(St. Louis, MO) – It is tough to win road games in the Missouri Valley Conference and opening night of the season was no different. All three home teams were victorious in their conference openers. None of the three games were that close as Drake and Northern Iowa both won their games by more than 20 points and Indiana State was 12 better than Loyola.
Nine different Sycamores scored four or more points as their balanced approach was too much for newcomer Loyola 70-58. Indiana State is now 10-3 and perfect in five home games. St. Louisan Christian Thomas led the Ramblers with 19 points.
Northern Iowa’s Seth Tuttle led the way with 24 points while grabbing nine rebounds in the Panthers dominating 80-46 win over Bradley. The Braves have lost seven straight games. UNI has won two straight and four of their last five games.
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Drake’s surprising start continued with a emphatic 94-66 win over Evansville. Boston College transfer Jordan Daniels has burst on the scene for the Bulldogs. With Wednesday’s 28 points Daniels has now scored in double figures in four of his five games since becoming eligible. He’s averaging just under 17 points per contest.
Tonight, seventh ranked Wichita State opens on the road at Southern Illinois and Missouri State hosts Illinois State.
When Missouri State tips tonight, our friend Art Hains will be broadcasting his 1,000th men’s basketball game and his 2,000th MSU athletic event. Art is one of the very best radio play-by-play men around and an incredible guy. Congratulations Art!
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Flooding, lightning strikes, etc. have cost @RacersHoops two home games. Had to play 'neutral site' tonight instead of at home and Wednesday's goes from home to away. Tough break for the Racers, and the whole area has been hit with difficulties. #FatherHarry
Murray State's scheduled home game Wednesday vs. Southern Illinois being moved to Banterra Center in Carbondale. #ValleyHoops
Gigantic game for @BradleyUMBB today in Des Moines. If they have a chance to catch @DrakeBulldogsMB, they have to win today. The Bulldogs can basically win the title today. @BustingBrackets breaks it all down. #FatherHarry https://bit.ly/3EGiVgi
Not rooting for any particular @ValleyHoops, but chaos is always fun. If things break certain ways, after today there could be a six-way tie for fifth place.
Fun to listen to @MLBLarry on the @SIU_Basketball/@BelmontMBB game tonight. Good job brother. #FatherHarry
