Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Butler tours MVC The Butler Bulldogs might want to consider switching over to the Missouri Valley Conference. For the second week in a row, Butler stole a win from an MVC team at the buzzer after squeaking past Evansville. The Bulldogs feature a […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Creighton and Southern Illinois are the only two MVC teams that remain unbeaten after nearly two weeks of play. Both are steamrolling their ways through the beginning of the season. Bradley and Wichita State are close behind with one loss each. The quick […]

Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Davis returns to Iowa The homecoming for Dr. Tom Davis at Carver Hawkeye Arena wasn’t so welcoming for the Drake Bulldogs as Iowa cruised to a 74-56 victory. Drake opened some eyes in the first frame going into the half only trailing 36-32. […]

Missouri Valley Conference Preview by Michael Ermitage The Missouri Valley Conference is in a state of flux. Gone is the MVC’s premiere player Kyle Korver, a second-round draft pick (51st overall) of the New Jersey Nets, and gone is perhaps the conference’s best coach, Bruce Weber, off to the Big […]

Missouri Valley Offseason News Update by Michael Ermitage The major news to hit the Missouri Valley conference during the lengthy off-season was the announcement that all 10 of its member schools will be involved in ESPN’s 2004 Bracket Buster event on Saturday, February 21. The Bracket Buster originated last year […]

Missouri Valley Conference 2002-03 Season Recap by Mitch Schneider One season removed from first round victories in the 2002 NCAA Tournament, Southern Illinois and Creighton once again dominated the MVC landscape, earning dance cards for the second straight season. Unfortunately, those cards warranted only one spin for both the Salukis […]

Missouri Valley Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Creighton and SIU Survive and Advance If the first three days of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament are any indication tonight’s championship game between Southern Illinois and Creighton should go down to the wire. This has been one of the most exciting tournaments in […]

Missouri Valley Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Surprise! Salukis Capture Valley Regular Season Title Southern Illinois clinched a share of the regular season title and the top seed in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament, also known as Arch Madness with a 70-62 victory over Creighton Saturday night in Carbondale. The win […]

Missouri Valley Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Bracket Busting Weekend for the Valley The inaugural Bracket Buster event was a resounding success as the Valley finished with a sparkling 4-0 record. The Valley was the only conference to finish 4-0 in the Bracket Buster. Creighton and Southern Illinois were two of […]

Missouri Valley Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Bradley and Wichita State pull Shockers Creighton and Southern Illinois both took detours on their way to repeating as Valley Co-Champions. The Blue Jays were not able to overcome 27 points from Wichita State’s Aaron Hogg and Bradley rode the emotion of Homecoming to […]