Although it ended well for The Bluejays, who scored a late win, it was a rough weekend for the Missouri Valley in the BracketBusters.
Here’s a recap of Saturday’s action:
No. 24 Wichita State 91, Davidson 74: Joe Ragland scored 30 points and Wichita State shot a blazing 80 percent from the field in the second half to break open a tight game. [Note] Ragland, a senior, hit 11 of 14 shots from the field and finished one point shy of his career high set earlier this year against UNLV.
• Box score and game recap
Butler 75, Indiana State 54: Butler had five players score in double figure en route to a dismantling of Indiana State. Andrew Smith led with 12 points while Erik Fromm, Roosevelt Jones and Chrishawn Hopkins added 11 each for Butler (17-12). Khyle Marshall rounded out the double-digit scoring for the Bulldogs with 10 points.
• Box score and game recap
Illinois State 79, Oakland 75: Jackie Carmichael had 25 points and 19 rebounds for Illinois State. Carmichael’s basket with 17 seconds remaining gave Illinois State a 77-75 lead. He made a pair of free throws with 4 seconds to play to complete the scoring.
• Box score and game recap
Old Dominion 73, Missouri State 67: Kent Bazemore scored 28 points as Old Dominion downed Missouri State. Old Dominion (18-11) found its groove in the final minutes before halftime, erasing a five-point deficit and capturing a 27-25 lead on a jumper by Bazemore with 1:29 left in the first half to lead 30-27 at the break. The Big Blue surrendered their advantage twice in the first four minutes of the second half before leading permanently for the remainder by as many as nine.
• Box score and game recap
Ball State 71, Southern Illinois 62: Randy Davis scored a career-best 19 points to help Ball State snap a seven-game losing streak. Tyrae Robinson added 14 points, Jesse Berry 13 and Jarrod Jones 10 for the Cardinals (13-12), who used the BracketBusters victory to improve to 10-0 when scoring at least 70 points.
• Box score and game recap
Loyola Chicago 56, Bradley 44: Ben Averkamp had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds as the Ramblers pulled away in the second half.
• Box score and game recap
Evansville 68, Western Illinois 45: Colt Ryan had 20 points and eight assists and Evansville took over early.
• Box score and game recap
New Mexico State 71, Drake 55: Wendell McKines had 25 points and 12 rebounds Saturday to pace New Mexico State to a 71-55 victory over Drake. McKines’ performance was for the 42nd double-double of his career and his 15th this season.
• Box score and game recap
| MVC Standings | Conf. | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita State | 14-2 | 24-4 |
| Creighton | 12-4 | 23-5 |
| Missouri State | 9-7 | 16-13 |
| Illinois State | 8-8 | 17-11 |
| Drake | 8-8 | 15-13 |
| Evansville | 8-8 | 14-13 |
| Northern Iowa | 7-9 | 17-12 |
| Indiana State | 7-9 | 16-12 |
| Southern Illinois | 5-11 | 8-20 |
| Bradley | 2-14 | 7-22 |
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The MVC didn’t do well today?? Are you sane? I’m sorry that Drake lost along w a few others, but a few others did. Most importantly, You’re Bluejays and my Shockers. You do know that this is a competition for the NCAAs right? The NIT was great last year and their ugly sisters will be nice to watch for the faithful too. But Omaha and Wichita schoolswon. One in a heartbreaker and one in a slaughter. This matters to the people picking teams that stub their toe in their conference championship, and right now, Id say the MVC did VERY well tonight. My apologies to Drake.
Mike, what time is the NASCAR race?
Mike is right. His passion is being mistaken for over zealousness. It is time for WSU and Creighton to be selfish and rejoice at the misfortune of other Valley teams. They must aim for making it through the remainder of the season without a loss and then trying to get into a championship game with each other. Then they will be both safely in the NCAAs and at that point you can wish your league mates well in the NIT and the ugly sister tournaments.