MVC Games Week 13 2024-25

by **SalukiWorld** » January 26th, 2025, 4:05 pm

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Southern Illinois @ Valparaiso 7:00 PM ESPN+

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Northern Iowa @ Drake 6:00 PM ESPN+
Missouri State @ Indiana State 6:00 PM ESPN+
UIC @ Bradley 7:00 PM ESPN+
Murray State @ Evansville 7:00 PM ESPN+
Belmont @ Illinois State 8:00 PM ESPN+

Saturday, February 1, 2025
Drake @ Southern Illinois 1:00 PM ESPNU
Murray State @ Missouri State 2:00 PM ESPN+
Indiana State @ UIC 2:00 PM ESPN+
Valparaiso @ Illinois State 4:00 PM ESPN+

Sunday, February 2, 2025
Evansville @ Belmont 2:00 PM ESPN+
Bradley @ Northern Iowa 3:00 PM ESPN2/ESPNU

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by **SalukiWorld** » January 28th, 2025, 9:10 pm

SIU steals another one on the road, this time at Valpo. Didn't think SIU was gonna win this one until the end. Got down 9+ at multiple points in the 2nd half

by **ValpoDad** » January 28th, 2025, 9:16 pm

This one hurts. Gift wrapped. This valley basement is damp and cold and someone seems to have locked the door.

by **MissouriValleyUnite** » January 28th, 2025, 9:24 pm

Southern now 5-1 since the 0-5 start. They went from 12th to 7th in 17 days. Nagy turned that around in a hurry.

by **FunchessonPopcorn** » January 28th, 2025, 10:18 pm

Nagy can coach. Losing Elliot hurts, but they will pick up scoring. Sounds like Luke Walsh will help immediately there next season.

by **SalukiWorld** » January 28th, 2025, 11:08 pm

ValpoDad wrote:This one hurts. Gift wrapped. This valley basement is damp and cold and someone seems to have locked the door.

On the bright side, All Wright doesn't look like a Freshman at all

by **MissouriValleyUnite** » January 28th, 2025, 11:35 pm

Southern also 5-1 since dean_siu resurrected the Nagy thread to call for Nagy's firing and immediate rehiring of Chris Lowery.

by **siudawgs** » January 29th, 2025, 8:53 am

Attended SIU-Valpo last night. First off, no band or mascot and hardly any students (outside of some football players) for Valpo ... they are not doing much to turn around the perception that they aren't an MVC-caliber program.

As far as the Salukis, thrilled at this dramatic turnaround. I don't remember many seasons over the years with this much improvement shown over the course of the year. Of course, they haven't been 0-5 in the MVC and looking like dead men walking as a starting point many seasons.

After the low point of back-to-back uncompetitive losses to Evansville and Illinois State, Nagy said he still thinks SIU can be a team nobody wants to play late in the year, and at the time it seemed like an eye-rolling comment, but I will say they have found that competitive gear where, if they can sustain it, they will be a tough out in St. Louis. Davis, Dibba and Hensley are all scoring at a pretty good clip, but it's the role players who have made a big difference lately: Mayo finally playing like the junkyard dog we thought we were getting, Sharp giving great energy off the bench at PG, and most shockingly, 6-10 Jorge Moreno giving excellent minutes these past couple games after getting in better shape and working his way into the rotation.

My new goal for the year is to get up to 7th place and avoid the dreaded 8-9 noon game on Thursday in St. Louis, but that will be difficult ... probably will require finishing ahead of Mo State, Valpo, Indiana State, Evansville and either Illinois State or Murray (the latter three each won the first meeting against Southern).

by **FunchessonPopcorn** » January 29th, 2025, 10:30 am

MissouriValleyUnite wrote:Southern also 5-1 since dean_siu resurrected the Nagy thread to call for Nagy's firing and immediate rehiring of Chris Lowery.

Dean lit a fire under his arse, and would appreciate at least a thank you from some of you, if not from Nagy himself.

by **Dawgbit** » January 29th, 2025, 3:48 pm

Jorge Moreno was the difference in the game. He is listed at 6-11 and 270, word is he has dropped some weight but he is still a wide body. He plays old school center basketball. I expect we will be seeing more of him.