Official 2009-2010 MVC Basketball thread

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There are some MVC fans here and there aren't many MVC fans who don't follow the basketball programs.

Standings as of 10:44 PM Saturday December 19, No conference games thus far.

Missouri State - 10-0
Wichita State - 10-1
Northern Iowa - 8-1
Illinois State - 8-2
Southern Illinois - 6-2
Indiana State - 7-3
Evansville - 6-3
Bradley - 5-4
Drake - 5-6
Creighton - 4-6

[dbackjon]

I was hoping one of you MVC guys would Start this.

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Results from December 19

Creighton 61
#19 New Mexico 66

Game leaders
Creighton New Mexico
Pts Stinnett 14 Hobson 22
Reb Carter 7 Hobson 16
Ast Stinnett 3 Hobson 6

Texas Tech 83
Wichita State 85

Game leaders
Texas Tech Wichita St
Pts Roberson 24 Hannah 24
Reb Tairu 9 Durley 10
Ast Roberson 5 2 tied 5

Tennesse-Martin 63
Evansville 84

Game leaders
Tenn-Martin Evansville
Pts Simmons 35 2 tied 18
Reb Simmons 10 Haarsma 14
Ast 2 tied 2 Taylor 10

Northern Iowa 64
North Dakota 41

Game Leaders
Northern Iowa North Dakota
Pts Sonnen 21 Clausen 10
Reb Ahelegbe 7 Mertens 5
Ast 2 tied 5 2 tied

Illinois State 73
Utah 63

Game Leaders
Illinois St Utah
Pts 2 tied 17 Tillie 19
Reb Carmichael 10 Drca 8
Ast Phillips 5 Drca 5

Drake 67
Iowa 71

Game leaders
Drake Iowa
Pts VanDeest 15 Gatens 18
Reb Wedel 6 Gatens 9
Ast Stanley 4 Gatens 5

Indiana State 55
Toledo 54

Game leaders
Indiana St Toledo
Pts Lathan 11 Barnett 20
Reb Martin 10 Lo 10
Ast Lathan 4 Griffin 5

San Diego 68
Southern Illinois 70


No stats found

Missouri State 73
Saint Louis 63

Game leaders
MSU St. Louis
Pts 2 tied 15 Reed 19
Reb 2 tied 5 Reed 8
Ast Mallett 3 Jordan 5

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I was hoping one of you MVC guys would Start this.

I plan on doing it semi in depth as well.

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Games for the week of the 20th-26th

Sunday Dec 20th

Bradley (5-4, 1-2 away) @ Iowa St (7-3, 5-1 home) 2PM on ESPN360
S Illinois (6-2, 1-2 away) @ San Francisco (3-8, 3-1 home) part of the LAS VEGAS HOLIDAY HOOPS CLASSIC

Monday Dec 21st
N Dakota St (4-6, 1-1 Summit) @ Wichita St (10-1, 7-0 home)

Tuesday Dec 22nd
Missouri St (10-0, 3-0 away) @ Arkansas (6-5, 6-3 home)
Evansville (6-3, 1-2 away) @ Austin Peay (7-5, 2-0 OVC)
Houston Baptist (1-10, 0-5 away) @ Creighton (4-6, 4-0 home)
Grambling St (2-5, 1-4 away) @ Illinois St (8-2, 5-1 home)
San Diego St @ (8-3, 3-3 away) @ Drake (5-6, 3-3 home)

Wednesday Dec 23rd
IUPUI (9-3, 2-0 Summit) @ Indiana St (7-3, 3-1 home)
Wyoming (5-5, 0-2 away) @ Northern Iowa (8-1, 4-0 home)

[DJH]

CU's non-con season couldn't have gone worse. Funny to see them at the bottom of the standings.

Great win tonight for WSU over TT. UNI and WSU have had the most impressive seasons so far, with a very surprising MSU not far behind.

[DJH]

CU's non-con season couldn't have gone worse. Funny to see them at the bottom of the standings.

Great win tonight for WSU over TT. UNI and WSU have had the most impressive seasons so far, with a very surprising MSU not far behind.

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CU's non-con season couldn't have gone worse. Funny to see them at the bottom of the standings.

Great win tonight for WSU over TT. UNI and WSU have had the most impressive seasons so far, with a very surprising MSU not far behind.

As odd as it is to say, it would be best for the conference if they finished middle of the pack. A team with that kind of OOC record against that competition winning the conference, even with the name, speaks badly of the conference in the selection committees eyes

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Standings as of 12/21/09

Missouri State 10-0
Wichita State 10-1
Northern Iowa 8-1
Illinois State 8-2
Southern Illinois 7-2
Indiana State 7-3
Evansville 6-3
Bradley 5-5
Drake 5-6
Creighton 4-6

Results from 12/20/09

Southern Illinois 67
San Fransisco 66

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS -- Kevin Dillard's layup with 12.2 seconds remaining was the difference as Southern Illinois defeated San Francisco 67-66 Sunday at the Holiday Hoops Classic.

It was the second straight close call for the Salukis (7-2). They beat San Diego 70-68 Saturday night on two free throws by Carlton Fay at the end of regulation.

Although San Francisco (3-9) dominated for most of the first half Sunday and led 33-29 at the buzzer, Southern Illinois hit a pair of 3-pointers as the half ended.

The game included one tie and seven lead changes, the last one coming on Dillard's layup.

Dillard led the scoring for Southern Illinois with 18 points, followed by Fay with 15 and Tony Freeman with 14. Dior Lowhorn was the top scorer for the Dons with 24 points, and Kwame Vaughn scored 15.

Game Leaders
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SAN FRANCISCO
Points K. Dillard 18 D. Lowhorn 24
Rebounds A. Booker 6 D. Lowhorn 9
Assists K. Dillard 9 D. Bryant 3
Steals K. Dillard 2 M. Williams 2
Blocks N. Evans 3 M. Williams 1

Bradley 68
Iowa State 87

Associated Press

AMES, Iowa -- Marquis Gilstrap scored a season-high 25 points and Iowa State pounded Bradley 87-68 on Sunday in one of its most impressive wins of the season.

Craig Brackins added 16 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Cyclones (8-3), who used a pair of first-half runs to cruise to their second straight victory.

Game Leaders
BRADLEY IOWA STATE
Points A. Warren 16 M. Gilstrap 25
Rebounds J. Eastman 5 C. Brackins 12
Assists C. Roberts 3 C. Brackins 7
Steals M. Knezevic 3 D. Garrett 2
Blocks T. Brown 1 J. Hamilton 2

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Illinois State faces a really tough one tonight, Grambling. I think the next 2 games before opening up conference are the Normal Community Jr High girls team and the Parkside Elementary 5th grade boys travel team.

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Conference leaders as of 12/21/09

Individual leaders

Points
1. Osiris Eldridge, Illinois St 18.0
2. Colt Ryan, Evansville 16.1
3. Kevin Dillard, S Illinois 15.9
4. James Haarsma, Evansville 14.9
5. Kwadzo Ahelegbe, N Iowa 14.4

Rebounds
1. James Haarsma, Evansville 8.7
2. Dinma Odiakosa, Illinois St 8.0
3. Jordan Eglseder, N Iowa 7.9
4. Adam Templeton, Drake 6.6
5. Kenny Lawson Jr., Creighton 6.4

Assists
1. Kevin Dillard, S Illinois 5.9
2. Clevin Hannah, Wichita St 4.8
3. Lloyd Phillips, Illinois St 4.3
4. Troy Taylor, Evansville 3.6
5. Justin Fuehrmeyer, Missouri St 3.5

FG%
1. Dinma Odiakosa, Illinois St 68.9
2. Nick Evans, S Illinois 58.6
3. Seth VanDeest, Drake 58.5
4. Kenny Lawson Jr., Creighton 57.3
5. James Haarsma, Evansville 55.3

Team leaders

Scoring
1. Wichita State 75.3
2. Drake 70.4
3. Illinois State 74.7
4. Missouri State 73.3
5. Creighton 71.3
6. Southern Illinois 76.0
7. Indiana State 65.5
8. Evansville 72.7
9. Bradley 65.3
10. Northern Iowa 67.3

Rebounds
1. Evansville 40.4
2. Illinois State 38.1
3. Wichita State 37.3
4. Missouri State 34.7
5. Creighton 34.5
6. Indiana State 34.4
7. Southern Illinois 32.8
8. Northern Iowa 32.4
9. Bradley 31.0
10. Drake 28.8

Field Goal Shooting
1. Southern Illinois 47.2
2. Illinois State 46.2
3. Missouri State 46.1
4. Wichita State 46.1
5. Evansville 45.6
6. Northern Iowa 45.4
7. Drake 45.3
8. Creighton 45.0
9. Indiana State 43.9
10. Bradley 43.7

Three Point Shooting
1. Missouri State 40.5
2. Northern Iowa 40.2
3. Drake 40.2
4. Southern Illinois 37.2
5. Evansville 37.0
6. Wichita State 35.7
7. Bradley 35.2
8. Indiana State 34.4
9. Creighton 33.3
10. Illinois State 30.6

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Illinois State faces a really tough one tonight, Grambling. I think the next 2 games before opening up conference are the Normal Community Jr High girls team and the Parkside Elementary 5th grade boys travel team.

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FWIW, ValleyTalk is, at least temporarily, back up and running.

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Results of Monday 12/21 games

North Dakota State - 57
Wichita State - 69

game leaders
NORTH DAKOTA STATE WICHITA STATE
Points M. Tveidt 14 T. Murry 15
Rebounds D. Flowers 8 G. Stutz 7
Assists A. Pennick 4 C. Hannah 7
Steals D. Flowers 2 C. Hannah 3
Blocks J. Aaberg 1 J. Durley 2

Associated Press

WICHITA, Kan. -- Toure Murry scored 15 points to lead Wichita State to a 69-57 victory over North Dakota State on Monday night.

The Shockers (11-1) received 10 points each from Gabe Blair and Clevin Hannah.

The Bison (4-7) were led by Michael Tveidt's 14 points.

Standings as of 10:50PM on Dec 21, 2009
Missouri State 10-0
Wichita State 11-1
Northern Iowa 8-1
Illinois State 8-2
Southern Illinois 7-2
Indiana State 7-3
Evansville 6-3
Bradley 5-5
Drake 5-6
Creighton 4-6

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Game results from 12/22/09

Missouri State (10-1) 62 OT
Arkansas (7-5) 66 OT

Game Leaders
MISSOURI STATE ARKANSAS
Points K. Weems 24 R. Clarke 19
Rebounds J. Mallett 6 G. Bryant 11
Assists J. Fuehrmeyer 7 S. Welsh 4
Steals K. Weems 3 M. Powell 3

Associated Press

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Rotnei Clarke drained a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in overtime and then hit two free throws to seal Arkansas' 66-62 victory over previously undefeated Missouri State on Tuesday night.

Evansville (6-4) 68
Austin Peay (8-5) 71

Associated Press

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Anthony Campbell scored 17 points, including going 2-for-2 from the foul line in the game's final seconds, to lead Austin Peay in a 71-68 win over Evansville on Tuesday night.

Tyrone Caldwell turned a one-point Austin Peay advantage into a 69-66 lead, nailing a pair of free throws with 7 seconds left.

Ned Cox pulled Evansville back within one point with a couple of foul shots 2 seconds later, but Campbell sealed the game for the Governors at the stripe after Denver Holmes fouled him.

John Fraley added 14 points and Wes Channels chipped in 11 for the Governors (8-5), who bounced back after losing 90-69 at No. 3 Kentucky on Saturday.

Holmes led the Purple Aces (6-4) with 16 points. Clint Hopf had a double-double for Evansville, scoring 12 points and grabbing 11 boards.

Houston Baptist (1-11) 56
Creighton (5-6) 85

Grambling State 56
Illinois State 80


Game Leaders
Grambling St Illinois St
Pts Fuertado 21 Eldridge 23
Reb Loyd 8 Odiakosa 11
Ast Perkins 3 Rubin 4

San Diego St (9-3) 76 OT
Drake (5-7) 73 OT

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Team-Conference Record-Games back-Overall Record
Wichita State 0-0 - 11-1
Missouri State 0-0 - 10-1
Northern Iowa 0-0 - 8-1
Illinois State 0-0 - 9-2
Southern Illinois 0-0 - 7-2
Indiana State 0-0 - 7-3
Evansville 0-0 - 6-4
Bradley 0-0 - 5-5
Creighton 0-0 - 5-6
Drake 0-0 - 5-6

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You'll notice some of the games don't have as much of a post game follow up on them, that is because I can't find a nice write up to add to it already, and I don't feel much like tracking the games leaders for each category for each game

[dbackjon]

Thanks for the write ups!

Too bad Missouri State lost last night.

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State Farm Missouri Valley Players of the Week

Player of the week
Clevin Hannah
Wichita State
Sr., 5-11, Gd.
Holly Springs
(Miss.) Chipola CC

Senior point guard Clevin Hannah
scored a season-high 24 points on 67
percent shooting to push Wichita State
past No. 16 Texas Tech. His back-to-back
three-pointers at the four-minute mark
broke the 61-61 tie and put WSU ahead
for good. He also made all eight free
throws, including six in the final :40 to
ice the win, hit four treys and had five
assists.

Newcomer of the Week
Marc Sonnen
UNI
Fr., 6-3, Gd.
St. Paul (Minn.)
Tartan High
Sonnen buried 7-of-8 three-point shots
in leading UNI to a 64-41 win at North
Dakota. Sonnen drained four 3-pointers
in the first half and then knocked down a
trio of long balls in the second half to help
the Panthers to a non-conference win and
extend their win streak to seven in a row.
Sonnen's 21 points was a career-best as
his previous career-high was five points
on three occasions. Entering Saturday,
Sonnen had scored 15 points this season.

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Game results from 12/23

Indiana St. 72
IUPUI 59

Game Leaders
IUPUI - INDIANA STATE
Points - L. Nobles 20 - D. Lathan 18
Rebounds - B. Pettiford 8 - D. Lathan 7
Assists - J. Ashworth 4 - H. Marshall 5
Steals - J. Ashworth 2 - H. Marshall 3
Blocks - R. Glenn 1 - I. Martin 2

Associated Press

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Dwayne Lathan scored 18 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds to lead Indiana State to a 72-59 win over Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis on Wednesday.

Jordan Printy finished with 12 points for the Sycamores (8-3), who won their third straight game.

The Jaguars (9-4) cut Indiana State's lead down to 49-45. But Printy hit his third 3-pointer of the game with 7 minutes to play then hit another 3 about a minute later to give the Sycamores a 55-49 lead.

N. Iowa 72
Wyoming 54

Game Leaders
UNI - Wyoming
Pts - J. Egleseder 28 - A. Muojeke 20
Rbs - J. Egleseder 9 -A. Waddell 7
Ast - L. O'Rear 4 - 3 tied with 1
Stl - 2 tied at 2 - A. Davis - 2
Blk - none - A. Waddell 3

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Jordan Eglseder had game highs of 28 points and nine rebounds to lead Northern Iowa past Wyoming 72-54 on Wednesday night.

Ali Farokhmanesh scored 15, all on 3-pointers, and Kerwin Dunham added 10 points for the Panthers (9-1), who won their eighth in a row.

Northern Iowa's win gave the Missouri Valley Conference a 5-4 victory in the Mountain West/MVC Challenge.

Afam Muojeke led the Cowboys (6-6) with 20 points, and Desmar Jackson had 12.

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Conference leaders as of 12/21/09

Team leaders

Scoring
1. Wichita State 75.3
2. Drake 70.4
3. Illinois State 74.7
4. Missouri State 73.3
5. Creighton 71.3
6. Southern Illinois 76.0
7. Indiana State 65.5
8. Evansville 72.7
9. Bradley 65.3
10. Northern Iowa 67.3

Is team defense considered a viable stat in basketball? (I don't follow the sport that closely)
Would be interesting to see how the teams compare in Avg. Points Allowed

Of course, I could just stop being lazy and look it up myself. haha

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With all games completed until Dec. 29, when there are 5 games, here are the standings, team and individual leaders for the MVC

Team Standings
TEAM - CON - GB - OVR
Wichita State 0-0 - 11-1
Missouri State 0-0 - 10-1
Northern Iowa 0-0 - 9-1
Illinois State 0-0 - 9-2
Southern Illinois 0-0 - 7-2
Indiana State 0-0 - 8-3
Evansville 0-0 - 6-4
Bradley 0-0 - 5-5
Creighton 0-0 - 5-6
Drake 0-0 - 5-7

Leading Scorers (Top 10)
1. Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State---18.5
2. Kevin Dillard, Southern Illinois---15.9
3. Colt Ryan, Evansville---15.5
4. Kyle Weems, Missouri State---15.3
5. Kwadzo Ahelegbe, Northern Iowa---14.4
6. Adam Koch, Northern Iowa ---14.1
7. Dwayne Lathan, Indiana State---13.9
8. Taylor Brown, Bradley---13.9
9. James Haarsma, Evansville---13.8
10. Toure' Murry, Wichita State---13.8

Leading Rebounders (Top 10)
1. James Haarsma, Evansville ---8.5
2. Dinma Odiakosa, Illinois State---8.3
3. Jordan Eglseder, Northern Iowa---7.9
4. Adam Templeton, Drake---6.5
5. Kenny Lawson Jr., Creighton---6.4
6. Toure' Murry, Wichita State ---6.0
7. Taylor Brown, Bradley---5.8
8. Dwayne Lathan, Indiana State---5.7
9. Gabe Blair, Wichita State---5.6
10. Troy Taylor, Evansville---5.5

Assist Leaders
1. Kevin Dillard, Southern Illinois---5.9
2. Clevin Hannah, Wichita State---5.0
3. Lloyd Phillips, Illinois State---4.2
4. Justin Fuehrmeyer, Missouri State---4.0
5. Troy Taylor, Evansville---3.8
6. Kavon Lacey, Evansville---3.3
7. Toure' Murry, Wichita State ---3.2
8. Sam Maniscalco, Bradley---3.0
P'Allen Stinnett, Creighton ---3.0
Colt Ryan, Evansville---3.0
Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State---3.0
Harry Marshall, Indiana State---3.0

Block Leaders
1. Jackie Carmichael, Illinois State ---1.5
2. Anthony Booker, Southern Illinois---1.2
3. Kenny Lawson Jr., Creighton---1.2
4. Nick Evans, Southern Illinois---1.1
5. Josh Crawford, Indiana State---1.1
6. Seth VanDeest, Drake ---1.1
7. Darryl Ashford, Creighton---1.0
8. Will Egolf, Bradley---0.9
9. Jordan Eglseder, Northern Iowa---0.9
10. Dinma Odiakosa, Illinois State---0.8

Team Shooting %
1. Southern Illinois---47.2
2. Illinois State---46.2
3. Wichita State---45.9
4. Creighton---45.5
5. Evansville---45.5
6. Northern Iowa---45.4
7. Drake---45.3
8. Missouri State---44.5
9. Indiana State---43.9
10. Bradley---43.7

Team Offensive Scoring Average
1. Southern Illinois---76.0
2. Illinois State---75.2
3. Wichita Stat---74.8
4. Creighton ---72.5
5. Missouri State---72.3
6. Evansville ---72.2
7. Drake---70.6
8. Northern Iowa---67.3
9. Indiana State---65.5
10. Bradley---65.3

Team Defensive Scoring Leaders
1. Northern Iowa---57.8
2. Wichita State---58
3. Illinois State---59.2
4. Missouri State---60
5. Indiana State---62.2
6. Bradley---63.6
7. Southern Illinois---65.3
8. Evansville---66
9. Creighton---68.5
10. Drake---72.8

Team Delta Leaders
1. Wichita State---+16.7
2. Illinois State---+16
3. Missouri State---+12.3
4. Southern Illinois---+10.7
5. Northern Iowa---+9.7
6. Evansville---+6.2
7. Creighton ---+4.2
8. Indiana State---+3.3
9. Bradley---+1.7
10. Drake---(-)2.2

Team Rebound Leaders
1. Evansville---40.8
2. Illinois State---38.5
3. Wichita State---37.2
4. Creighton---35.2
5. Missouri State---34.7
6. Indiana State---34.4
7. Southern Illinois ---32.8
8. Northern Iowa---32.4
9. Bradley---31.0
10. Drake---28.6

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Conference leaders as of 12/21/09

Team leaders

Scoring
1. Wichita State 75.3
2. Drake 70.4
3. Illinois State 74.7
4. Missouri State 73.3
5. Creighton 71.3
6. Southern Illinois 76.0
7. Indiana State 65.5
8. Evansville 72.7
9. Bradley 65.3
10. Northern Iowa 67.3

Is team defense considered a viable stat in basketball? (I don't follow the sport that closely)
Would be interesting to see how the teams compare in Avg. Points Allowed

Of course, I could just stop being lazy and look it up myself. haha

I would love to add that, and I may at some point, but right now I don't feel like compiling it.

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Bump. I've added team defense scoring and a delta margin.

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Results from 12/29/09---Opening night of conference play

S. Illinois 70
Indiana St. 52

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Tony Freeman scored 19 points and Southern Illinois went on a 22-6 run midway through the second half to seal its Missouri Valley Conference opener, defeating Indiana State 70-52 Tuesday night.

Game Leaders
INDIANA STATE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Points D. Lathan 11 T. Freeman 19
Rebounds D. Lathan 4 J. Freeman 6
Assists R. Reed 2 T. Freeman 4
Steals C. Richard 2 T. Freeman 3
Blocks C. Richard 1 A. Booker 1

N. Iowa 60
Creighton 52

Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. -- Ali Farokhmanesh scored 15 points and Kwadzo Ahelegbe added 12 as Northern Iowa downed Creighton 60-52 Tuesday night in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams.

The victory was the ninth in a row for the Panthers (10-1).

The preseason favorites in the MVC held the Bluejays (5-7) without a field goal for a nine-minute stretch in the first half while building a 12-point lead. UNI later answered a second-half surge by Creighton with a 14-4 run to move in front for good.

The Panthers threatened to run away early as Creighton missed 15 of its first 16 shots.

Cavel Witter, who finished with 17 points, hit three second-half 3-pointers as the Jays rallied to claim a 41-37 lead.

Ahelegbe answered with a driving basket and a pair of free throws to spark the Panthers, who hit 16 of their 18 free-throw attempts after the break.

Points A. Farokhmanesh 15 C. Witter 17
Rebounds A. Koch 8 W. Runnels 6
Assists K. Ahelegbe 4 P. Stinnett 3
Steals J. Moran 1 W. Runnels 1
Blocks J. Eglseder 1 K. Lawson Jr. 1

Missouri St. 74
Evansville 60

Associated Press
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Jermaine Mallett scored 17 points to lead Missouri State to a 74-60 victory over Evansville Tuesday night in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams.

The Bears (11-1) broke open a close game when they went on a 23-6 run in the second half, with Kyle Weems' basket with 4:38 to play capping the run and giving Missouri State a 69-49 lead.

Missouri State made 11 3-pointers in the game, a season high, led by Adam Leonard with three. Weems had 14 points and nine rebounds, and Caleb Patterson 12 points for the Bears, who shot 56 percent overall from outside.

Denver Holmes led Evansville (6-5) with 15 points and James Haarsma had 10 points and eight rebounds.

Game Leaders
MISSOURI STATE EVANSVILLE
Points J. Mallett 17 D. Holmes 15
Rebounds K. Weems 9 J. Haarsma 8
Assists J. Mallett 5 N. Cox 6
Steals J. Mallett 3 C. Ryan 1
Blocks J. Mallett 1 D. Holmes 1

Bradley 67
Drake 59

Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Andrew Warren scored 24 points and Taylor Brown contributed 17 points and 11 rebounds as Bradley defeated Drake 67-59 Tuesday night.

The game was the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams.

Drake led 39-34 with 12:22 to go, but Bradley scored the next eight points to go up by three. Warren made a 3-pointer to break a 44-44 tie and the Braves (6-5) held the lead the rest of the way.

The Braves enjoyed a 28-10 advantage in points in the paint and went 18-for-21 from the free-throw line.

Sam Maniscalco had 14 points for the Braves. Warren had eight rebounds and made four of Bradley's five 3-pointers.

Josh Young led the Bulldogs (5-8) with 14 points. Aaron Hawley scored 11 and Craig Stanley 10 for Drake, which shot just 34 percent in the game from the field.


Game Leaders
BRADLEY DRAKE
Points A. Warren 24 J. Young 14
Rebounds T. Brown 11 S. VanDeest 9
Assists S. Maniscalco 5 S. VanDeest 3
Steals T. Brown 5 A. Hawley 3
Blocks T. Brown 1 S. VanDeest 1

Illinois St. 72
Wichita St. 57

Associated Press
NORMAL, Ill. -- Osiris Eldridge scored 26 points to lead Illinois State past Wichita State 72-57 in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams Tuesday night.

Tony Lewis had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Redbirds (10-2) and Alex Rubin scored 10 points. Illinois State trailed 30-29 at halftime but Eldridge hit four of his six 3-pointers in the second half to help his team open up a double-digit lead.

Wichita State (11-2) had three players in double figures. Gabe Blair had 12 points, Clevin Hannah 11 and J.T. Durley 10. The Shockers never led by more than two points in the game.

Dinma Odiakosa had nine points and eight rebounds for the Redbirds.

Game Leaders
WICHITA STATE ILLINOIS STATE
Points G. Blair 12 O. Eldridge 26
Rebounds J. Durley 6 T. Lewis 8
Assists C. Hannah 7 O. Eldridge 5
Steals T. Murry 2 L. Phillips 5
Blocks D. Kyles 1 J. Carmichael 2