MVC games Monday, Nov. 7-Wednesday, Nov. 9

[Da Coach]

10 MVC teams, including Bradley, are in action tomorrow (Monday, Nov. 7). And 2 more play their first game Wednesday, Nov. 8

https://mvc-sports.com/calendar.aspx?path=mbball

Three teams are playing on the road Monday- Valparaiso (at Toledo), Evansville (at Miami/Ohio), and Murray State (at St. Louis).

[Da Coach]

James Madison was picked 4th in the Sun Belt in their preseason poll, so they might have a decent team. But here is the score of their game today against D3 University of Valley Forge-
James Madison 106 Valley Forge 23
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401489513

And there are still over 7 minutes to go in the 2nd half!
It was 72-11 at halftime!

[KillerB]

Interesting tidbit from the Saukis'game tonight. Mullins started 4 guards and a wing. He said these are our best 5 defenders. This is who we are.

[Da Coach]

Belmont with a nice come from behind win over a good Ohio team. Valpo, and Murray State with losses to very good teams. Makes Bradley's overtime loss at the buzzer to St. Louis (in the secret scrimmage) more impressive.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ype/2/group/18

[braves16]

WIU just beat ISU 71-68.

[Da Coach]

MVC results tonight (Monday, Nov. 7)-

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/seasontype/2/group/18

Valparaiso loses at Toledo 85-70- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401493749
Evansville got good production from preseason All-MVC picks Ben Krikke and Kobe King, and 6th year transfer from D2 Cedarville, Quinton Green had 20 points and was 5-8 from three. But they got virtually nothing from their bench.
Toledo is very good. They were picked 2nd in the MAC preseason poll-

https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/10/25/mens-basketball-preseason-coaches-poll-all-mac-teams-announced.aspx

Indiana State clobbered Green Bay 80-53- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401492424
Green Bay is not very good. They were picked 10th out of 11 teams in the Horizon League preseason poll. The Sycamores shot 54% overall and 48% from three. DePaul transfer Courvoisier McCauley had 23 points. OTOH, Cooper McNeese, 1st team preseason All-MVC, had only 2 points.
Ex-Bradley player Jayson Kent had 4 points, 4 rebounds, but had 5 steals off the bench.

Belmont came from behind to beat a good Ohio University team 70-69- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401488998
Ohio was picked 5th in the 12 team MAC conference. Belmont shot 49% overall, but they were just 7-25 (28%) from three. Preseasom all-MVC pick Ben Sheppard had 18 points

UIC easily beat NAIA Trinity Christian College of Palos Heights, Illinois 82-48.- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401493777
This was one-sided from the start. Trinity shot only 28% overall, and 25% from three, were outrebounded 51-31, and had 20 turnovers.

Illinois State LOST to lowly Western Illinois 71-68- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401493753
WIU was picked 7th in the Summit League. ISU somehow managed to blow a 13 point second half lead and lose at home to them. Ex-BU player Stephan Gabriel had 5 points off the bench for WIU.

SIU easily beat Arkansas-Little Rock 94-63- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401492374
SIU shot 58% and outrebounded Little Rock 48-25. Little Rock was picked 6th in the weakened 10-team Ohio Valley Conference.

Bradley beat Wisconsin-Parkside 93-59- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401489004

Murray State was beaten 91-68 on the road by a good St. Louis team- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401487681

UNI beat D3 Wartburg College (from Waverly, Iowa) 105-49- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401493776
UNI shot 60%, outrebounded Wartburg 42-31, and forced 22 turnovers. Bowen Born was the leading scorer with 19, and redshirt freshman Landon Wolf had 18 off the bench.

Evansville beat Miami (Ohio) 78-74- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401491889
Evansville (picked 12th in the MVC) lead the entire game at Miami (picked 11th in the MAC). One-time Bradley recruit who transferred to Evansville from Alabama State, Kenny Strawbridge, was the leading scorer with 23 points. Evansville's next game is Saturday at St. Louis. Good luck Aces!