10 MVC games tonight, Monday, Nov. 6

[Da Coach]

There are 10 MVC teams in action tonight- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/seasontype/2/group/18

This MVC schedule has links to video, stats, etc.- https://mvc-sports.com/calendar.aspx?path=mbball

 

[Da Coach]

Of tonight's 10 MVC games, 7 are home games, and 3 are road games.
The 3 road games are- Bradley at UAB, Missouri at West Virginia, and UIC at Cincinnati
5 of the 10 MVC teams play non-Division I opponents- St. Mary of the Woods (NAIA) at Indiana State, Kentucky State (D2) at SIU, Trinity Christian (NAIA) at Valparaiso, Midway University (NAIA) at Murray State, and Lourdes University (NAIA) at Illinois State

4 MVC teams are underdogs tonight- Bradley at UAB -4.5, Missouri State at West Virginia -3.5, Miami -2.5 at Evansville, and UIC at Cincinnati -14.5

 

[Da Coach]

The MVC is 8-2 tonight- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/seasontype/2/group/18

Indiana State 90 St. Mary of the Woods (NAIA) 60- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401594423
Isaiah Swope had 26, Ryan Conwell had 25

West Virginia 67 Missouri State 59- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401575469
Chance Moore had 24 for Mo State in the loss

Valparaiso 100 Trinity Christian (NAIA) 61- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401594436
Valpo's Isaiah Stafford, a juco transfer from John A. Logan, had 20 points for Valpo in the lopsided win

Belmont 87 Georgia State 87- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401575758
Close game, but Belmont pulled it out in the final seconds. Sophomore Cade Tyson lead Belmont with 29 points.

SIU 88 Kentucky State (D2) 57- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401597404
SIU with an easy win over D2 Kentucky State. 5th year senior Xavier Johnson lead SIU with 20 points

Murray State 91 Midway University (NAIA) 58- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401594428
Easy Win for Murray State. 7 Murray State players were in double figures.

Evansville 72 Miami (Ohio) 64- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401587213
Impressive win for Evansville to start the season. They forced 20 Miami turnovers. NAIA transfer Ben Humrichouse had 21 pts & 8 reb.

Illinois State 75 Lourdes University (NAIA) 56- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401580104

Cincinnati 69 UIC 58- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401577706
UIC kept the game closer than predicted (Cincinnati was a 14.5 point favorite). Preseason 3rd team All-MVC Toby Okani had 20 pts & 11 reb

 

[Da Coach]

The MVC is 8-2 tonight- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/seasontype/2/group/18

Indiana State 90 St. Mary of the Woods (NAIA) 60- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401594423
Isaiah Swope had 26, Ryan Conwell had 25

Indiana State's sophomore center Robbie Avila did not dress for last night's game due to a back injury.
He is questionable for InSU's big game Friday at Alabama, which is ranked 24th in the Preseason AP Poll
Alabama beat Morehead State last night 105-73- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401591429
Morehead State was picked to win the Ohio Valley Conference in their Preseason Poll- https://ovcsports.com/news/2023/10/...n-named-ovc-preseason-player-of-the-year.aspx
Alabama was picked 5th in the SEC preseason poll.