ST. LOUIS — Northern Iowa guard Matt Bohannon was ready to say goodbye to Evansville star D.J. Balentine after the two teams had their final regular season meeting Feb. 27, but he had a feeling the Panthers and the Aces would square off one more time…
Bennett Koch has a few pairs of shoes to fill this season at Northern Iowa. Even for a 6-foot-9 power forward, those shoes are quite enormous. Yes, Bennett is one of those Kochs. The ones who helped Northern Iowa to a Missouri Valley title and Sweet 16…
Updated May 8 at 2:52 p.m. The Missouri Valley Conference returned to its status as a two-bid league last season with Wichita State and Northern Iowa making the NCAA Tournament. The conference’s depth also improved as Evansville and Loyola won postseason tournament titles, and Illinois State advanced to…
The Missouri Valley Conference has performed well across the board this postseason. Wichita State and Northern Iowa advanced to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament, Illinois State is in the second round of the NIT, Loyola Chicago is in the CBI quarterfinals and Evansville…
Looking at the stat lines of Northern Iowa’s win Friday against Wyoming, one would not expect the Panthers to have won by 17 points. MVC Player of the Year Seth Tuttle had 14 points and 9 rebounds, but needed to attempt 12 field-goals to get there and…
CHICAGO — It appeared Loyola had finally adjusted to playing without star guard Milton Doyle. The Ramblers had won three of their last four games while averaging more than 1.03 points per possession during that stretch. Going up against the Missouri Valley Conference’s best defense, Loyola’s offensive…
Wichita State was the story in the Valley last season, entering the NCAA Tournament with a perfect record. Are the Shockers capable of running the table again? (I’m talking about just for the MVC — just bringing up if they, or any team, can do…
Northwestern will participate in the Cancun Challenge next season, according to a report by Panther Nation. The Wildcats are one of four host teams, along with Virginia Tech, Northern Iowa and one more team still to be determined. As part of the Cancun Challenge, Northwestern receives…
The MVC was in the nation’s spotlight last season, but only because of Wichita State’s undefeated season. The Shockers once again have the talent to run the table, but overall the conference will be much improved. All of the MVC’s six best teams will pose…
ST. LOUIS — Southern Illinois pulled off the only upset of the MVC quarterfinals in the final matchup of the day. The sixth-seeded Salukis knocked off No. 3 seed Northern Iowa, 63-58. Southern Illinois (14-18, 9-9 MVC) grabbed an 18-point halftime lead that grew to…
