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MVC tourney

#11 seed UIC comes up big over and over to upset #6 seed SIU- Final score UIC 84 SIU 82 in 2 OTs
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401625663

Xavier Johnson fouled out with 27 points, and his absence at the end of the 2nd overtime was noticeable. The rest of the Salukis hit some big shots, especially when they came back from double-digit deficits, but overall they shot a low percentage, and couldn't finish when they needed to at the end of the 2nd OT.
Isaiah Rivera did his best Xavier Johnson impression for UIC with 28 points. Toby Okani had a poor game and fouled out with just 2 points.

Bradley will play UIC Friday at 8:30pm
 
If I could pick my opponent I'd definitely take UIC even though they have been playing better. I think we just matchup better.
 
MVC Tournament Quarterfinal Games today- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/date/20240308/group/18
>> https://mvc-sports.com/feature/24Arch

Game 5- 1 seed- Indiana State vs 9-seed Missouri State - 12 noon - InSU -10.5 - MVC-TV Network (Bally Sports & NBCSports Chicago & ESPN+)
Game 6- 4-seed UNI vs 5-seed Belmont - 2:30 pm - UNI -1.5 - MVC-TV Network (Bally Sports & NBCSports Chicago & ESPN+)
Game 7- 2-seed Drake vs 10-seed Evansville - 6:00 pm - Drake -12.5 - MVC-TV Network (Bally Sports & NBCSports Chicago & ESPN+)
Game 8- 3-seed Bradley vs 11-seed UIC - 8:30 pm - Bradley 10.5 - MVC-TV Network (Bally Sports & NBCSports Chicago & ESPN+)
 
Anybody else dragging today? Golly, 2 OTs in the 6-11 late game. Huge factor for us, but it’s gonna be a LONG day today. Might need to sneak in a nap before our game tonight.
 
patrick_o'brian said:
Anybody else dragging today? Golly, 2 OTs in the 6-11 late game. Huge factor for us, but it’s gonna be a LONG day today. Might need to sneak in a nap before our game tonight.
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lol I stayed up and watched that game last night, was really entertaining imo despite some pretty poor shooting and sloppy play at times. Kept getting more and more exciting at the end of regulation and each OT.
 
tomahawk chop said:
That 4th foul in regulation he committed on purpose because SIU only had 5 fouls as a team really hurt their chances

…keep them from driving…..
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3 comments about Bryan Mullins’ strategy…
- they played weak defense in the lane- allowing drives endlessly to the hoop and giving up 50 pts in the paint. If this was Mullins’ plan, it makes such little sense since UIC is a bad outside shooting team.
- if it truly was Mullins’ idea for Xavier Johnson to give a foul just to advance the foul count into the bonus, then it was a VERY bad move to have Johnson do it instead of subbing in some designated fouler or have someone else give the foul. It ended up costing Mullins his star in OT.
- Trent Brown gave SIU some early offense, but Brown is slow, small & unathletic & repeatedly got beat for easy UIC layups. In the end, he may have cost them as much as he produced.
- unusual to see SIU give up 84 on 50% shooting, get outrebounded and create just 10 TO IN 50 min, getting beat 50-24 in the paint.
 
Game 6 is ISU Blue vs Missouri State. ISU beat the Bears at home by 22 and by 2 in Springfield in a game that the Bears had their chances. If the Missouri State team plays motivated like they did yesterday they can give the Sycamores all they can handle. Have to control the tempo and make it physical.
 
Been a long time since I’ve seen this many fans from ISU Blue at Arch Madness. Missouri State’s band and cheerleaders out number their fans.
 
ISU leads 22-27 with 7:42. After a slow start the Sycamore’s are 4-8 from 3 and 7-15 overall. The Bears are 7-23 overall and have missed some close in shots
 
2:17 left ISU leads 29-27. They had extended their lead to 12 with 5:45 left but the Bears are on a 10-0 run
 
Turning into a pretty good game as ISU leads 34-31 at the half. ISU was 12-31 overall, 5-14 from 3 while MSU was also 12-31 overall, 2-7 from 3. Both teams were also 5-7 from the ft line. Avila had 8 points and 3 guys had 7. Kent, who was one of the 3, also had 10 rebounds. For the Bears Alston Mason had 8 and RJ Benson had 7 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
 
10:40 left and ISU leads 56-48. Avila has 14 points but also has 3 fouls. ISU is shooting 21-47 overall, 9-23 from 3. Donovan Clay leads the Bears with 12 points but he also has 3 fouls. They are shooting 18-44 overall and 3-10 from 3.
 
3:10 left and ISU is going to be cruising into the semifinals against the winner of UNI and Belmont. They lead 69-57 and they built their lead when both Kent and Avila were on the bench. Ryan Conwell has 18 and Julian Larry had 9 points and 9 assists
 
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