November 16, 2009 –
by Brendon
In sum: The Missouri Valley didn’t get the results it wanted on the first weekend of play, but this was more of an incomplete than a failure. Creighton was short-handed in its bid at a road win against a top Atlantic 10 team. Bradley shouldn’t have been expected to win on the road at a very good BYU team. The Braves didn’t, but they weren’t embarrassed either. Drake’s home loss to IUPUI was a disappointment but not really an upset. The Valley will have many more chances at scalps this season, including in the coming week.
Team of the week: Southern Illinois. There’s not much to choose from for this honor, but I’ll give the nod to the Salukis for a dominant win against Tennessee-Martin. UT-Martin is not a good team, but SIU’s offense was encouraging. After sporting the ninth-best offense (according to adjusted efficiency) in the Valley last season, the Salukis scored 91 points in a 91-63 win. That’s more points than they scored in any single game last season. Read More »
Posted in Mid-Majors, Reviews/Previews
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Tagged Adam Emmenecker, Akron, Atlantic-10, Auburn, Big East, Brigham Young, Butler, Central Florida, Colonial, Colorado State, Creighton, DePaul, Drake, Georgia State, Indiana State, IUPUI, Keno Davis, Leonard Houston, LSU, Mid-Majors, Missouri State, Missouri Valley, Northern Iowa, SEC, Southern Illinois, Summit, Tennessee, Tennessee-Martin, UNLV
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January 19, 2009 –
by Brendon
If asked before the conference season which teams are most likely to jump out 6-1 in conference play, most Valley fans would have listed at least half the league before getting to Northern Iowa. But in his third season since Greg McDermott left for Iowa State, Ben Jacobsen’s Panthers are atop the Missouri Valley after going on the road to dismantle defending-champion Drake, and that, combined with Bradley’s loss in Carbondale put the Panthers in first place. Read More »
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Tagged Ben Jacobsen, Bradley, Creighton, Drake, Evansville, Greg McDermott, Illinois State, Indiana State, Johnny Moran, Missouri Valley, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Wichita State
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