Fayne lifts Illinois St. past Evansville 65-60
Phil Fayne had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead Illinois State to a 65-60 win over Evansville in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tourney on Thursday night.
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Late Hall layup lifts Evansville past Valparaiso, 65-63
John Hall scored at the basket and Noah Frederking added a free throw in the final seconds to preserve Evansville's 65-63 win over Valparaiso in the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season finale for both schools Saturday.
Fletcher carries S. Illinois over Evansville 98-91
Armon Fletcher matched his career high with 34 points as Southern Illinois topped Evansville 98-91 on Wednesday night.
Childs leads Bradley over Evansville 63-61
Elijah Childs had 13 points and 13 rebounds to carry Bradley to a 63-61 win over Evansville on Saturday.
Townes carries Loyola of Chicago past Evansville 70-58
Marques Townes had 21 points as Loyola of Chicago defeated Evansville 70-58 on Wednesday night.
Green scores 21 to lift N Iowa past Evansville 73-58
AJ Green had 21 points as Northern Iowa beat Evansville 73-58 on Sunday.
Da Silva leads Missouri State over Evansville 68-56
Tulio Da Silva scored 17 points as Missouri State topped Evansville 68-56 on Wednesday night. Ryan Kreklow and Jarred Dixon added 15 points each for the Bears.
Pippen, Cook carry S. Illinois over Evansville 78-73
Kavion Pippen had 18 points to lead five Southern Illinois players in double figures as the Salukis narrowly defeated Evansville 78-73 on Saturday night.
Neese scores 18, Indiana State beats Evansville 85-62
Cooper Neese made his first four 3-point attempts and scored a career-high 18 points to help Indiana State beat Evansville 85-62 on Wednesday night.
Evansville finishes strong to beat Valparaiso 64-53
Marty Hill had 14 points to go with six rebounds as Evansville took control in the second half to beat Valparaiso 64-53 on Saturday afternoon to halt a four-game skid.
Bradley earns rare road win, muscles past Evansville 81-73
Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye and Darrell Brown combined to score 35 points and Bradley picked up a rare road win at Evansville, 81-73 in a Missouri Valley Conference game on Wednesday night.
Haldeman scores 24, leads N. Iowa past Evansville 81-74
Spencer Haldeman scored 24 points off the bench and Northern Iowa beat Evansville 81-74 on Saturday night, snapping a two-game skid.
McGlynn helps Drake pull away early, beat Evansville 78-66
Nick McGlynn has 20 points and 10 rebounds and Drake pulled away early in the second half for a 78-66 victory over Evansville on Wednesday night.
Yarbrough scores 27, Illinois State defeats Evansville 78-70
Milik Yarbrough scored 27 points and Illinois State held Evansville to three points in the final two minutes for a 78-70 victory on Saturday.
Evansville pulls away late to beat Missouri State 70-64
K.J. Riley scored 16 points and Evan Kuhlman hit a key 3-pointer late to help Evansville beat Missouri State 70-64 on Wednesday night.
Morant puts on a show for Murray State (1:46)
Evansville's Williams declared ineligible by NCAA
Evansville forward Deandre Williams will not play this season for the Purple Aces after being ruled ineligible by the NCAA.
Ex-Evansville coach Simmons to join Clemson
Former Evansville coach Marty Simmons has joined the Clemson staff.
Evansville's Taylor transferring to Northwestern
Ryan Taylor, the leading scorer for Evansville this past season, has committed to play for Northwestern next season as a graduate transfer.
Evansville hires Celtics' McCarty as new coach
Evansville hired former Celtics player and current Boston assistant Walter McCarty as its next coach.
Sources: Evansville parts ways with Simmons
Marty Simmons, who led Evansville to three 20-win seasons but never the NCAA tournament in 11 years with the Aces, is out as the team's coach, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.
Duke completely dominates Evansville (0:46)
Krzyzewski on Duke's defensive effort: 'We had practice' (1:25)
Marvin Bagley III climbs the later for alley-oop (0:17)
2017 Missouri Valley basketball tournament: Bracket and schedule
The Missouri Valley tournament at Scottrade Center in St. Louis will run from Thursday through Sunday. Check out the conference tournament bracket, and come back for updates as title games from each conference go final.
2018-19 MVC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 12-6 | - | 24-10 |
| Loyola (Chi) | 12-6 | - | 20-14 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-8 | 2 | 17-15 |
| Missouri State | 10-8 | 2 | 16-16 |
| Bradley | 9-9 | 3 | 20-15 |
| Illinois State | 9-9 | 3 | 17-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 9-9 | 3 | 16-18 |
| Indiana State | 7-11 | 5 | 15-16 |
| Valparaiso | 7-11 | 5 | 15-18 |
| Evansville | 5-13 | 7 | 11-21 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game69.8287th
Rebounds Per Game34.2293rd
Assists Per Game12.3325th
Points Allowed72.4205th
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 1-5 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 5 |