(St. Louis, MO) – You better have the remote ready, batteries charged and popcorn popped. The games we care about are coming in a fast and furious fashion tonight.
The highly successful postseason for the Missouri Valley and Ohio Valley conferences intensify tonight as four of Our Valley teams are participating in non-NCAA tournament action.
Murray State (29-5) battles Old Dominion (26-7) in quarterfinal action in the National Invitation Tournament. That’s a 6:00 (CT) tip on ESPN2/WatchESPN. The Racers, from the OVC, are trying to make it two straight years of winning a national postseason tournament. They won the College Insider.com Tournament (CIT) last season.
Speaking of the CIT, two other OVC teams are competing in it tonight. Sadly, UT-Martin (20-12) is playing Eastern Kentucky (21-11) in an all-OVC quarterfinal. That game tips at 6:00 pm too, and can be watched at collegeinsider.com.
The OVC is 7-2 in postseason action. No matter who wins the CIT clash, the league will have at least eight postseason wins this year.
Loyola continues their run in the College Basketball Invitational. The Ramblers (21-13) host Seattle University (18-15) in the semifinals of the CBI. That game tips at 7:00 and can be seen on ESPN3. The MVC is 8-2 in postseason play. Two other league teams are still alive as Wichita State plays their Sweet 16 game of the NCAA tournament, and Evansville plays their quarterfinal CIT game Thursday night.
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ICYMI: Semifinal # 2 today at #ArchMadness will feature a contrast of styles as # 5 @UIC_MBB faces # 4 @RacersHoops in the 2:30 game.
It's final: @UNImbb 68 @UEAthletics_MBB 59. The Panthers get @Redbird_MBB on Friday night. Campbell finishes with 23 points. Smith with a double-double. AJ Casey was great with 23 & 10. Panthers with 16 assists.
4:05 left: @UNImbb 57 @UEAthletics_MBB 54. Aces' ball. UNI upside? Campbell with 21 points. Down side - Bond 0/6 from deep. UE upside? Casey with 20 & 9. Down Side? 2/11 from deep in the second half. Anybody's game at #ArchMadness
7:25 left: @UNImbb 55 @UEAthletics_MBB 52. Trey Campbell with 21 points for the Panthers and AJ Casey with 18 for the Aces. Tristan Smith is such a game changer. He has 8 pts & 9 rebounds, but that doesn't tell the story. #ArchMadness
