faced teams early in the tourney as capable as they will this year.
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 22, 2018
With the regular season winding down, the picture in the ACC is getting clearer, with help from Wednesday night. Plus warm weather is a problem for one court, history could be made in the Big 12 soon, a first conference title is happening, and a Trojan will move on.
Wichita State latest top seed to sidestep danger in MVC quarters
At the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, it’s the tradition unlike any other: the winner of the first round game between the eighth and ninth seeds annually goes on to give the top seed a hard time in the quarterfinals.
St. Peter’s takes some positives despite close loss to Loyola-Chicago
St. Peter’s was hoping to get over .500, but a tough home loss to a disciplined Loyola-Chicago team kept that from happening. Still, John Dunne thinks there are some positives for this team with MAAC play beckoning.
Around the Horizon League: Week 1
Butler Bulldogs (1-1): The Bulldogs lost their regular-season opener in overtime against Evansville by a score of 80-77. Andrew Smith missed two free throws that could have won the game at the end of regulation. Butler rebounded Tuesday night to defeat Chattanooga by a score of 57-46. This Saturday, the […]
Loyola-Chicago Ramblers 2011-12 Preview
After a respectable 2010-11 season, Loyola-Chicago might struggle to avoid finishing near the bottom of the Horizon League standings in 2011-12.
Health Comes Before Hoops
New Mexico’s Emmanuel Negedu won’t play again because of a heart condition that makes it too risky for him to stress his system. But he could still make a major impact with the Lobos.
Bracketbusters 2010 in Omaha
Creighton didn’t play its Bracketbusters game on national television this time around, but had a bright spot with its game nonetheless.
Wright State Shuts Down Loyola
Another day, another defensive gem for the Wright State Raiders as they held Loyola to 29.4 percent shooting for the game and 15.4 percent in the second half to get a homecourt win, 68-47.
Horizon League Notebook – Scheduling Issues and Cupcakes
If you’re inferring some annoyance on the part of this writer with schools scheduling “cupcakes,” well, you’re inferring correctly. In addition to Detroit’s game this past week with Aquinas, Jimmy Collins’ vaunted UIC team played D-II Lewis College (a school I’d never heard of), and on its upcoming three-game home stand, Cleveland State will play both D-III La Roche College and D-III Notre Dame College (that’s not the Notre Dame we all know and love – the one CSU should be playing). If any of these schools find themselves on the wrong side of the bubble for an at-large NCAA bid (or for an NIT bid), they need look no further than their own schedules to learn why.
