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MVC March 4-10, 2019
1 MVC non-conference game on March 4, let's take a look at it.
Evansville 77, at Manhattan 51
2019 MVC Tournament
2019 MVC Play-in round
(7) Southern Illinois beat (10) Indiana St. 62-54.
(8) Bradley beat (9) Evansville 89-74.
2019 MVC Quarterfinals
(1) Drake beat (8) Bradley 76-60.
(5) Northern Iowa hammered (4) Loyola Chicago 84-64.
(6) Missouri St. shocked (3) Illinois St. 81-54. Wow!
(2) Wichita St. got by (7) Southern Illinois 61-58.
2019 MVC Semifinals
(5) Northern Iowa kept their season alive for at least 1 more game, beating (1) Drake 90-75.
(2) Wichita St. beat (6) Missouri St. 74-51.
2019 MVC Championship
(2) Wichita St. wins yet another MVC Tournament Title by beating (5) Northern Iowa 89-75.
MVC Postseason Predictions
The conference as a whole really needed Northern Iowa to beat Wichita St. to get another team into postseason play. Alas, it didn't happen. Here's where we stand now. Wichita St. will be going back to the NCAA Tournament after missing out last year. Drake should have done enough to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA's, at worst will be a top seed in the NIT, but that would really be a slap in the face to the conference if they get booted to the NIT. Missouri St. is the only other team in the MVC with an overall winning record. That might get them into the CBI or CIT, but no promises. Illinois St., Loyola Chicago, Southern Illinois, Bradley, Evansville, and Indiana St. will be staying home for sure.
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