MVC Tournament - 1st Round

16-16, 6-14 MVC

Final

	1	2	T
Evansville EVAN	25	34	59
Illinois St ILST	21	32	53

Illinois State RedbirdsIllinois StILST

15-17, 9-11 MVC

Illinois State Redbirds vs Evansville Purple Aces

Game Information

St. Louis, MO

ESPN+

Referee:Rick Crawford

Referee:Kipp Kissinger

Referee:Antinio Petty

NCAA Division I

Missouri Valley Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Belmont	16-4	-	26-6
Bradley	13-7	3	21-13
Illinois State	12-8	4	23-13
Murray State	12-8	4	20-13
UIC	12-8	4	19-16
Northern Iowa	11-9	5	23-13
Valparaiso	11-9	5	18-15
Southern Illinois	10-10	6	16-16
Drake	6-14	10	14-20
Indiana State	4-16	12	11-21
Evansville	3-17	13	7-25

Men's College Basketball News

Transfers, recruits and roster moves for key men's NCAA basketball teams

The season is finally here. Here is what we think key program rosters look like.

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LSU coach Will Wade refuses to discuss RJ Luis Jr.'s eligibility status

LSU coach Will Wade declined to take questions Thursday on the status of RJ Luis Jr., who a day earlier won a temporary restraining order opening the door to play for the Tigers.

13h

Ohio Supreme Court keeps two dozen players eligible as basketball season looms

The Ohio Supreme Court filed an order Thursday that will keep the two dozen players involved in an eligibility case in that state available to play for teams across the country, with the start of college basketball season beginning next week.

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