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RTC Live: Indiana State vs. Missouri State (MVC Finals)

rtmsf — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:00:03 +0000

Game #167. Another NCAA bid will be handed out in St. Louis this afternoon as the MVC Finals tip off.

Three of the four games in the quarterfinal round of Arch Madness went down to the buzzer, but there were no real upsets — the only lower seed to win was Creighton in the 4/5 game, but they beat a team they had tied with for fourth place in Northern Iowa. Saturday, that changed when Indiana State, who finished in third place but had been picked sixth or seventh by many [...]

ATB: February Parity Turns to March Mayhem

rtmsf — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:55:35 +0000

The Lede. It was the last weekend in February, and as we come out of it, we’re less clear about who the favorites are to cut down the nets in early April than we have been at any point this season. RTCs went down in Blacksburg, Boulder, Springfield and more, befitting the stress, pressure and expectations of a season reaching its regular season terminus. As usual, after a weekend like this, there’s a lot to cover, so let’s jump right in with some of the major moments…

An RTC Kinda Weekend

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RTC Live: Wichita State @ Missouri State

rtmsf — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:30:50 +0000

Game #153. It’s all come down to this single game for the MVC regular season championship for 2010-11.

Since joining the Missouri Valley Conference in 1990, there’s one thing Missouri State has never done: win a regular season title. That’s why Saturday’s contest with Wichita State, a six-time MVC champion, at the sparkling JQH Arena is one of the most important games in program history. The two teams are tied at the top of the standings at 14-3, so the city of Springfield is effectively hosting the Missouri Valley regular season championship game this weekend. [...]

BGTD: BracketBuster Saturday

rtmsf — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:53:44 +0000

RTC’s Kevin Doyle, writer of the weekly column, The Other 26, will be providing some BGTD-style analysis throughout Saturday’s BracketBuster games, mostly focusing on the evening sessions.

(ed. note: we’ll work our way backwards so the most recent update is always at the top of the post.)

8:34 PM – UNI is holding onto a slim lead against George Mason thanks in large part to the strong play of Kwadzo Ahelegbe. The senior from Minnesota already has 18 points as the Panthers are up on GMU 54-50 late in the second half. I [...]

RTC Top 25: Week 10

KDoyle — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:00:23 +0000

A wild week shook up the rankings last week… so here it is…

A New Number One—With Duke losing, the rankings at the top have finally changed; Ohio State slides into the number one position with Kansas and Syracuse both moving up one spot as well. The Orange quite possibly have their toughest week of the year as they do battle with two top 10 teams—#5 Pittsburgh and #7 Villanova. The rankings of Big East teams will undoubtedly be in continual flux as conference play progresses. High Risers and Big Droppers—With their wins over Oklahoma State and Missouri — the one against [...]

The Other 26: Week 9

KDoyle — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:00:10 +0000

Kevin Doyle is an RTC contributor.

Introduction

The non-conference is often times a good barometer for determining how strong a team will be and how they will perform within their respective conferences during league play. There are times, of course, when a team will challenge themselves by scheduling many BCS opponents and tough mid-majors, and compile a poor OOC record. Despite the lackluster record, they still may be a quality team. In some instances, however, it simply takes teams longer to gel and come together—conference play is when they finally peak. Likewise, there [...]

The Other 26: Week 7

KDoyle — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:06:17 +0000

Kevin Doyle is an RTC contributor.

Introduction

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the college basketball season is nearly half over. It is not all bad though, with conference play beginning we are just another step closer to Championship Week, Selection Sunday, and, of course, the NCAA Tournament. During this time of the year, the Other 26 and BCS largely go their separate ways, only to be reunited just two months later on the biggest stage of them all. As it is every year, the non-conference is nothing more than [...]

Checking in on… the MVC

rtmsf — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:02:43 +0000

Patrick Marshall of White & Blue Review is the RTC correspondent for the Missouri Valley Conference.

A Look Back

End of the Non-Conference Season—Some people may say it is a relief to see the end of the Missouri Valley Conference’s non-conference season. Every school in the conference had opportunities against top teams in the nation and none of them could come through and separate themselves, nor get into the national spotlight. The conference really needs to take a look at the scheduling that each of the schools do and maybe re-evaluate what can be accomplished in the non-conference season. There [...]

The Other 26: Week Five

rtmsf — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 16:19:49 +0000

Kevin Doyle is an RTC contributor.

Introduction

Oakland Had Reason to Celebrate (AP/W. Payne)

For about a four hour stretch on Tuesday evening, I was glued to my TV. Watching college basketball on the ESPN family of networks is a beautiful distraction during finals week. Somehow, watching Oakland shock Tennessee and then Drexel hand Louisville its first loss of the season was more appealing than writing a paper. To the average hoops fans, both of these games would be of little interest. I mean, the Summit League vs. the SEC and the CAA vs. the Big East? [...]

The Other 26: Week Four

rtmsf — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:47:06 +0000

Kevin Doyle is an RTC contributor. For an introduction to this series, please click here.

Introduction

As every week of the college basketball season evaporates right before our eyes—like a double-digit lead is whittled down to a single possession in a matter of minutes—more and more stories subsequently develop. To draw a comparison to mathematics for you brainiacs out there, this is the classic inverse relationship. As “X”—the number of weeks in the season—decreases, “Y”—the amount of stories—increases. Think about it, when are there the most stories surrounding college basketball? At the end of the [...]

RTC 2010-11 Impact Players – Mid-South Region

rtmsf — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:17:48 +0000

For the second October in a row, we’re bringing you our RTC Impact Players series. The braintrust has gone back and forth on this and we’ve finally settled on a group of sixty players throughout ten geographic regions of the country (five starters plus a sixth man) to represent the who and where of players you should be watching this season. Seriously, if you haven’t seen every one of these players ball at least once by the end of February, then you need to figure out a way to get a better television package. As always in [...]

ATB: Cornell Shoots Their Way to Third Straight NCAA Bid

rtmsf — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:33:43 +0000

Big Red Freshness Lasts Right Through It. Cornell 95, Brown 76. It probably took a little longer than the nervous Big Red faithful hoped to put away the pesky Brown Bears tonight, but in the end, it was simply a formality because Cornell players were so narrowly focused on winning their third straight Ivy League title and NCAA bid that there was no way they were going to lose this game tonight. How focused were they? Try a season-best 57% shooting and an utterly ridonkulous 20-30 from deep tonight. At one point during the conflagration of shot-making by [...]

RTC Live: MVC Tournament Qtrs – Missouri State vs. Wichita State

rtmsf — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:01:01 +0000

RTC Live comes to you from the Gateway City on Friday night, as Day Two of Arch Madness continues with the second seeded Wichita State Shockers taking on the Missouri State Bears. Wichita State wrapped up the regular season 23-8, 12-6 in the Valley, and was in the discussion for an NCAA at-large bid until they lost to previously winless Evansville in early February. Since then, they’ve lost twice more, both on the road (Utah State and Bradley, the former in the BracketBusters event). The Shockers are perhaps the most physical team in the MVC, as their +5 rebound margin [...]

Missouri Valley Tournament Preview

rtmsf — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:38:15 +0000

Patrick Marshall of White & Blue Review is the RTC correspondent for the Missouri Valley Conference.

PRESEASON vs. ACTUAL RESULTS

As you can see from the preseason predictions I made on the Missouri Valley conference back in October versus how things ended up, the MVC turned out to be difficult to predict this year as none of the teams performed as expected other than Northern Iowa and Wichita State.

I originally was not sold on the Panthers, but as the season wore on, I could see the [...]

Checking in on… the MVC

rtmsf — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:28:45 +0000

Patrick Marshall of White & Blue Review is the RTC correspondent for the Missouri Valley Conference.

Current Records and my standings (Conference Standings) (Last Week)

Northern Iowa 24-3 (14-2) (1) Wichita State 22-7 (11-5) (2) Illinois State 20-8 (10-6) (3) Creighton 14-14 (8-8) (4) Bradley 14-13 (8-8) (5) Indiana State 16-12 (8-8) (6) Missouri State 18-10 (7-9) (7) Drake 13-16 (7-9) (8) Southern Illinois 15-12 (6-10) (9) Evansville 7-20 (1-15) (10)

STORIES OF THE WEEK

Bracketbusters Dominance—The Missouri Valley Conference had a nice showing in Bracketbusters this past weekend, going 7-3 against the competition and 2-1 in televised games. Northern Iowa had all [...]