Basketball resumes tonight- 3/5- 2 games in MVC Tournament

[Da Coach]

The Missouri Valley Conference Tournament begins today.
Preview-

http://www.mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=36371&SPID=2901&DB_OEM_ID=7600&ATCLID=3682692

Here is a schedule of events for the next 4 days-

http://www.mvc.org/mbb/notes/sked.pdf

The Coach of the Year award will be handed out later this morning at the coaches luncheon at 11:00 am at the Hilton

Game 1: 6:00 pm- #8 seed Drake vs. #9 seed Indiana State
Game 2: 8:30 pm- #7 seed Wichita State vs. #10 seed Missouri State

Link to information about all games, including Live Stats-

http://www.mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=36371&SPID=2901&DB_OEM_ID=7600&ATCLID=3674403

[Da Coach]

ESPN's Pat Forde has rundowns of a number of conference tournaments--

He briefly mentions the MVC tournament, goes out on a limb and picks Creighton to win, but picks Drake as the "spoiler"!
My bet is that he hasn't seen any MVC games this year, and probably hasn't seen but a handful of games involving any of the 15 mid-major and low-major conferences he is picking.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=3948048&sportCat=ncb

[shaunguth]

Predictions....

64 - Indiana State
65 - Drake (-3.0; 124)

64 - Missouri State
66 - Wichita State (-3.0; 122)

[Big Mike]

INS....33
DU.....20 half

[SFP]

ESPN's Pat Forde has rundowns of a number of conference tournaments--

He briefly mentions the MVC tournament, goes out on a limb and picks Creighton to win, but picks Drake as the "spoiler"!
My bet is that he hasn't seen any MVC games this year, and probably hasn't seen but a handful of games involving any of the 15 mid-major and low-major conferences he is picking.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/colum...8&sportCat=ncb

Anyone who picks Drake as a darkhorse is going by what they did last year only. Please, they are playing in the play in game, that alone really hurts the chances of them even making it to Sunday.

[Da Coach]

The Sycamores are pulling away from Drake in the first play-in game-

Indiana State 44
Drake 28

Live stats-
http://www.cstv.com/gametracker/laun...m=&startschool=&

[bugregshu]

Drake is on a 19-3 run to make it 47-42 with 7 minutes left

[Da Coach]

Bucky Cox is having the game of his life! He has 22 points, 7 rebounds, and is 3-5 from three, while the other 4 starters combined have just 9 points, and are 0-9 from three.

Indiana State holding on to a 50-42 lead with 3:59 left.

[Da Coach]

Cox with another three pointer to make it InSU 50 - Drake 45.
He is now 4-6 from three.

[shaunguth]

Tunnell fouls out with 18 points and 7 rebounds with 2:09 left.

52 - Indiana State
49 - Drake

[shaunguth]

1:25 left

52 - Indiana State
51 - Drake

Indiana State shooting ft's

[shaunguth]

Reed makes both ft's, Drake ball

1:25 left

54 - Indiana State
51 - Drake

[shaunguth]

Reed jumps the passing lane for a steal, Drake foul, Reed makes two more ft's

1:19 left

56 - Indiana State
51 - Drake

[shaunguth]

Young missed 3 for Drake, Reed rebound.

Marshall fouled by Young. Marshall makes both ft's.

0:58 left

58 - Indiana State
51 - Drake

[shaunguth]

Drake's Stanley makes uncontested layup, calls timeout.

Indiana State can't inbound and calls timeout.

0:50 left

58 - Indiana State
53 - Drake