Four games in Missouri Valley action on Wednesday night. On top of that, The World-Herald’s Steven Pivovar offers his latest MVC column, rankings and notes.

Here’s your roundup of Wednesday’s games and the updated standings:

Bradley 68, Indiana State 60: Walt Lemon Jr. scored 26 points and Jordan Prosser had 11 points and nine rebounds to lead visiting Bradley. Lemon came off the bench to do most of his damage at the free-throw line, making 15 of 16 attempts for the Braves (7-19, 2-12), who never trailed.
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Wichita State 82, Northern Iowa 57: Joe Ragland scored 19 points, leading four Wichita State players in double figures. Ragland was 5 of 7 from 3-point range and David Kyles had 16 points, making all five of his shots from the field, including four 3-pointers, for host Wichita State (21-4, 12-2).
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Missouri St. 56, Southern Illinois 54: Caleb Patterson scored 18 points off the bench, Kyle Weems added 14 — including a tip-in with 42 seconds left that proved to be the game-winning score — to lead visiting Missouri State. Weems tipped in a missed Anthony Downing layup to give the Bears (15-11, 8-6) a 56-52 lead.
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Illinois State 64, Drake 53: Tyler Brown scored a career-high 26 points and Jackie Carmichael had 18 points and 20 rebounds to lead Illinois State. Carmichael nearly matched Drake’s rebounding total as the Redbirds (16-9, 8-6) owned a 45-23 advantage on the boards. Brown made all 12 of his free-throw attempts and Carmichael was 10 of 12 while the Bulldogs overall were 7 for 13 from the foul line.
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