Upset alert- Eastern Illinois 92 Iowa 83

[Da Coach]

Eastern Illinois played a "buy game" at Iowa this afternoon, and upset the Hawkeyes-
Eastern Illinois 92 Iowa 83
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401483356

Eastern Illinois was a 32.5 point underdog. They shot 60% overall, and 40% from three (they were at 27.6% for the season), and outrebounded Iowa.
Congratulations to Marty Simmons in his second season as EIU's head coach.

Iowa was 8-3 (now 8-4) and is ranked #27 in NET. Their losses have been to TCU (9-1), #15 ranked Duke (10-3), and in overtime to Wisconsin (9-2).
EIU was 3-9 (now 4-9), and #350 NET, but they were only 1-9 against D1 opponents. One win was over St. Mary-of-the-Woods College, a tiny NAIA college in Indiana, and another is over Blackburn College, a even tinier (590 students) Division III school in Carlinville, Illinois. Their only D1 win was over IUPUI, which is 1-10 against D1 opponents and is NET #360.

[The Old Guy]

Do you wonder why Big 10 schools don’t want to play mid-majors? Yeah, EIU.

[braves16]

Chad Leistikow
@ChadLeistikow

A fan just came down from an upper row in Section NN to the Hawkeye bench to chew out Iowa's lack of defense. He is being escorted from the arena by security.

[Da Coach]

Marty Simmons gets a shower

https://twitter.com/mid_madness/status/1605701000177717248

[Da Coach]

Eastern Illinois played a "buy game" at Iowa this afternoon, and upset the Hawkeyes-
Eastern Illinois 92 Iowa 83
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401483356

Eastern Illinois was a 32.5 point underdog.

In addition to Eastern Illinois, another Ohio Valley Conference team pulled a big upset tonight.
SIU-Edwardsville just won on the road at St. Louis University 69-67 -
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401487689

SIUE, who Bradley beat 56-54 in Edwardsville, came back from an 18 point deficit midway through the 2nd half to win in the final seconds. SIUE was a 16 point underdog. They are now 9-4.

[Bradley3342]

Do you wonder why Big 10 schools don’t want to play mid-majors? Yeah, EIU.

For sure. Nice win for Eastern

[Da Coach]

In addition to Eastern Illinois, another Ohio Valley Conference team pulled a big upset tonight.
SIU-Edwardsville just won on the road at St. Louis University 69-67 -
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...meId/401487689

Brian Barone also gets the locker room shower treatment-

https://twitter.com/SIUEMBB/status/1605766867213324288

[molar50]

Do you wonder why Big 10 schools don’t want to play mid-majors? Yeah, EIU.

It's not just Big 10 schools, but all the Power 5 conference schools and other schools that perceive that the mid majors do not deserve to be on their court. It's difficult for successful mid majors to even get on their schedule. I remember when Bradley was invited to play at Duke, under Geno Ford. It wasn't competitive or of any interest to basketball fans. So, congratulations to EIU and SIUE.

[houstonbrave]

That Duke game was in Dec 2010-Jim Les’s final year as coach. The year we lost Sam Maniscalco and Taylor Brown for the year. It was a beat down at Duke.

[Classof77]

Marty Simmons gets a shower
https://twitter.com/mid_madness/stat...01000177717248

I love that little happy dance Marty did while getting the shower. Also love his team thumping Iowa on their home court. A Big 10 fan I am not. Except Indiana, because I was born just north of Terrible Haute.