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2016-17 Standings (thru Jan. 15) Missouri Valley W L Pct. PF

Illinois State Wichita State Southern Illinois Loyola Chicago Missouri State Bradley Drake Evansville Indiana State UNI  

6 5 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1

0 1 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5

1.000 .833 .667 .500 .500 .500 .500 .167 .167 .167

MVC Home Games: 20-10

71.7 83.2 69.2 77.3 68.8 67.5 78.5 61.8 71.7 65.7

Non-Conf: 71-54

Overall Records W L Pct. PF

PA 58.8 70.0 65.2 78.2 69.3 72.3 82.7 68.3 79.3 71.2

14 15 11 13 12 8 5 10 7 6

4 4 8 6 7 11 13 9 11 11

.778 .789 .579 .684 .632 .421 .278 .526 .389 .353

72.4 82.3 71.6 77.4 75.1 67.3 74.1 68.3 72.7 64.6

PA

H

A

t25

Streak

RPI

62.9 64.9 70.2 68.2 66.1 71.5 76.6 64.5 74.3 67.2

9-0 10-1 8-3 9-1 9-2 5-4 5-4 9-2 5-3 4-3

4-3 4-1 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-5 0-6 1-4 2-5 0-6

0-0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-3

Won 7 Lost 1 Won 1 Won 1 Lost 1 Lost 1 Lost 1 Lost 4 Won 1 Won 1

27 83 127 136 167 213 323 207 185 204

Non-Conf.: 71-54 (H: 53-13; A: 10-23; N: 8-18) vs. Top-25: 1-9 (Non-Conf.)

Tuesday, Jan. 17 *Wichita State at Evansville

CBS Sports Network

Evansville, Ind.

8:00 p.m.

CBS Sports Network The Valley on ESPN3! MVC TV Network Mediacom/ESPN3

Peoria, Ill. Terre Haute, Ind. Cedar Falls, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa

8:00 6:00 7:00 7:07

Wednesday, Jan. 18 *Illinois State at Bradley *Missouri State at Indiana State *Loyola at UNI *Southern Illinois at Drake

p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 21 *Bradley at Missouri State *Drake at Illinois State *Evansville at Loyola *UNI at Southern Illinois *Indiana State at Wichita State

p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.

2:05 7:00 3:00 7:00 2:00

MSU TV Network/ESPN3 CBS Sports Network

Springfield, Mo. Wichita, Kan.

7:05 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

Newcomer of the Week

7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Aundre Jackson Loyola 6-5, Jr., Fwd. Kennedale (TX) McLennan CC

The Valley on ESPN3! Panther Sports Net/E3 The Valley on ESPN3

Chicago, Ill. Cedar Falls, Iowa Normal, Ill.

*MVC games; “The Valley on ESPN3!” indicates MVC school-produced game for the network; Check individual school websites for expanded coverage for non-ESPN3 exclusives

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  McIntosh helped ISU to a 2-0 week last week, scoring 20 points in a win vs. Wichita State on Saturday - the game marked just the fourth time in the past 20 years two 5-0 league teams met.

Springfield, Mo. Normal, Ill. Chicago, Ill. Carbondale, Ill. Wichita, Kan.

Wednesday, Jan. 25 *Bradley at Loyola *Evansville at UNI *Indiana State at Illinois State

MiKyle McIntosh Illinois State 6-7, Jr., Fwd. Pickering (Ont.) 22ft Academy

The Valley on ESPN3! MVC TV Network CSN Chicago/ESPN3 The Valley on ESPN3! The Valley on ESPN3

Tuesday, Jan. 24 *Drake at Missouri State *Southern Illinois at Wichita State

Player of the Week

@MVCSPORTS @VALLEYHOOPS

  Jackson put up 20.0 points and 5.0 boards, while shooting 73.7 percent (14-for-19) from the field and 92.3 percent (12-for-13) from the line as Loyola split a pair of Valley contests last week.

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MVC BASKETBALL

JANUARY 16, 2017

On Tap This Week

  One of the league’s oldest rivalries continues as Illinois State travels to Bradley on Wednesday (CBS Sports Network). Bradley leads the I-74 series 63-59, but ISU has won five-straight games against Bradley. In other mid-week games, Missouri State will be looking to win for the third-straight time against Indiana State but first time in Terre Haute since 2012; Wichita State will be seeking an eighthstraight win in the series against Evansville; the Panthers will be looking to snap a three-game series win streak by Loyola; and Southern Illinois will be seeking a season series sweep and fifth-straight win against Drake in Des Moines.

  In the past 12 seasons, the MVC has had 13 regular-season champions (11 outright plus 1 season with co-champs). Eight of those 13 led the league in conference-game scoring defense during their championship season. Only one team was worse than 5th (Creighton’s co-champion team in 2008-09 finished eighth in league-only scoring defense). 2016-17 Scoring Defense

G

Pts.

PPG

1. Illinois State (6-0) 2. Southern Illinois (4-2) 3. Evansville (1-5) 4. Missouri State (3-3) 5. Wichita State (5-1) 6. Northern Iowa (1-5) 7. Bradley (3-3) 8. Loyola (3-3) 9. Indiana State (1-5) 10. Drake (3-3)

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

353 391 410 416 420 427 434 469 476 496

58.8 65.2 68.3 69.3 70.0 71.2 72.3 78.2 79.3 82.7

Birds Flying High

  Illinois State’s 6-0 start matches its second-best all time in MVC play. Its best start in league play was in 1982-83 when the Redbirds won their first nine in the MVC to finish 13-5 and second in the standings. In the past four seasons, a league team has gotten off to 6-0 start four times, and all four teams went on to win the MVC regular-season title. Best ISU Starts in MVC Play 1982-83 9-0 2016-17 6-0 1997-98* 6-0 2007-08 6-0 1983-84 5-0 1991-92 5-0

13-5 (2nd)

NCAA

16-2 13-5 13-3 14-4

NCAA NIT NCAA

(1st) (2nd) (t-1st) (t-1st)

*coach Dan Muller was a senior on 1998 team

6-0 MVC Starts, Last 5 Years 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13

6-0 11-0 9-0 18-0 6-0

MVC Player of the Week

League Leaders

  Illinois State’s 6-0 league start matches just two others (Charleston and UNC Wilmington) who have started with sixstraight league wins in 2016-17. Only 31 NCAA teams are still unbeaten in their respective leagues (through Jan. 15).

Illinois State Wichita State Wichita State *Wichita State *Creighton

6-0 Charleston, Illinois State, UNC Wilmington 5-0 Arizona, Belmont, Boston U., Cincinnati, Florida, Gonzaga, Green Bay, Kansas, Kentucky, Middle Tennessee, Notre Dame, Oregon, Richmond 4-0 Akron, Georgia Southern, New Mexico State, South Carolina, Texas Southern, UC Irvine, Vermont, Weber State 3-0 Florida Gulf Coast, Hampton, Morgan State, Princeton, Stony Brook 1-0 Columbia, Harvard

  Only one NCAA player (Shane Battier, Duke, 1999-00) in the past 20 seasons has put together a stat line that hit all of these minimums (10.0 ppg) (5.0 rpg) (2.0 spg) (2.0 apg) (1.5 blocks) (2.0 3FGM per game). UNI’s Jeremy Morgan is looking to become the second. He leads his team in scoring (16.9), FGM and FGA (86194), 3FGM (36), FTM and FTA (62-76), rebounds (6.6), assists (3.1), steals (2.3) and blocks (1.4).

ppg rpg apg spg bpg 3pg

*denotes MVC Tournament champion

(1st) (1st) (1st) (1st)

  McIntosh played an instrumental role in both of Illinois State’s MVC victories last week which moved ISU into sole possession of first place in the league standings for the first time since 1997-98.   McIntosh and the Redbirds handed Wichita State its first conference loss of the season and knocked the Shockers out of first in the standings for the first time since 2013 by beating WSU, 60-53. McIntosh led all scorers with 20 points on 7-for-9 (77.8 percent) shooting. He went 5-for-5 (100 percent) at the free throw line and collected five rebounds while dishing out four assists in 27 minutes.   For the week, he shot 60.0 percent from the field, went 8-for-9 (88.9 percent) at the free throw line and averaged 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per contest.

Aundre Jackson Loyola 6-5, Jr., Fwd. Kennedale (Texas) HS McLennan CC

Board Certified

  Missouri State’s Alize Johnson leads the league in rebounding (10.1 caroms per game). The last first-year MVC player to lead the league in rebounding and eclipse 10.0 per game – Lewis Lloyd of Drake in 1979-80 (15.0 rpg).

Hot Hands

  Loyola’s team FG percentage (51.1) ranks fourth-best nationally. Only three MVC teams in the past 20 seasons have been .500 or better (.505-Evansville, 1999; .504-Creighton, 2012; .501-Creighton, 2013). Each of those three teams reached the NCAA Tournament in those respective seasons. Loyola’s 1991-92 squad owns the single-season school mark with a .494 figure. In their 13 wins this season, the Ramblers are averaging 79.5 ppg and draining 53.7 percent (379for-706) of its field goal attempts. At 70.8, Loyola’s Aundre Jackson is No. 4. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Creighton (Big East) UCLA (Pac-12) FGCU (ASUN) Loyola (MVC) Gonzaga (WCC)

600-1,120 649-1,219 584-1,121 541-1,058 527-1,036

53.6 53.2 52.1 51.1 50.9

 

MVC Newcomer of the Week

Battier 17.4 5.6 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.3 Morgan 16.9 6.6 3.1 2.3 1.4 2.3

FG Percentage, 2016-17 NCAA Leaders

16-2 17-1 18-0 13-5

MiKyle McIntosh Illinois State 6-7, Jr., Fwd. Pickering (Ontario) Pickering High 22ft Academy

NCAA Teams With Perfect League Marks

The Captain

Defense Matters

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  Jackson put up 20.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 73.7 percent (14-for-19) from the field and 92.3 percent (12-for-13) from the foul line as Loyola split a pair of Valley contests. He was perfect in an 18-point performance at Wichita State, going 7-for-7 from the field and 4-for-4 from the foul line as he recorded his third perfect night from the field this season. He proceeded to pour in 22 points off the bench, his best output since Dec. 20 (22 at Toledo), to help Loyola erase an 11-point deficit en route to a 77-71 victory over Missouri State on Jan. 15.

MVC Players of the Week Player

N14 N21 N28 D5 D12 D19 D26 J2 J9 J16

Newcomer

Alize Johnson, MSU Alize Johnson, MSU Jeremy Morgan, UNI Aundre Jackson, Loyola Aundre Jackson, Loyola & Darrell Brown, Bradley Paris Lee, Illinois St. Aundre Jackson, Loyola Jeremy Morgan, UNI Alize Johnson, MSU Paris Lee, Illinois St. Ryan Taylor, Evansville Jaylon Brown, UE Alize Johnson, MSU Alize Johnson, MSU Alize Johnson, MSU Milton Doyle, Loyola Landry Shamet, Wichita St. MiKyle McIntosh, ILS Aundre Jackson, Loyola

BRADLEY • DRAKE • EVANSVILLE • ILLINOIS STATE • INDIANA STATE • LOYOLA • MISSOURI STATE • UNI • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS • WICHITA STATE

 

MVC BASKETBALL

JANUARY 16, 2017

The Ratings Game

  Here’s where the league’s top rated teams rank among national metrics (ESPN BPI, RPI, KPI, KenPom and Sagarin ratings). Illinois State received a vote in this week’s USA Today Coaches poll, its first vote in that poll since Jan. 12, 2009. The Redbirds’ highest season-ending RPI was 27 (their current RPI rating) in 1998, following ISU’s last NCAA Tourney bid. MVC

AVG BPI RPI KPI KP SAG

Illinois State 37 tbd 27 38 39 45 Wichita St. 52 tbd 83 74 27 25 Loyola 123 tbd 136 137 107 112 Missouri St. 139 tbd 167 145 123 120 S. Illinois 140 tbd 127 138 152 144 BPI - ESPN Basketball Power Index; RPI - Collegiate Basketball News RPI; KPI - ratings analysis system developed by Kevin Pauga; KP - KenPom Ratings (Ken Pomeroy); SAG - Sagarin Ratings (Jeff Sagarin).

It’s a Steal

  Illinois State’s Paris Lee is the active NCAA leader for career steals. He’s the 18th MVC player to reach 200 career steals. Jalan West is tied with Lee with 219 career steals, but West has yet to play a game this season (and only played one game in 2015-16). Lee needs four more to pass former Redbird Ron Jones, who holds the ISU career record at 222. Lee is tied for 19th all-time in the MVC. Paris Lee, Illinois State Jalan West, Northwestern State Tahjere McCall, Tennessee State Monte Morris, Iowa State Justin Robinson, Monmouth

  Evansville’s Jaylon Brown ranks No. 5 in the NCAA with 120 made free throws. His 142 attempts rank No. 6. Among MVC players, only Mike Rodriguez of Southern Illinois has made 100 or more charity tosses this year. Brown’s average (6.3 free throws made per game) rivals some of the best in the MVC during the past 20 seasons (ranking No. 4 in that span). MVC Leaders, Free Throws Made (2016-17) Jaylon Brown, Evansville Mike Rodriguez, S. Illinois MiKyle McIntosh, Illinois St. Reed Timmer, Drake Markis McDuffie, WSU

120-142 100-136 75-97 69-85 64-81

.845 .735 .773 .812 .790

MVC Leaders, FT Made (Per Game), Last 20 Years 1. Tarise Bryson, Illinois State (2000-01) 2. Matt Webster, Evansville (2006-07) 3. D.J. Balentine, Evansville (2013-14) 4. Jaylon Brown, Evansville (2016-17) 5. Devonte Brown, Indiana State (2015-16) 6. Robbie Sieverding, UNI (2001-02) 7. Colt Ryan, Evansville (2011-12) 8. Jayson Wells, Indiana State (1997-98) 9. Matt Webster, Evansville (2005-06) 10. James Gillingham, Bradley (2003-04)

FG Percentage Defense, 2016-17 NCAA Leaders 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Central Florida Cincinnati South Carolina Illinois State East Carolina

358-1063 361-1014 319-876 380-1013 428-1134

.337 .356 .364 .375 .377

Double Trouble

  Missouri State’s Alize Johnson leads the league with 10 double-doubles this season -- 12th best in the NCAA. He’s reached double-digit rebound totals in each of the Bears’ last seven games. Johnson ranks 24th in the NCAA in rebounding average (10.1), but his 12.0 figure since Dec. 23 (MSU’s last 7) is tied for sixth-best in the NCAA in that span. NCAA Rebounding Leaders (Since Dec. 23) 1t. Angel Delgado, Seton Hall 1t. Ivan Rabb, Cal 3. Bryce Washington, Louisville 4. Caleb Swanigan, Purdue 5. Steve Taylor, Jr., Toledo 6t. Alize Johnson, MSU 6t. Jordan Caroline, Nevada 6t. Landen Lucas, Kansas 6t. Eli Pepper, Lipscomb

6g 6g 4g 5g 5g 7g 5g 5g 5g

14.2 14.2 13.8 12.8 12.6 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0

  Wichita State ranks No. 2 in the nation, averaging 39.3 points per game from its non-starters this season. In the MVC, the highest season total in the past 20 seasons belongs to Creighton’s 2007-08 squad (36.9).

219 219 198 193 193

Getting to The Line

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

  Two league teams are among the national leaders in FG percentage defense. Illinois State is 4th (.375) while Wichita State ranks 17th (.389).

Off the Bench

NCAA Active Leaders, Career Steals 1. 1. 3. 4. 4.

Defending the Shot

6.9 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.5

NCAA Leaders, Bench Scoring 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Citadel Wichita State West Virginia Savannah State San Francisco

20g 19g 17g 17g 19g

882 747 664 625 663

44.1 39.3 39.1 36.8 34.9

MVC Leaders, Bench Scoring, Last 20 Seasons 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Wichita State (2016-17) Creighton (2007-08)^ Creighton (2001-02)* Wichita State (2010-11)^ Creighton (1997-98)^ Creighton (2002-03)*

19 33 32 37 28 34

747 1218 1049 1173 855 1012

39.3 36.9 32.8 31.7 30.5 29.8

*NCAA Tournament team; ^NIT Tournament team

Taking the Show on the Road   Wichita State has been the best road team in the NCAA (in true road games) since the beginning of 2010-11. The Shox could lose their next 5 road games and still rank No. 1 in that span. Best Road Records (by percentage), 2010-2016 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Wichita State Gonzaga Kansas Saint Mary’s VCU

61-14 51-16 44-21 48-24 51-26

.813 .761 .677 .667 .662

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Top Performances Last Week   Milton Doyle, LUC -- Averaged 20.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game, to help Loyola split a pair of conference games. He has scored in double digits in 20 consecutive contests, the longest stretch of his career, and over the last three outings, is putting up 25.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 5.3 apg and 1.7 spg.   Jaylon Brown/Ryan Taylor, UE -- The pair each averaged 19.0 points last week for the Aces. Brown added 4.5 assists in UE’s two games, while Taylor shot 56.0 from the field (14-of-25).   Markis McDuffie, WSU -- Scored a career-high 26 points in WSU’s win over Loyola on Wednesday night. Over two games, the sophomore averaged 18.5 points while hitting 6-of-11 three-point attempts (.545).   Jeremy Morgan, UNI -- Scored 21 points, handed out three assists and tallied two steals in leading UNI to a 79-60 win over Drake. He made 7-of-12 shots from the field.   Donte Thomas, BRAD -- Averaged 12.0 points and 11.0 rebounds for the Braves in a pair of MVC games last week, while shooting 70.0 percent from the floor. He recorded his first double-double of the season in Wednesday victory vs. UNI with 12 points and 13 rebounds.   Ore Arogundade, DU -- Averaged 15.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the two games … shot 59.1 percent (13-of-22) from the field and 57.1 percent (4-of-7) from three-point.   Dequon Miller, MSU -- Had an 8:1 assist-toturnover ratio in two games on the week and accounted for 14.5 points per game. He had 3 3-pointers and was 10-of-21 (.476) overall.   Alize Johnson, MSU -- Posted his 10th double-double of the season in Sunday’s game at Loyola with 20 points and 10 rebounds and finished the week averaging 14.5 points and 13.0 boards. He matched a career-high with 16 rebounds against Evansville.   De’Antae McMurray, DU -- Averaged 9.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in a pair of games on the week … had 13 points with four three-pointers at UNI.   Jordan Barnes, INS - Set a career-high with 20 points and hit 5-of-8 attempts from long range in the victory over Bradley.   Darrell Brown, BRAD -- Tallied 16.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game last week in a pair of contests against UNI and Indiana State. He tallied 20 points at ISU.   DJ Clayton, ILS -- Shot an efficient 11-for-12 (91.7 percent) from the field to average 12.0 points in two wins last week. He also averaged 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals.   Jordan Ashton, UNI -- Extended his double-figuring scoring streak to four in a row and posted a new career-high with 17 points in Sunday’s 79-60 win over Drake.   Landry Shamet, WSU -- Averaged 12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in two games. He’s scored in double-figures in each of his last seven games.   Thik Bol, SIU -- Averaged 7.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocked shots. Against the Purple Aces, he scored 12 points and matched his career-high with six blocks.

BRADLEY • DRAKE • EVANSVILLE • ILLINOIS STATE • INDIANA STATE • LOYOLA • MISSOURI STATE • UNI • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS • WICHITA STATE

Bradley (8-11, 3-3)

Drake (5-13, 3-3)

Thomas Making Strides

Looking for 5 in a Row

  After a slow start to the year, junior Donte Thomas has regained the form from last season that landed him on the Missouri Valley Conference Most Improved Team … In starting the last 10 games, Thomas is averaging 6.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, including marks of 12.0 points and 11.0 rebounds in a pair of contests last week … Thomas posted numbers of just 3.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game the team’s first nine games of the season and has led the Braves in boards in eight of the last 10 games after not doing so once in the first nine.

Kennell Picks Up the Pace

  Freshman Nate Kennell ranks as one of the team’s revelations during conference season … The rookie averaged 4.3 points per game during the non-conference season and scored 10 points once in 12 games … He is now scoring 10.2 points per game in six MVC contests, hitting double figures on four occasions … Additionally, Kennell ranks first in MVC games with a free-throw percentage of 92.9, second with a 3-point percentage of 63.2 and seventh with a field goal percentage of 54.5.

  The Bulldogs return home looking for their fifth-straight home win … the current fourgame home win streak is the longest since 2014-15 … the team last won five-straight home games during the non-conference portion of the 2011-12 season … in the Bulldogs’ home MVC games this season, the team is averaging 92.3 points per game while shooting 49.2 percent and 43.3 percent from the three-point arc … in MVC road games, the team is averaging 64.7 points per game while shooting 39.9 percent and 33.3 percent from the three-point arc … opponents in those road games are averaging 84.0 points per game.

Ore on Torrid Pace

  In the last seven games, Ore Arogundade is averaging 13.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game while shooting 55.2 percent from the field and 50.0 percent (14-of-28) from the three-point arc … he has scored in double-figures in six of those games including a career-high 17 points against Evansville … in the first 11 games of the season, he averaged 3.3 points per game while shooting 29.4 percent and 29.6 percent from the arc.

Double-Figure Scorers

Braves Defense a Key

  It all starts with defense for the Braves this season in MVC contests … In the team’s three Valley victories, Bradley is allowing its opponent to shoot just 28.5 percent with a 19.7 percentage from 3-point range … However, it their three defeats, the Braves have allowed their opponent to hit at a 51.2 percent clip and a 46.3 percent mark from beyond the 3-point arc.

2016-17 Basketball Schedule Date Opponent

Result

Record

N11 N13 N18 N21 N22 N23 N29

#Illinois-Springfield Delaware SE Missouri State #Hofstra #Wofford #George Mason at Eastern Illinois

W, 70-55 L, 49-63 W, 84-78 L, 90-92 W, 70-62 L, 66-77 W, 87-83 (ot)

1-0, 0-0 1-1, 0-0 2-1, 0-0 2-2, 0-0 3-2, 0-0 3-3, 0-0 4-3, 0-0

D3 D6 D10 D16 D19 D21 D29

^Nevada at Ball State Chicago State Texas-Arlington at Mississippi at TCU *Southern Illinois

L, 69-91 L, 61-80 W, 83-48 L, 51-56 L, 49-66 L, 42-74 W, 60-51

4-4, 0-0 4-5, 0-0 5-5, 0-0 5-6, 0-0 5-7, 0-0 5-8, 0-0 6-8, 1-0

J1 J4 J7 J11 J14 J18 J21 J25 J29

*at Wichita State *at Evansville *Loyola *UNI *at Indiana State *Illinois State (CBSSN) *at Missouri State (ESPN3!) *at Loyola (ESPN3!) *Wichita State (ESPNU)

L, 66-100 W, 74-63 L, 62-78 W, 72-61 L, 71-81 Peoria, Ill. Springfield, Mo. Chicago, Ill. Peoria, Ill.

6-9, 1-1 7-9, 2-1 7-10, 2-2 8-10, 3-2 8-11, 3-3 8:00 p.m. 2:05 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.

F1 F4 F8 F11 F15 F18 F22 F25

*at Southern Illinois (ESPN3!) *Drake (ESPN3!) *Indiana State (MVC TV) *at Illinois State (ESPNU) *at UNI (PSN/ESPN3!) *Evansville (ESPN3!) *Missouri State (ESPN3!) *at Drake (TBD)

Carbondale, Ill. Peoria, Ill. Peoria, Ill. Normal, Ill. Cedar Falls, Iowa Peoria, Ill. Peoria, Ill. Des Moines, Iowa

7:00 1:00 8:00 9:00 7:00 1:00 7:00

M2-5

State Farm MVC Tournament

St. Louis, Mo.

p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. TBD TBD

*MVC Games; #Gulf Coast Showcase, Estero, Fla.; ^Mountain West-MVC Challenge; ESPN3! indicates “The Valley on ESPN3” contest produced by an MVC institution.

  In the win over Indiana State, the Bulldogs had five players score in double-figures for the second-straight game … additionally, those 10 total double-figure performances came from eight different players.

Good From Long Range

  The Bulldogs sank 11 three-pointers at UNI to mark the secondstraight game and the sixth time this season the team has made 10 or more three-pointers in a game this season … the Bulldogs have made eight or more three-pointers in a game 12 times in 18 games this season … under head coach Jeff Rutter, the team is averaging 9.9 three-pointers per game, an average that would rank 14th nationally if stretched over the entire season.

2016-17 Basketball Schedule Date Opponent

Result

Record

N11 N15 N19 N24 N25 N26 N30

South Dakota at UMKC Simpson College #Iona #UC Davis #at Alaska-Anchorage at DePaul

L, 74-79 L, 62-68 W, 76-61 L, 53-64 L, 58-64 L, 69-74 L, 75-77

0-1, 0-0 0-2, 0-0 1-2, 0-0 1-3, 0-0 1-4, 0-0 1-5, 0-0 1-6, 0-0

D3 D10 D17 D19 D22 D29

^Fresno State Jackson State $Iowa State South Dakota State Mississippi Valley State *Loyola

L, 76-78 (ot) L, 63-68 L, 80-97 L, 75-83 W, 101-69 W, 102-98

J1 J4 J8 J11 J15 J18 J21 J24 J28

*at Southern Illinois *at Wichita State *Evansville *Indiana State *at UNI *Southern Illinois (ESPN3!) *at Illinois State (MVC TV) *at Missouri State (ESPN3!) *UNI (CBSSN)

L, 69-83 L, 65-90 W, 88-76 W, 87-70 L, 60-79 Des Moines, Iowa Normal, Ill. Springfield, Mo. Des Moines, Iowa

3-11, 1-1 3-12, 1-2 4-12, 2-2 5-12, 3-2 5-13, 3-3 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 1:00 p.m.

F1 F4 F7 F11 F14 F18 F22 F25

*Wichita State (CSN Chicago) *at Bradley (ESPN3!) *Illinois State (ESPN3!) *at Indiana State (ESPN3!) *at Evansville (ESPN3!) *Missouri State (MVC TV) *at Loyola (ESPN3!) *Bradley (TBD)

Des Moines, Iowa Peoria, Ill. Des Moines, Iowa Terre Haute, Ind. Evansville, Ind. Des Moines, Iowa Chicago, Ill. Des Moines, Iowa

6:00 1:00 7:00 1:00 7:00 7:00 7:00

M2-5

State Farm MVC Tournament

St. Louis, Mo.

1-7, 0-0 1-8, 0-0 1-9, 0-0 1-10, 0-0 2-10, 0-0 3-10, 1-0

p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. TBD TBD

*MVC Games; #GCI Great Alaska Shootout, Anchorage, Alaska; ^Mountain West-MVC Challenge; $Hy-Vee Big Four Classic (Wells Fargo Arena); ESPN3! indicates “The Valley on ESPN3” contest produced by an MVC institution.

Evansville (10-9, 1-5)

Illinois State (14-4, 6-0)

Seeing a Pattern

  Evansville’s top two scorers complemented each other very well in UE’s games at Missouri State and home versus Southern Illinois. Jaylon Brown and Ryan Taylor tallied 19 points apiece in both games last week for the Purple Aces. After combining to go 15-of-36 in Springfield, the duo hit 12 out of 19 shots against the Salukis.

Looking at the Numbers

  In non-conference play this season, UE posted a 9-4 mark. Pacing that was the offense, which averaged 71.2 points per game and shot 47.4%. Through six league games, the Aces are 1-5. The offense has notched just 61.8 PPG while hitting 38.2% of its attempts.

Making an Impact

  Over the last week of play, David Howard had what may have been his top stretch of his senior campaign at UE. At Missouri State, Howard fell just two points shy of his first career double-double. He grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds while scoring 8 points. He had a nice 6-point, 6-rebound effort as the Aces returned home on Saturday versus SIU.

2016-17 Basketball Schedule Date Opponent

Result

Record

N11 N14 N19 N25 N26 N27 N30

at No. 13 Louisville Alcorn State Morehead State #Toledo #UNC Wilmington #Middle Tennessee State #Wabash

L, 47-78 W, 82-59 W, 69-56 L, 79-83 (2ot) L, 62-65 L, 55-66 W, 83-39

0-1, 0-0 1-1, 0-0 2-1, 0-0 2-2, 0-0 2-3, 0-0 2-4, 0-0 3-4, 0-0

D3 D6 D10 D14 D17 D22 D29

^Boise State Bowling Green Murray State Norfolk State at Austin Peay Mount St. Joseph *at Illinois State

W, 72-67 W, 69-66 W, 78-46 W, 85-66 W, 77-69 W, 68-55 L, 50-62

4-4, 0-0 5-4, 0-0 6-4, 0-0 7-4, 0-0 8-4, 0-0 9-4, 0-0 9-5, 0-1

J1 J4 J8 J11 J14 J17 J21 J25 J29

*UNI *Bradley *at Drake *at Missouri State *Southern Illinois *Wichita State (CBSSN) *at Loyola (ESPN3!) *at UNI (PSN/ESPN3!) *Illinois State (ESPN3)

W, 70-58 L, 63-74 L, 76-88 L, 51-55 L, 61-73 Evansville, Ind. Chicago, Ill. Cedar Falls, Iowa Evansville, Ind.

10-5, 1-1 10-6, 1-2 10-7, 1-3 10-8, 1-4 10-9, 1-5 8:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.

F1 F4 F8 F11 F14 F18 F21 F25

*at Indiana State (ESPN3!) *Missouri State (ESPN3!) *Loyola (ESPN3!) *at Southern Illinois (MVC TV) *Drake (ESPN3!) *at Bradley (ESPN3!) *at Wichita St. (Cox/ESPN3!) *Indiana State (TBD)

Terre Haute, Ind. Evansville, Ind. Evansville, Ind. Carbondale, Ill. Evansville, Ind. Peoria, Ill. Wichita, Kan. Evansville, Ind.

6:00 3:00 7:00 3:00 7:00 1:00 7:00 1:00

M2-5

State Farm MVC Tournament

St. Louis, Mo.

p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. TBD

*MVC Games; #Challenge in Music City, Nashville, Tenn.; ^Mountain WestMVC Challenge; ESPN3! indicates “The Valley on ESPN3” contest produced by an MVC institution.

On Top of the MVC

  Illinois State has sole possession of first place in the MVC standings for the first time since the 1997-98 season (when head coach Dan Muller was a senior), which is also the last time ISU won the MVC regular-season and tournament titles. Saturday’s win also knocked Wichita State out of first place in the conference standings for the first time since the end of the 2013 season. The Shockers had been either alone in first place or tied for first since 2013-14.

Winning Ways

  By beating Wichita State, Illinois State won its seventh-straight game to mark ISU’s longest winning streak since also earning sevenstraight to begin the 2009-10 season. The Redbirds are aiming to win eight in a row for the first time since starting the 2008-09 season with a 14-game winning streak. ISU also extended its home-court winning streak to 15-straight games, dating back to last season.

Road Warriors

  After dropping their first three road games by an average margin of -4.7 points, the Redbirds have won four-straight road contests by an average margin of +18.5 points. ISU’s four-game road winning streak is the program’s longest since also winning four-straight in 2008-09. Illinois State is aiming to win its fifth-straight road game in the same season for the first time since 1997-98. The Redbirds also won sixconsecutive road games stretched across the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons. Additionally, Illinois State has won its first three MVC road games for the first time since also winning its first three in 1997-98. The Redbirds will try to win their first four MVC road contests for the second time in program history and the first time since 1982-83.

2016-17 Basketball Schedule Date Opponent

Result

Record

N11 N16 N21 N27 N30

at Murray State Fort Wayne at TCU Ferris State IUPUI

L, 70-73 W, 75-57 L, 71-80 W, 81-67 W, 77-63

0-1, 0-0 1-1, 0-0 1-2, 0-0 2-2, 0-0 3-2, 0-0

D3 D7 D10 D18 D22 D23 D25 D29

^New Mexico at Tulsa UT Martin Saint Joseph’s #at Hawaii #San Francisco #Tulsa *Evansville

W, 79-74 L, 68-70 W, 74-57 W, 81-72 W, 71-45 L, 58-66 W, 68-56 W, 62-50

4-2, 0-0 4-3, 0-0 5-3, 0-0 6-3, 0-0 7-3, 0-0 7-4, 0-0 8-4, 0-0 9-4, 1-0

J1 J4 J7 J11 J14 J18 J21 J25 J29

*at Loyola *Missouri State *at Indiana State *at Southern Illinois *Wichita State *at Bradley (CBSSN) *Drake (MVC TV) *Indiana State (ESPN3) *at Evansville (ESPN3)

W, 81-59 W, 74-71 (ot) W, 77-58 W, 60-53 W, 76-62 Peoria, Ill. Normal, Ill. Normal, Ill. Evansville, Ind.

10-4, 2-0 11-4, 3-0 12-4, 4-0 13-4, 5-0 14-4, 6-0 8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.

F1 F4 F7 F11 F15 F19 F22 F25

*UNI (MVC TV) *at Wichita State (ESPN/2) *at Drake (ESPN3!) *Bradley (ESPNU) *at Missouri State (MVC TV) *Loyola (ESPNU/3) *Southern Illinois (MVC TV) *at UNI (TBD)

Normal, Ill. Wichita, Kan. Des Moines, Iowa Normal, Ill. Springfield, Mo. Normal, Ill. Normal, Ill. Cedar Falls, Iowa

8:00 7:00 7:07 9:00 8:00 3:00 6:00

M2-5

State Farm MVC Tournament

St. Louis, Mo.

p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. TBD TBD

*MVC Games; #Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic; ^Mountain WestMVC Challenge; ESPN3! indicates “The Valley on ESPN3” contest produced by an MVC institution.

Indiana State (7-11, 1-5)

Loyola (13-6, 3-3) Doyle Rules

Bouncing Back

  In the last seven seasons, the Sycamores have been known as a team with the ability to bounce back from defeat. Since the 201011 campaign, the Sycamores are 53-44 in a game which follows a loss. Indiana State last rebounded from a loss at Drake to down Bradley on January 14.

Success at Home

  The Sycamores are 68-25 (.731) inside Hulman Center under seventh-year head coach Greg Lansing. The Sycamores have won 58 of their last 79 home games. Additionally, the Sycamores have won 42 of their last 57 MVC games at home. Indiana State owns a win in their last meeting with every MVC opponent at home with the exception of Illinois State, Wichita State and Southern Illinois. Indiana State is 5-3 this season at home. The longest stretch of current success against a league member is eight wins in a row at home against Bradley after Saturday’s 81-71 victory over the Braves.

61 MVC Wins Under Lansing

  In seven seasons under the direction of head coach Greg Lansing, the Sycamores have amassed a total of 61 Missouri Valley Conference victories. Those 61 MVC wins by coach Lansing are secondmost in the history of the program as he trails only Royce Waltman who won 69 league games during his tenure. Additionally, the 61 MVC victories for the Sycamores since the 2010-11 campaign ranks third-best among current conference members. Wichita State’s 98 leads the league while Indiana State has 61 and Northern Iowa is second with 68. The next closest programs behind the Sycamores are Illinois State at 58 and Evansville with 56.

  Milton Doyle is playing like a MVC Player of the Year candidate this season, but especially of late. The only player to rank among the top five in the conference in both scoring (16.1 ppg) and assists (4.7 apg) this season, the senior guard is putting up 25.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 5.3 apg and 1.7 spg over the last three outings. Doyle has scored in double figures in 20 consecutive games dating back to last season and enters this week’s action ranked 15th on Loyola’s career scoring chart with 1,424 points and seventh with 406 assists.

Looking for Plus .500

  A victory at UNI on Wednesday would move Loyola over the .500 mark in Valley play for the first time since a 50-47 decision over Drake on Jan. 14, 2015 improved the Ramblers to 3-2 in MVC play.

Sister Jean

  Loyola icon, Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt, the 97-year-old men’s basketball team chaplain, will be inducted into the Loyola Athletics Hall of Fame at halftime of Saturday’s (Jan. 21) game versus Evansville.

Great at Home

  Sunday’s win over Missouri State improved the Ramblers’ record to 9-1 at Gentile Arena this season. With five games remaining at home, Loyola has a chance to post 10 or more wins on its home floor for the second time in the Porter Moser era. The 2014-15 Ramblers, who won the CBI title, notched 13 wins at Gentile Arena.

2016-17 Basketball Schedule 2016-17 Basketball Schedule

Date Opponent

Result

Record

0-1, 0-0 1-1, 0-0 2-1, 0-0 2-2, 0-0 2-3, 0-0 2-4, 0-0 3-4, 0-0

N11 N13 N14 N18 N19 N21 N26 N30

Alcorn State IU-Northwest Eureka #Saint Joseph’s #Oral Roberts #Washington State #at North Carolina State Norfolk State

W, 69-44 W, 100-51 W, 97-59 L, 57-71 W, 78-53 W, 88-79 L, 77-79 W, 75-62

1-0, 0-0 2-0, 0-0 3-0, 0-0 3-1, 0-0 4-1, 0-0 5-1, 0-0 5-2, 0-0 6-2, 0-0

4-4, 0-0 5-4, 0-0 5-5, 0-0 5-6, 0-0 6-6, 0-0 6-7, 0-1 6-8, 0-2

D3 D7 D10 D17 D20 D29

^San Diego State Wright State Milwaukee at Illinois-Chicago at Toledo *at Drake

W, 65-59 W, 77-64 W, 72-56 W, 81-75 (ot) L, 70-74 L, 98-102

6-9, 0-3 6-10, 0-4 6-11, 0-5 7-11, 1-5 7 p.m. ET 3 p.m. ET 8 p.m. ET 2 p.m. ET

J1 J4 J7 J11 J15 J18 J21 J25 J28 J31

*Illinois State *UNI *at Bradley *at Wichita State *Missouri State *at UNI (MVC TV) *Evansville (ESPN3!) *Bradley (ESPN3!) *at Indiana State (ESPN3!) *at Missouri State (ESPN3!)

L, 59-81 W, 77-66 W, 78-62 L, 75-87 W, 77-71 Cedar Falls, Iowa Chicago, Ill. Chicago, Ill. Terre Haute, Ind. Springfield, Mo.

10-5, 0-2 11-5, 1-2 12-5, 2-2 12-6, 2-3 13-6, 3-3 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:05 p.m.

F4 F8 F12 F15 F19 F22 F25 M2-5

*Southern Illinois (MVC TV) *at Evansville (ESPN3!) *Wichita State (ESPNU/3) *Indiana State (ESPN3!) *at Illinois State (ESPNU/3) *Drake (ESPN3!) *at Southern Illinois (TBD) State Farm MVC Tournament

Chicago, Ill. Evansville, Ind. Chicago, Ill. Chicago, Ill. Normal, Ill. Chicago, Ill. Carbondale, Ill. St. Louis, Mo.

1:00 7:00 3:00 7:00 3:00 7:00

Date Opponent

Result

Record

N11 N15 N19 N24 N25 N27 N30

at Northern Illinois at Ball State Missouri-St. Louis #No. 21 Iowa State #Stanford #Quinnipiac Northern Illinois

L, 78-80 (ot) W, 80-74 (ot) W, 96-55 L, 71-73 L, 62-65 L, 77-80 W, 63-52

D3 D7 D11 D17 D21 D28 D31

^at Utah State No. 15 Butler Western Kentucky at Valparaiso Eastern Illinois *Wichita State *at Missouri State

W, 62-61 W, 72-71 L, 59-77 L, 71-89 W, 88-85 (2ot) L, 72-80 L, 75-81 (ot)

J4 J7 J11 J14 J18 J21 J25 J28

*at Southern Illinois *Illinois State *at Drake *Bradley *Missouri State (ESPN3!) *at Wichita State (ESPN3) *at Illinois State (ESPN3) *Loyola (ESPN3!)

L, 74-80 (ot) L, 58-77 L, 70-87 W, 81-71 Terre Haute, Ind. Wichita, Kan. Normal, Ill. Terre Haute, Ind.

F1 F4 F8 F11 F15 F19 F22 F25

*Evansville (ESPN3!) Terre Haute, Ind. *at UNI (CBSSN) Cedar Falls, Iowa *at Bradley (MVC TV) Peoria, Ill. *Drake (ESPN3!) Terre Haute, Ind. *at Loyola (ESPN3!) Chicago, Ill. *Southern Illinois (ESPNU/3) Terre Haute, Ind. *UNI at Indiana St. (ESPN3) Terre Haute, Ind. *at Evansville (TBD) Evansville, Ind.

M2-5

State Farm MVC Tournament St. Louis, Mo.

7 2 9 2 8 4 7 2

p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.

ET ET ET ET ET ET ET ET

TBD

*MVC Games; #AdvoCare Invitational, Orlando, Fla.; ^Mountain West-MVC Challenge; ESPN3! indicates “The Valley on ESPN3” contest produced by an MVC institution.

7-2, 0-0 8-2, 0-0 9-2, 0-0 10-2, 0-0 10-3, 0-0 10-4, 0-1

p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. TBD TBD

*MVC Games; #Paradise Jam, U.S. Virgin Islands; ^Mountain West-MVC Challenge; ESPN3! indicates “The Valley on ESPN3” contest produced by an MVC institution.

Missouri State (12-7, 3-3)

UNI (6-11, 1-5)

The Code on the Road

  The Bears wrap up a two-game Valley road swing on Wednesday in Terre Haute and are averaging 70.8 points per game in true road games this season. MSU is converting 76.1 percent of its free throws away from JQH Arena, with a +20 margin in 3-pointers -- 57 to 37. The Bears have also matched or out-rebounded four straight foes on the road.

Windex Watch

  Missouri State has now compiled seven straight games matching or out-rebounding its opponents, including all six MVC contests. Sunday’s loss at Loyola marked the first time this season the Bears have out-rebounded an opponent and not emerged with the victory. For the season, MSU has out-rebounded 13 of its 19 opponents and gone 12-1 when doing so, while matching two other foes on the glass.

Hall of Famer

  MSU’s annual Athletics Hall of Fame induction weekend is slated for Jan. 20-21. Among the seven inductees in the 2017 class is basketball standout Ben Kandlbinder (1994-98) who was a four-year starter for the Bears of coaches Mark Bernsen and Steve Alford. Kandlbinder was seventh in Bears’ career scoring at end of his MSU playing days with 1,429 points and was second in career three-point field goals with 142. He averaged 12.5 points a game over his 114game MSU career and helped the Bears to 24 wins and a berth in the National Invitation Tournament as a junior. He was a Missouri Valley Conference all-conference pick once and an academic all-conference selection three times, gaining a spot on the MVC all-tournament team as a senior.

2016-17 Basketball Schedule Date Opponent

Result

Record

N11 N13 N17 N23 N27

Alabama A&M Jacksonville State Fontbonne at DePaul North Dakota State

W, 96-62 W, 91-65 W, 100-27 L, 66-68 W, 64-50

1-0, 0-0 2-0, 0-0 3-0, 0-0 3-1, 0-0 4-1, 0-0

D3 D7 D10 D14 D17 D19 D22 D23 D28 D31

^at Air Force at SE Missouri State Valparaiso Oral Roberts #SE Missouri State #Chicago State #No. 23 USC #DePaul *at UNI *Indiana State

L, 70-83 W, 79-71 L, 81-84 W, 86-76 W, 71-66 W, 66-46 L, 75-83 W, 69-58 W, 68-64 W, 81-75 (ot)

J4 J7 J11 J15 J18 J21 J24 J28 J31

*at Illinois State *Southern Illinois *Evansville *at Loyola *at Indiana State (ESPN3!) *Bradley (ESPN3!) *Drake (MSU TV/ESPN3!) *at Southern Illinois (MVC TV) *Loyola (MSU TV/ESPN3!)

L, 71-74 (ot) L, 67-75 W, 55-51 L, 71-77 Terre Haute, Ind. Springfield, Mo. Springfield, Mo. Carbondale, Ill. Springfield, Mo.

11-5, 2-1 11-6, 2-2 12-6, 3-2 12-7, 3-3 6:00 p.m. 2:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:05 p.m.

F4 F9 F12 F15 F18 F22 F25

*at Evansville (MSU TV/E3!) *at Wichita State (CBSSN) *UNI (ESPNU/3) *Illinois State (MVC TV) *at Drake (MVC TV) *at Bradley (MSU TV/ESPN3!) *Wichita State (TBD)

Evansville, Ind. Wichita, Kan. Springfield, Mo. Springfield, Mo. Des Moines, Iowa Peoria, Ill. Springfield, Mo.

3:00 8:00 3:00 8:00 7:00 7:00

M2-5

State Farm MVC Tournament

St. Louis, Mo.

4-2, 0-0 5-2, 0-0 5-3, 0-0 6-3, 0-0 7-3, 0-0 8-3, 0-0 8-4, 0-0 9-4, 0-0 10-4, 1-0 11-4, 2-0

p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. TBD TBD

*MVC Games; #Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic; ^Mountain West-MVC Challenge; ESPN3! indicates “The Valley on ESPN3” contest produced by an MVC institution.

High Percentage Koch

  Junior Bennett Koch set a McLeod Center record by making all eight of his field goal attempts and scored a season-high 21 points in a 79-60 win over Drake. Koch surpassed the previous best field goal mark in the McLeod Center set by Seth Tuttle, who was 7-of-7 in field goals vs. North Florida (11/22/14). The only Panther to have a better night from the field is Matt Schneiderman, who went 10-for-10 from the field vs. Wayne State (11/25/02). Koch leads the Panthers in field goal percentage this season (.622).

Haldeman Stays Hot

  Redshirt freshman Spencer Haldeman has recorded three straight double-figure scoring games and ranks second on the team in scoring at 9.3 points per game. Haldeman scored a team-high 16 points at Bradley and then followed it up with 10 points off the bench vs. Drake on Sunday. Haldeman is tied for the team lead in 3FG made (36).

Panthers Making Shots

  UNI had its highest shooting percentage game of the season Sunday when the Panthers made 56.9 percent of its shots. UNI had not shot that well at home in the McLeod Center since last season’s MVC opener vs. Bradley when the Panthers buried 58.7 percent of its shots in an 80-44 victory. UNI’s 56.9 percent shooting is the highest shooting game for the Panthers since last season’s 61.8 percent shooting game at Drake (2/6/16) - a span of 29 games.

2016-17 Basketball Schedule Date Opponent

Result

Record

N12 N17 N18 N20 N26 N30

Coe #vs. Arizona State #vs. Oklahoma #vs. No. 10 Xavier #at No. 8 Xavier George Mason

W, 74-37 W, 82-63 W, 73-67 (ot) L, 59-67 L, 42-64 L, 50-54

1-0, 0-0 2-0, 0-0 3-0, 0-0 3-1, 0-0 3-2, 0-0 3-3, 0-0

D3 D7 D10 D17 D21 D28

^at Wyoming South Dakota State North Dakota $Iowa at No. 8 North Carolina *Missouri State

L, 73-81 W, 86-58 W, 78-70 L, 46-69 L, 42-85 L, 64-68

3-4, 0-0 4-4, 0-0 5-4, 0-0 5-5, 0-0 5-6, 0-0 5-7, 0-1

J1 J4 J8 J11 J15 J18 J21 J25 J28

*at Evansville *at Loyola *Wichita State *at Bradley *Drake *Loyola (MVC TV) *at Southern Illinois (ESPN3!) *Evansville (PSN/E3!) *at Drake (CBSSN)

L, 58-70 L, 66-77 L, 66-80 L, 61-72 W, 79-60 Cedar Falls, Iowa Carbondale, Ill. Cedar Falls, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa

F1 F4 F8 F12 F15 F18 F22 F25

*at Illinois State (MVC TV) *Indiana State (CBSSN) *Southern Illinois (ESPN3) *at Missouri State (ESPNU/3) *Bradley (PSN/E3!) *at Wichita State (ESPN/2) *at Indiana State (ESPN3) *Illinois State (TBD)

Normal, Ill. 8:00 p.m. Cedar Falls, Iowa 1:00 p.m. Cedar Falls, Iowa 7:00 p.m. Springfield, Mo. 3:00 p.m. Cedar Falls, Iowa 7:00 p.m. Wichita, Kan. 11:00 a.m. Terre Haute, Ind. 6:00 p.m. Cedar Falls, Iowa TBD

M2-5

State Farm MVC Tournament

St. Louis, Mo.

5-8, 0-2 5-9, 0-3 5-10, 0-4 5-11, 0-5 6-11, 1-5 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.

TBD

*MVC Games; #Tire Pros Tip-Off, Orlando, Fla.; ^Mountain West-MVC Challenge; $Hy-Vee Big Four Classic (Wells Fargo Arena) ; ESPN3! indicates “The Valley on ESPN3” contest produced by an MVC institution.

Southern Illinois (11-8, 4-2)

Wichita State (15-4, 5-1)

Double-Double Machine

  F Sean O’Brien (6-7, 215, Sr.) has six double-doubles on the season and 15 in his career. The last Saluki player to have more than six double-doubles in a season was G Jeff Early, who had eight in 2013. O’Brien is the 45th player in school history to reach 1,000 points in his career. He currently stands 36th in scoring at SIU with 1,078 points. O’Brien is also 13th in career rebounds (680) at SIU. A preseason Second-Team All-MVC pick, O’Brien has 108 career starts, including 85-straight. He is ninth in career starts.

Lloyd Steps Up in Starting Role

  G Sean Lloyd (6-5, 215, So.) has started five-straight games and seven of the last nine. As a starter, he is averaging 8.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 30.0 minutes. He’s coming off a 14-point outing at Evansville, which matched his career high.

Rodriguez to Bol Connection

  The biggest beneficiary of Mike Rodriguez passing prowess has been C Thik Bol. Of Rodriguez’ 85 assists this season, 33 percent (28) have led to baskets by Bol. Bol has shown he can finish with authority — 39 of his 77 field goals (51 percent) have been dunks.

2016-17 Basketball Schedule Date Opponent

Result

Record

N11 N14 N16 N18 N21 N25 N29

Wright State #at Arkansas #Missouri Southern State at SIU Edwardsville #Mount Saint Mary’s #at Minnesota Murray State

L, 81-85 L, 65-90 W, 85-64 W, 101-83 W, 73-63 L, 45-57 W, 89-85 (ot)

0-1, 0-0 0-2, 0-0 1-2, 0-0 2-2, 0-0 3-2, 0-0 3-3, 0-0 4-3, 0-0

D3 D7 D10 D14 D19 D22 D29

Texas Southern at No. 11 Louisville Sam Houston State Saint Louis ^at UNLV UT Martin *at Bradley

W, 74-70 L, 51-74 L, 73-79 W, 70-55 L, 61-68 W, 78-70 L, 51-60

5-3, 0-0 5-4, 0-0 5-5, 0-0 6-5, 0-0 6-6, 0-0 7-6, 0-0 7-7, 0-1

J1 J4 J7 J11 J14 J18 J21 J24 J28

*Drake *Indiana State *at Missouri State *Illinois State *at Evansville *at Drake (ESPN3) *UNI (ESPN3!) *at Wichita State (CBSSN) *Missouri State (MVC TV)

W, 83-69 W, 80-74 (ot) W, 75-67 L, 53-60 W, 73-61 Des Moines, Iowa Carbondale, Ill. Wichita, Kan. Carbondale, Ill.

8-7, 1-1 9-7, 2-1 10-7, 3-1 10-8, 3-2 11-8, 4-2 7:07 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

F1 F4 F8 F11 F15 F19 F22 F25

*Bradley (ESPN3!) *at Loyola (MVC TV) *at UNI (ESPN3) *Evansville (MVC TV) *Wichita St. (Cox/FSM/CSN) *at Indiana State (ESPNU/3) *at Illinois State (MVC TV) *Loyola (TBD)

Carbondale, Ill. Chicago, Ill. Cedar Falls, Iowa Carbondale, Ill. Carbondale, Ill. Terre Haute, Ind. Normal, Ill. Carbondale, Ill.

7:00 1:00 7:00 3:00 6:00 3:00 6:00

M2-5

State Farm MVC Tournament

St. Louis, Mo.

p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. TBD TBD

*MVC Games; ^Mountain West-MVC Challenge; #Golden Gopher Invitational; ESPN3! indicates “The Valley on ESPN3” contest produced by an MVC institution.

Margin Call

  Wichita State is one of just two Division I teams that rank in the top-30 nationally in both rebounding margin and turnover margin (Louisiana is the other). The Shockers enter the week at +8.5 on the boards (11th) and are +3.4 in turnovers (30th).

Long Run Atop Standings

  After a run of nearly four consecutive years atop the MVC standings, the Shockers find themselves looking up. Saturday’s loss at Illinois State knocked them out of first place for the first time since March, 2013 when they dropped a winner-take-all finale at co-leader Creighton.

Winning Away From Home

  Since 2013-14, WSU is 27-3 (.900) in conference road games. Over that span, the Shockers have more double-figure road wins (20) than any other school has total road wins. UNI is the closest with 14.

2016-17 Basketball Schedule Date Opponent

Result

Record

N11 N13 N16 N20 N23 N24 N25 N29

South Carolina State #Long Beach State Tulsa Maryland-Eastern Shore #LSU #No. 10 Louisville #No. 24 Michigan State Southern Nazarene

W, 85-39 W, 92-55 W, 80-53 W, 116-79 W, 82-47 L, 52-62 L, 72-77 W, 87-57

1-0, 0-0 2-0, 0-0 3-0, 0-0 4-0, 0-0 5-0, 0-0 5-1, 0-0 5-2, 0-0 6-2, 0-0

D3 D6 D10 D17 D22 D28

^at Colorado State Saint Louis at Oklahoma Oklahoma State South Dakota State *at Indiana State

W, 82-67 W, 75-45 W, 76-73 L, 76-93 W, 89-67 W, 80-72

7-2, 0-0 8-2, 0-0 9-2, 0-0 9-3, 0-0 10-3, 0-0 11-3, 1-0

J1 J4 J8 J11 J14 J17 J21 J24 J29

*Bradley *Drake *at UNI *Loyola *at Illinois State *at Evansville (CBSSN) *Indiana State (ESPN3) *Southern Illinois (CBSSN) *at Bradley (ESPNU)

W, 100-66 W, 90-65 W, 80-66 W, 87-75 L, 62-76 Evansville, Ind. Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Peoria, Ill.

F1 F4 F9 F12 F15 F18 F21 F25

*at Drake (Cox/CSN Chicago) *Illinois State (ESPN/2) *Missouri State (CBSSN) *at Loyola (ESPNU/3) *at S. Illinois (Cox/FSM/CSN) *UNI (ESPN/2) *Evansville (Cox/E3!) *at Missouri State (TBD)

Des Moines, Iowa 6:00 p.m. Wichita, Kan. 7:00 p.m. Wichita, Kan. 8:00 p.m. Chicago, Ill. 3:00 p.m. Carbondale, Ill. 6:00 p.m. Wichita, Kan. 11:00 a.m. Wichita, Kan. 7:00 p.m. Springfield, Mo. TBD

M2-5

State Farm MVC Tournament

St. Louis, Mo.

12-3, 2-0 13-3, 3-0 14-3, 4-0 15-3, 5-0 15-4, 5-1 8:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.

TBD

*MVC Games; #Battle 4 Atlantis, Nassau, Bahamas; ^Mountain West-MVC Challenge; %INTRUST Bank Arena; ESPN3! indicates “The Valley on ESPN3” contest produced by an MVC institution.