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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

SPRINGFIELD–The Missouri State Lady Bears finished off a sweep of their Missouri Valley Conference competition to wrap up their three game homestand. The Lady Bears routed the Salukis,

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Drake men’s basketball continued its climb up the Missouri Valley Conference ladder. The Bulldogs completed a regular season sweep of Valparaiso, beating the Beacons, 81-71, on Wednesday night.

Duke Deen had 11 points in Bradley's 61-57 victory over Illinois State on Saturday. Deen had six rebounds for the Braves (18-3, 9-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Zek Montgomery added 11 points while shooting 5 for 14,

Ali Abdou Dibba scored 26 points to lead the Southern Illinois Salukis and Kennard Davis Jr. secured the victory with a free throw with 39 seconds remaining as the Salukis took down the UIC Flames 89-85.