Today In The Valley (Feb. 20)
Niagara (21-7; 12-4 in MAAC) vs. Illinois State (22-5; 11-5 in MVC)
7:00 p.m.
Gallagher Arena; Lewiston, NY
ESPN2
Niagara just suffered their first loss in 8 games, but they come home to a sold out “Taps” Gallagher Arena to host Illinois State in the first televised game of BracketBusters weekend. Oh, did I mention they’re forecasting white out conditions for this sell out?
Illinois State is in a very tight Missouri Valley Conference race at the moment, sitting one game out of first place. But you can bet Tim Jankovich knows that this game could have some positive impact on a possible (but likely improbable) at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. With a very sad non-conference schedule under their belt, the Redbirds will need all the help they can get if they fall short in St. Louis.
Niagara will not be an easy opponent, and the Purple Eagle faithful have been looking forward to this game for a while. Should be a fun game to watch, as both teams have some great athletes they would love to show off on national television. Niagara boasts a similar scoring spread to the Redbirds, with 4 players in double figures and two more averaging slightly more than 7 points per game.
~ Dance Cam Guy
7:00 p.m.
Gallagher Arena; Lewiston, NY
ESPN2
Niagara just suffered their first loss in 8 games, but they come home to a sold out “Taps” Gallagher Arena to host Illinois State in the first televised game of BracketBusters weekend. Oh, did I mention they’re forecasting white out conditions for this sell out?
Illinois State is in a very tight Missouri Valley Conference race at the moment, sitting one game out of first place. But you can bet Tim Jankovich knows that this game could have some positive impact on a possible (but likely improbable) at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. With a very sad non-conference schedule under their belt, the Redbirds will need all the help they can get if they fall short in St. Louis.
Niagara will not be an easy opponent, and the Purple Eagle faithful have been looking forward to this game for a while. Should be a fun game to watch, as both teams have some great athletes they would love to show off on national television. Niagara boasts a similar scoring spread to the Redbirds, with 4 players in double figures and two more averaging slightly more than 7 points per game.
~ Dance Cam Guy
posted by Creighton Otter at 11:05 AM
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