Other MVC games

[Da Coach]

Final
Santa Clara 85 - Saint Louis 78
... only 2 players came off the bench & both were non- factors. Pretty heavy starter minutes for a game in the first week of November....

This seems to be Josh Schertz's pattern, playing only 6 or 7 players in a game.
Here are the stats from Indiana State last year - https://gosycamores.com/sports/mens-.../stats/2023-24
Despite more than a dozen blowout wins last year, only 7 players averaged significant minutes of playing time.

Valparaiso is getting beaten badly by Liberty. - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=558153
Looks like the MVC will start 0-2.

[Da Coach]

Valparaiso is getting beaten badly by Liberty. - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=558153
Looks like the MVC will start 0-2.

Final score- Liberty 83 Valparaiso 63 - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=558153

Leading scorer for Valpo was Tyler Schmidt, a 5th year transfer, 6'4" guard from NAIA Olivet Nazarene. He had 17 points on 7-8 shooting,
Preseason 1st team All-MVC pick Cooper Schwieger had just points on 1-9 shooting. Valpo also suffered from poor perimeter shooting today. They were just 2-15 from three (SIU was 5-21).

[Da Coach]

The MVC goes 6-5 in tonight's games.
Scores and links to box scores- https://mvc-sports.com/calendar.aspx?path=mbball

One notable stat- illinois State lost 65-67 to UT-Martin. - https://mvc-sports.com/boxscore.aspx...3d&path=mbball

UT-Martin was picked 10th in the 11-team Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Poll, just 1 vote ahead of the last place team.
MVC Preseason 1st team pick Johnny Kinziger of Illinois State had a tough game. He was 1-10 from the floor, and 1-9 from three.
As a team, Illinois State shot just 29% and 19.5% from three.

[Da Coach]

There is one MVC game tonight, (Tues. Nov. 5)- Evansville at University of North Texas - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...41105/group/18

Evansville is a 13.5 point underdog. The game is on ESPN+.

[Da Coach]

One MVC game tonight (Tuesday, 11/5)- Evansville at University of North Texas.
Evansville is getting clobbered- Halftime score- North Texas 42 Evansville 17
Box score- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401722271

[Da Coach]

After scoring only 17 points in the first half, Evansville played much better in the 2nd half, outscoring North Texas 46 to 38.
The Aces shot 27% (6-22) in the first half, and were 2-13 from three. They shot 64% (16-25) in the second half and were 6-13 from three.
But it wasn't enough, and they lost to North Texas 80-63
Box score - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401722271

Their freshman guard from Italy, Gabriel Pozzato was the game's leading scorer with 28 points.
Evansville was outrebounded by UNT 39-22

[Da Coach]

There are 3 MVC games tonight, Thursday, Nov. 7-

Eureka (0-0) at Indiana State (0-1) - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...eka-indiana-st
No betting line available. Indiana State heavily favored,

Milwaukee (1-0) at Northern Iowa (1-0)- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...-northern-iowa
Northern Iowa is a 6.5 point favorite

Illinois State (0-1) at North Dakota State (1-0) - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...st-n-dakota-st
The Redbirds are 4.5 point underdogs