MVC Tournament - 1st Round

14-18, 8-12 MVC

Final

	1	2	T
Indiana St INST	43	42	85
S Illinois SIU	47	39	86

Southern Illinois SalukisS IllinoisSIU

14-18, 8-12 MVC

Southern Illinois Salukis vs Indiana State Sycamores

Game Information

St. Louis, MO

ESPN+MVC

Referee:Kipp Kissinger

Referee:Ed Crenshaw Jr.

Referee:Chance Moore

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

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.

Ohio Supreme Court keeps two dozen basketball players eligible as 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.

Reese Alston, prized PG recruit and son of streetball legend, commits to LSU

Five-star point guard Reese Alston announced he has committed to LSU, giving Tigers coach Will Wade his third top-25 recruit in the 2027 class.

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