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
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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
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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
No. 25 Wichita State rolls right through Evansville, 109-83 (Feb 21, 2017)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The impressive depth of No. 25 Wichita State has never been more evident than Tuesday night, when little-used seniors J... FEBRUARY 22, 2017
Back in rankings, Wichita State plays host to Evansville (Feb 21, 2017)
A 10-game win streak in the Missouri Valley Conference has Wichita State back into the Associated Press Top 25 basketball poll at No. 25 after more than a year out of the rankings... FEBRUARY 21, 2017
Southern Illinois halts skid, holds off Indiana State 74-68 (Feb 19, 2017)
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) Thik Bol scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Southern Illinois held off Indiana State late to post a 74-68 Missouri Valley Conference victory Sund... FEBRUARY 20, 2017
Illinois State downs Chicago-Loyola 65-63 behind Hawkins (Feb 19, 2017)
NOIRMAL, Ill. (AP) Deontae Hawkins scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, including a late go-ahead free throw, and Illinois State held off Loyola of Chicago 65-63 on Sunday t... FEBRUARY 20, 2017
Wendell, No. 25 Drake women beat Loyola-Chicago 86-42 (Feb 19, 2017)
CHICAGO (AP) Lizzy Wendell rebounded from a sub-par outing to score 19 points with seven assists and lead No. 25 Drake to an 86-42 victory over Loyola-Chicago on Sunday that tied... FEBRUARY 19, 2017
Johnson's 15th double-double leads Missouri State past Drake (Feb 18, 2017)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Alize Johnson scored 23 points and grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds to lead Missouri State over Drake 76-73 on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing st... FEBRUARY 19, 2017
Bradley uses big second half to beat Evansville (Feb 18, 2017)
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) Jayden Hodgson scored all 13 of his points and Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye all 12 of his in the second half to lead a 26-point swing in Bradley's 84-72 win over Eva... FEBRUARY 18, 2017
Wichita St. cruises past UNI 73-44 for 10th straight (Feb 18, 2017)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Landry Shamet and Darral Willis Jr. scored 14 points apiece and Wichita State throttled Northern Iowa 77-43 on Saturday to run its winning streak to 10. FEBRUARY 18, 2017