Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Valley Tidbits Don’t adjust the brackets; you read it correctly. Southern Illinois is not the top seed heading into the MVC Tournament this weekend – the first time in four years. However, No. 2 isn’t so bad – especially this season. Maybe not […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Looking into the postseason With Missouri State winning five of its last six games, including contests against Bradley and at Northern Iowa, the Missouri Valley now has another team worthy of grabbing an at large bid to the NCAA. Will the committee see […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Putting the game in perspective The UNI men’s basketball team will play a tough game this Saturday at home against Missouri State, but a more important event will take place during the contest. As part of “Coaches vs. Cancer” weekend, the University of […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston First to 20 wins? The UNI Panthers are nearing their school-record of 23 wins, but they also have the opportunity to become the first 20-win team in the nation on Tuesday. Illinois also has the chance to hit the 20-win plateau on Tuesday […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston On pace for a match: Last season the MVC saw four teams hit the 20-win plateau. Halfway through the conference slate, four are again on track for 20 wins before the league tournament in St. Louis during the first weekend of March. Not […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston League race tightens: UNI downs SIU in double overtime Northern Iowa has racked up some huge victories on its home floor during the last two seasons, but perhaps none were as large as the 71-65 double-overtime victory over Southern Illinois on Monday night. […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston First Quarter Report Card The conference season is four to five games deep now. Some of your typical straight-A teams will still make Mom and Dad proud. Others may want to forge signatures. Southern Illinois (11-3, 4-0) The Salukis definitely didn’t hit the […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston The conference season is finally here, and highly-anticipated competition can now begin in the Missouri Valley Conference. All 10 Valley squads will head into league play with .500 marks or better for the first time in more than 20 seasons. Full MVC play […]

Missouri Valley Notebook by Neal Heston In the Valley, basketball is 24-7 That is, 24 wins and 7 losses in the non-conference slate – good for a .774 winning percentage. Five teams are undefeated after the first full week of action, and it could have easily been seven. Drake (3-1) […]