Preseason MVC exhibition games

[Tommy]

Whoa, Missouri St. with a 7 point win against a DIII school? It's gonna be a rough year for them!

[Da Coach]

Here is the Missouri State fan message board thread about their game last night against a terrible D2 team Southwest Baptist. The fans are not happy with the results - https://247sports.com/college/missou...824439/?page=1

[Tommy]

This is my favorite from the forum where 1 guy says, 'we have 2 legit D1 guards', followed by, 'Halftime - Mo State 31, SBU 29'.

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[Da Coach]

Yeah, that fan wasn't happy with their shooting and the 20 turnovers against one of the worst D2 teams in the country.
When the MVC Preseason Poll came out a month ago, they were really voicing their displeasure about being picked 11th.
Even their coach Cuonzo Martin said:
"If we have the 11th best team in the Missouri Valley Conference, then this will be the best season in Missouri Valley Conference history." - https://x.com/WyattWheeler_NL/status/1849517065633399200

Now they are staring to accept that the poll might be accurate.

[Da Coach]

MVC exhibition games tonight (Wed. 10/30)- Bradley beat Millikin 80-63 - https://bradleybraves.com/sidearmstats/mbball/media
Valparaiso beat St. Mary-of-the-Woods 99-65 - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=550813 (Live Stats no longer working)
Here is a recap from the St. Mary-of-the-Woods website, since the Valpo website doesn't have any information about the game - https://smwcathletics.com/news/2024/...alparaiso.aspx

[yoda]

Valparaiso beat St. Mary-of-the-Woods 99-65 - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=550813

This was a 2 point game with 17 min left and was still a 4 point game with 15 remaining.
Then, according to the reports, they “experimented with different lineups”.

[Da Coach]

There are no more exhibition games scheduled, according to the teams' official posted schedules.
The next game action involving MVC teams is Monday, November 4, when 11 of the 12 teams play their first official games. Only Evansville will not be in action on that date. They play their first game Tuesday, Nov. 5.
MVC schedule - https://mvc-sports.com/calendar.aspx?path=mbball

[yoda]

wow- this headine sure shocked me (but it is an error, actually Purdue won 99-41)
also, FWIW, Lewis University that hung right with ISU but lost by 7, lost last night to Northwestern by 27 pts.

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