Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball teams reached the halfway mark Saturday afternoon, and it's a two-horse race for the league title with five weeks to play.

Missouri State basketball dropped to 0-10 in Missouri Valley Conference play. Cuonzo Martin believes better days are ahead.

Winner's of six-straight contests, Murray State women's basketball was dominant in a 104-66 win over Evansville at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky. The Racers move to

A 19-6 deficit after one quarter of play was too much to overcome for Indiana State in an 88-58 loss at Belmont in Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball Sunday afternoon

The MVC features remarkable competitive depth, as Missouri State coach Cuonzo Martin and SIUC coach Scott Nagy can attest.

It’s Missouri State vs Drake in men's basketball action. Follow for live score updates, game highlights from Springfield.

Amidst Missouri State's 0-9 start to MVC play, it will host Drake which is led by the fan-favorite candidate before MSU brought back Cuonzo Martin.

Abbie Aalsma scored 20 points to lead the Drake women's basketball team to a 93-66 victory at Southern Illinois.

Drake men's basketball saw a double-digit second-half lead disappear, but the Bulldogs were able to hang on and beat Missouri State in overtime 69-62 on Saturday. With the win, Drake improves to 18-2 overall on the season and 8-2 in the Missouri Valley Conference.

UNI took the lead with 19:37 left in the first half and never looked back. The Panthers led 38-26 at the half, and their biggest lead was 18. UNI won the rebounding battle, 40-31, and scored 34 points inside the paint, including 14 second-chance points.

PEORIA – Bradley’s sixth consecutive win over Illinois State took the form of a 61-57 Braves’ victory Saturday at Carver Arena. Before a thoroughly engaged crowd of 9,646, Bradley moved to 10-1 at home, 18-3 overall and 9-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference. It was ISU’s third straight defeat in Peoria by four or less points.

Paige Rocca etched herself into the great history of the Missouri State and Drake women's basketball rivalry with a heroic 3 at the regulation bzzer.