2 games tonight, Thursday, March 7 in MVC Tournament

[Da Coach]

2 games Thursday, March 7-
Game 1- 6:05 pm #9 seed Valparaiso vs. #8 seed Indiana State - Indiana State is a 3 point favorite
Game 2- 8:35 pm #10 seed Evansville vs. #7 seed Illinois State - Illinois State is a 5½ point favorite
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-bas.../date/20190307

Games are on the MVC TV Network- including NBCSports Chicago Plus (due to Chicago Blackhawks game on NBCSports Chicago main channel) and FoxSports Midwest (Game 1 is on FoxSports Midwest & Game 2 is on FoxSports Midwest Plus channel due to St. Louis Blues game that begins at 9:30 pm).
The games are also on ESPN+ for those outside the MVC area.

MVC Tournament Central- has info and links to Live Stats, box scores, game notes, etc.-
http://mvc-sports.com/sports/2018/6/...chMadness.aspx

[bigjimmy]

Valpo up 6-5 with 15:35 left in 1st half

[bigjimmy]

Valpo 6-11, ISU 3-10, 1-5 from 3. Valpo leads 12-7 with 11:46 left and in half

[bigjimmy]

ISU on an 17-7 run the last 8:00 minutes up 24-19 with 4:30 left. Tyreke Key has 12 for ISU

[Da Coach]

Both teams look better than they did in the games I saw them play during the regular season. Valpo is 0-6 from three, but getting a lot of points on layups and close-in shots. Jordan Barnes is 0-6, but the rest of the team is 10-18. What the heck happened to Barnes?

[bigjimmy]

Valpo went on a 19-5 run in the last 6:00 minutes of the half to lead 36-29. Key has 15 while for Valpo Markus Golder has 14.

[Da Coach]

Indiana State really went cold over those final 6 minutes while Valpo went on a tear.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=401121573

[bigjimmy]

Valpo up 54-44 with 7:57 left. Key just 3 points this half. ISU is shooting just 17-44 for the game, 5-17 from 3. Valpo is shooting just 21-50, 2-12 from 3 but is 10-13 from the FT line

[bigjimmy]

Valpo has only committed 8 fouls while ISU has 18. ISU not playing well

[bigjimmy]

Javon Freeman has 10 of his 17 points for Valpo in the 2nd half as they are leading 67-51 with 4:00 left

[bigjimmy]

Could this be the first of many upsets in the tournament? ISU is running out of time to continue their season and perhaps the ISU coaching career of Greg Lansing

[bigjimmy]

Valpo puts it to ISU 77-55. They survive and advance to play Loyola at noon tomorrow

[Da Coach]

Could this be the first of many upsets in the tournament? ISU is running out of time to continue their season and perhaps the ISU coaching career of Greg Lansing

Final score- Valparaiso 77 Indiana State 55

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=401121573

I think a majority of Indiana State fans prefer to see a change, though there are still many who like Greg Lansing.
This will be their 5th straight season with a losing record. Prior to that, they were competetive in the MVC including an MVC Tournament Championship and an NCAA appearance in 2010-11-

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/indiana-state/

[Mikovio]

You can also watch with the Fox Sports Go app. You’ll need your TV provider’s login credentials.

[bigjimmy]

Game 2 underway between Evansville and the Redbirds