One of the most intriguing conference tournaments in mid-May in the male university basketball councils in St. Louis, Missouri with the Missouri valley tournament-popularly known as Arch Madness.
Generally organized the week before the selection on Sunday, the conference tournament is to pay attention to the history of the MVC in sending several teams to the NCAA tournament. Although it is not a regular event – he sent two teams for the last time to March Madness in 2021 – One case could be done according to the results inside the business center.
Drake enters as a champion of the regular season and the automatic offer projected in the USA Today Sports BracketologyBut quality teams in Bradley – who beat the Bulldogs last month – and northern Iowa hides and could hit their tickets for the big dance. The bubble teams will certainly have their eyes on this tournament to see if an auction will occur.
Tournament of the Missouri Valley conference tournament, support, scores
First round
Thursday March 6
Southern Illinois vs Indiana State, 1 p.m.
Illinois State vs Missouri State, 3.30 p.m.
Murray State against Evansville, 7 p.m.
Illinois-Chicago vs Valparaiso, 9:30 p.m.
Second round
Friday March 7
Drake vs winner of the state of southern Illinois-Indiana, 1 p.m.
Belmont against Illinois State-Missouri State Ginner, 3.30 p.m.
Bradley vs Murray State-Evansville Ginner, 7 p.m.
Northern Iowa against Illinois-Chicago-Valparaiso Gagnant, 9:30 p.m.
Semi-final
Saturday March 8
Winner of the state of Drake-Southern Illinois-Indiana against Belmont-Illinois State-Missouri State Winner, 3.30 p.m.
Bradley-Murray State-Evansville Ginner vs Northern Iowa-Ilinois-Chico-Valparaiso Gagnant, 6:00 p.m., 6 p.m.
Championship
Sunday March 9
Semi-final winners, 2:15 p.m.,
Preponsible for the Missouri valley conference tournament
Will we have the second to three peat in the MVC? Duck is the favorite to win the conference tournament after a dominant season with a file of 27-3 and 17-3 at a conference, with victories in 15 of its last 16 games. The Bulldogs play some of the country’s best defense, only granting 59.2 points per game, the third best in division I. The opponents have scored more than 70 points in just four games while first-year head coach Ben McCollum continued the victory for Drake with a regular season record in victories.
The Bulldogs will try to be the first team from the south of Illinois in 1993-95 to win three consecutive tournaments from the Missouri Valley Conference. However, a team that could prevent this BradleyWho finished second in the regular season and divided the series of the season with Drake. Northern Iowa is another to look at. The panthers almost beaten Drake last month before falling into overtime.
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Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Touring Players
Bennett Stittz, Drake – The player of the conference of the year had no trouble going to division I after being one of the four players to follow McCollum in the northwest of the state of Missouri. He led the conference in points (18.9), in assists (5.9) and stealing (2.2) per game, the third player in the league to achieve the feat in the same season.
Duke Deen, Bradley – Selection of the first consecutive team of the first team, Deen does everything offensively for the brave with 14.1 points and 3.8 assists per game. It is also a dangerous 3-point shooter with a brand of 41.1% beyond the arc.
Tytan Anderson, northern Iowa – Not only Anderson leads the panthers with 15.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, but he sets the tone defensively. His game in the second half of the season was essential to the finish in northern Iowa as a seeded n ° 3.
Connor Turnbull, Evansville – Good luck to try to score on this 6 -foot junior 10 inches. It has an average of 1.87 blocks per game, ranking 30th in the country. Its impact in the Conference Play with an average of 11.4 points and 5.3 rebounds in the championship matches.
Bubble storage of the NCAA tournament for the Missouri valley conference
This is probably only one place in the NCAA men’s tournament for the Missouri valley conference, but it depends on the function of Drake. Currently, has registered a seeded n ° 12 in the recent projection of the support, the Bulldogs have an interesting case if they lose in the championship match. They have 5-0 quad 1 and 2 matches, but the net ranking of 60 is not a place where most teams in general can trust. For reference, the state of Indiana finished n ° 29 in the net with a file of 28-6 last year and missed the tournament.
This article originally appeared on USA Today: Tournament of the Missouri Valley conference tournament, support, scenarios
