Mid-Continent Semifinals Recap Recap by Matthew Moll (1) Valparaiso 90 (5) UMKC 78 Host UMKC could not hold their 49-41 halftime lead to advance to the Mid-Con finals. Instead Valpo will advance to the finals for the 10th straight season. The Kangaroos were up big early building a lead as […]

Mid-Continent Conference Finals Preview Preview by Matthew Moll (1) Valparaiso vs (2) IUPUI Three times. Three seasons. Two teams. One NCAA bid. The best way to describe the Mid-Con Tournament Final is repetitive. The two best teams that were the two best teams during the regular season for the past […]

Mid-Continent Finals Recap Recap by Matthew Moll (1) Valparaiso 75, (2) IUPUI 70 Homer Drew is back and so is Valpo denying IUPUI’s second straight NCAA appearance. The Crusaders were forced to comeback from a double-digit deficit to unseat the defending Mid-Con NCAA representative. The Jaguars opened the game with […]

Mid-Continent Conference Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Matthew Moll (1) Valparaiso vs (8) Oakland Valparaiso defeated Oakland in both contests this season. Valparaiso is currently on a 12 game not losing ever streak to Oakland who has been unable to beat the Mid-Con champs in every try. Valpo is looking for […]

Mid-Continent Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Matthew Moll (1) Valparaiso 73, (8) Oakland 64 The number thirteen proved to live up to its cursed history as Oakland lost yet again to Valparaiso. Valpo advances to the Mid-Con semifinals for the 12th consecutive season. Oakland’s Mike Helms and his foul slash attitude […]

Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll It’s all over, but it has yet to begin. For the Mid-Con it was Late-February Madness with teams scampering about fighting for that all-important number-one tourney seed, but none able to take hold of it until the absolute end. The regular season matter in […]

Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll Parity Rules the Mid-Con There is only one game left on the Mid-Con regular season schedule. But it’s a big one. The Chicago State at Valparaiso will decide the top six seeds in the Mid-Con tourney that will be played March 6-9 at Kemper […]

Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll And Then There Were Four With only a week left in the season the six-team race has dwindled to four for the all-important number-one seed in the conference tourney. Valparaiso, Centenary, IUPUI, and Oral Roberts are all tied in the loss column with four. […]

Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll Six Teams Within Striking Distance of Conference Title With only two weeks left in the regular season six teams still remain in the hunt for the number one seed in the conference tournament. Three teams – Valparasio, Centenary, and IUPUI – have four losses […]

Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Nick Dettmann Valparaiso Crusaders (10-9 overall, 7-3 Mid-Con) The powerhouse of the Mid-Con in the last decade is finally becoming that. After they lost three of their first four conference games, Valpo has come back to win six straight games, all of them in conference. Their […]