Saturday of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament saw more chalk. #1 SIU beats #4 Bradley, and #2 Creighton defeated #3 Mo State.
SIU 53, Bradley 51
In by far the most exciting game of the day, SIU made a charge late to out Bradley in a rematch of last year's Valley Championship. Jamaal Tatum scored 20 for SIU, and Matt Shaw made a desperation tip in with a little over three seconds left (in what Mitch Holthus, FSN commentator, and the voice of the Kansas City CHIEFS, called "The Shawshank Redemption") to give SIU the two point victory. A desperation shot from just past half-court for Bradley flew far out of sight.
Creighton 75, Mo State 58
In what could have been an exciting game, Nate Funk (who by the way was allowed a second senior year because of a medical redshirt exemption when he hurt himself during regular season play last year) lit up the Bears defense for 35 points. Not to be out done, Blake Ahearn scored 20...with five points in the second half alone, way to lead the team Blake. The Bears forgot you were actually supposed to put the ball into the basket, and when you pass, you're supposed to throw it somewhere where a teammate is in the general area.
The losses for BU and Mo State will seriously (more so for Mo State) put their at-large hopes in question. It'll be a long week for both teams.
Tomorrow: Ruben will give his subjective opinions and rankings on the mascots of the Big 12 and Missouri Valley.
Sometime this week, I'm sure: We'll actually go over all of the major confernece tournaments, and a bubble watch.
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