No. 21 Wichita State isn't taking MVC tourney lightly (Mar 03, 2017)
By most objective standards, No. 21 Wichita State passes the eye test. The Shockers are averaging 82.5 points per game, 10 more than they averaged last season. They are shooting 4... MARCH 3, 2017
Thomas leads Bradley past Drake, 67-58 and into quarters (Mar 02, 2017)
ST. LOUIS (AP) Donte Thomas scored 17 points and No. 7 seed Bradley beat No. 10 seed Drake, 67-58 in a first-round Missouri Valley Conference Tournament game Thursday night at th... MARCH 3, 2017
No. 22 Drake women win 18th in row despite 46 from Fruendt (Mar 2, 2017)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Becca Hittner scored 22 points and Lizzy Wendell 21 and No. 22 Drake extended its school-record winning streak to 18 games, beating Missouri State 98-91 on... MARCH 3, 2017
Evansville survives Indiana State rally to stay alive in MVC (Mar 02, 2017)
ST. LOUIS (AP) Jaylon Brown scored 27 points and Duane Gibson added 20 as Evansville jumped out early and then held on to defeat Indiana S... MARCH 3, 2017
Wichita St awards Marshall bonus not required by contract
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita State is giving coach Gregg Marshall the $25,000 bonus he would have earned for winning the Missouri Valley coa... MARCH 2, 2017
Shockers, as usual, are favorites to win MVC tourney
Missouri Valley Conference tournament preview MARCH 1, 2017
Wichita State favored as Missouri Valley Tournament begins
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The favorite to win the Missouri Valley Tournament isn't even the No. 1 seed. MARCH 1, 2017
Colts owner, ex-punter boost Indiana teen deaths reward fund
DELPHI, Ind. (AP) Former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee says he and team owner Jim Irsay are nearly doubling the reward for information leading to an arrest in the killing... MARCH 1, 2017
Drake to open coaching search, interim coach Rutter on list
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Drake stopped short of handing interim coach Jeff Rutter the job permanently on Monday, saying in a statement that it'll conduct a nationwide search and tha... FEBRUARY 28, 2017
Top 25 Capsules
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Eric Mika had 29 points and 11 rebounds to help BYU upset No. 1 Gonzaga 79-71 on Saturday night, ending the Bulldogs' bid to go undefeated in the final game o... FEBRUARY 26, 2017
Fletcher's 3 lifts Southern Illinois over Loyola-Chicago (Feb 25, 2017)
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Armon Fletcher scored 14 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 17 seconds left, and Southern Illinois secured the No. 4 seed in next week's Missouri... FEBRUARY 26, 2017
SIU-Edwardsville earns 1st conference win of the season (Feb 25, 2017)
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) Burak Eslik scored 22 points and SIU-Edwards closed out its season by snapping a 15-game losing streak, winning its first conference game of the year 78-5... FEBRUARY 26, 2017
Thomas double-double leads Bradley past Drake, 82-74 (Feb 25, 2017)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Donte Thomas scored 22 points to match his career high and grabbed 12 rebounds as Bradley completed its regular season with an 82-74 win over Drake and clin... FEBRUARY 25, 2017
Illinois State whips N Iowa 63-42, shares MVC title (Feb 25, 2017)
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) MiKyle McIntosh scored 15 points, Paris Lee and Keyshawn Evans scored 14 apiece and Illinois State won a share of the Missouri Valley Conference title for... FEBRUARY 25, 2017
Evansville beats Indiana St behind Brown's winning FT's (Feb 25, 2017)
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Jaylon Brown scored 24 points, including the game-winning free throws in the final second, and Evansville closed out the regular season with a 65-63 win ove... FEBRUARY 25, 2017
Shamet's 23 points leads Wichita State to share of MVC title (Feb 25, 2017)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Landry Shamet knew the spotlight was on Saturday, and the freshman wanted to make every use of that opportunity to aid Wichita State's postseason chances. FEBRUARY 25, 2017
No. 21 Drake women win record 17th straight, clinch title (Feb 25, 2017)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Lizzy Wendell scored 21 points and No. 21 Drake defeated Northern Iowa 70-57 on Friday night and clinched outright t... FEBRUARY 25, 2017
No. 25 Wichita St. looks to keep rolling vs. Missouri St. (Feb 25, 2017)
With a win Saturday at Missouri State, No. 25 Wichita State will become the first Missouri Valley Conference squad to wrap up four MVC regular-season titles in a row since Souther... FEBRUARY 25, 2017
After NBA departures, Wichita State rolling and eyeing NCAAs
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker only seemed as if they were at Wichita State forever. FEBRUARY 24, 2017
Illinois State to face Colorado State in 2018
(STATS) - Illinois State and Colorado State announced a first-ever meeting Sept. 22, 2018 in Fort Collins on Thursday. FEBRUARY 24, 2017
Loyola-Chicago's balanced attack downs Drake 80-65 (Feb 22, 2017)
CHICAGO (AP) Ben Richardson, Milton Doyle, and Aundre Jackson each scored 16 points, and Donte Ingram scored 14 points to go along with 11 rebounds and Loyola of Chicago beat Dra... FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Bradley beats Missouri St for first win streak of season (Feb 22, 2017)
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) Luuk van Bree scored 17 points and Bradley secured its first back-to-back wins of the season with a 77-68 victory over Missouri State on Wednesday night. FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Indiana State beats Northern Iowa 69-59 (Feb 22, 2017)
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) Niels Bunschoten had 20 points and made 6 of 10 from the field and Indiana State never trailed on its way to a 69-59 win over Northern Iowa on Wednesday ni... FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Illinois State completes first-ever perfect home record (Feb 22, 2017)
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) Tony Wills scored 16 points, Phil Fayne added a clinching layup, and Illinois State finished its first-ever undefeated home record with a 50-46 win over Souther... FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Top 25 Capsules
WACO, Texas (AP) Johnathan Motley had 21 points with 16 rebounds and No. 9 Baylor ended a two-game slide with a 60-54 victory over Oklahoma on Tuesday night to remain in a tie fo... FEBRUARY 22, 2017