3 MVC games Tuesday, Jan. 24

[Da Coach]

3 MVC games Tuesday, Jan. 24

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/date/20230124/seasontype/2/group/18

[braves16]

SIU up 34-30 over Murray at half.

[braves16]

UIC by one at half over Mo State.

[Da Coach]

SIU and Missouri State pull out close wins over Murray State and UIC, and Drake leading Indiana State by double digits early in 2nd half.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/date/20230124/group/18

[braves16]

Bulldogs lead down to 7.

[braves16]

Drake only up 1 with a little over 3 to go.

[Bball31]

A lot of pushing and shoving at end of SIU/Murray State game. After Mullins went to the SIU student section to acknowledge them, after the teams shook hands, he ran back to the sideline to help separate the two teams. At end of the game it appeared as if a Murray State player went after an SIU fan on his way to the locker room. Police intervened and order was restored.

[braves16]

Drake was up 18 at half but ISUblue got it tied only to have Drake go back up 4. Sycs down 2 with 25 seconds to go. ISU just hit a 3 to give the Sycs a one point lead with 17 to go. DJ Wilkins hits a 3 with 2 seconds to go to give Drake the win.

[Da Coach]

Indiana State came back from an 18 point deficit at Drake to take a 1 point lead in the final seconds. On their final possession, Tucker DeVries drove and missed the shot, but Indiana State, instead of rebounding, slapped the ball out high where D. J. Wilkins grabbed it and sunk a long 3-pointer for the Drake win.
Indiana State68 Drake 67

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401490181

Drake improves to 7-4 in the MVC, and Indiana State loses their 5th in a row to drop to 6-5.

[bigjimmy]

ISU Blue led 6-4 and then went scoreless for the next 8 minutes while Drake went on a 15-0 run. Drake was up 61-52 with 6:00 left and the Sycamores went on a 11-2 run to tie it up at 63 with 3:25 left. Drake scored 4 straight to go up 67-63 then after a 2 from ISU and a miss from Drake the Sycamore took a timeout to presumably set up for the last shot with :25 left. Instead Courvoisier McCauley made a 3 with :17 left to give the Sycamores just their 2nd lead of the game at 68-67. I didn't mind the quick shot especially with the struggles we have in end of half/game situations. Credit to Drake for not panicking and getting the job done.

[bigjimmy]

Missouri St and UIC was a game of back and forth throughout. UIC didn't score for over 7:00 in the first half and was down 29-21 with 4:14 left. Then the Bears didn't score for the rest of the half as UIC scored the last 9 to lead 30-29. In the 2nd half the game went back and forth as neither team led by more than 6. There were 11 lead changes and 6 ties in the 2nd half alone. The last lead change came with :48 left on a 3 by MSU's Chance Moore, his only 3 of the game, to put them up 59-57. MSU was just 5-25 from 3. UIC missed from 3 and fouled on the rebound Jonathan Mogbo who is a 48% FT shooter. He swished both foul shots. After a UIC basket they fouled quickly but MSU made 2 more FT's to go up 63-59. UIC missed 2 3 pointers and the game ended.

[bigjimmy]

Murray State and SIU was another back and forth struggle. SIU started the game on an 8-0 run in the first 3 minutes. Murray State went on a 14-4 run to get their first lead. The lead went back and forth until a 9-0 SIU run helped put the Salukis up 34-30 at the half. Murray didn't score from the 1:58 mark of the first half until the 15:11 mark of the 2nd half as the Salukis went up 40-30. Murray chopped away at the lead and got it back at 52-50 with 7:24 left. The lead see sawed for the next 4:00 then with 3:21 to go Xavier Johnson got fouled on a 3 and made all 3 FT's to give SIU a 61-60 lead. Murray had a number of chances to take the lead including getting 3 shots on one possession but they missed two 3's and committed a turnover. SIU mad 1 of 2 FT's and Murray came down and missed another 3, got the rebound and missed a point blank open shot that SIU rebounded. 2 more FT's by SIU put them up 68-64 with :22 left. Murray casually brought the ball up and got off a contested 3 and 2 putback layups that they missed to end the game.