Wichita State fans are ready. SIU leads Drake 30-19 at halftime.

Well day one is in the books of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and it was quite the night of games.

In game one #9 Drake upset #8 Evansville 101-96 in OT in a high scoring affair. I didn’t get there until the 2nd half, but this was a crazy back and forth game. Drake had a 7 point lead with about 2 minutes left and let Evansville back in before winning in overtime. Drake hit a tournament record 15 three’s en route to the highest scoring game since the tournament moved to St. Louis.

In game two, #10 seed Indiana State upset #7 seed Illinois State 68-65 in a game in which Illinois State led by 12 with nine minutes left and and lost. Illinois State went about seven minutes without a field goal and let Indiana State crawl back into it. This loss puts a lot of pressure on the Redbird Athletic Director has our coach is on a very hot seat and may not return next season. Ran into may upset Redbird fans around the town.

Preview of today’s games after the jump.
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My birds lose 65-68

Illinois St up 34-31 at halftime over Indiana St

I thought that my first post wasn’t enough of an intro so I thought I’d write a bit more. Brendan has graciously allowed me to be the official guest-blogger for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament which takes place this Thursday through Sunday at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

This is my 10th straight year attending the MVC tournament. First as a member of the Illinois St. University pep band and now just a fan of the MVC and mostly as a fan of the Illinois State Redbirds, my alma mater. Some of you may remember me during Brendan and Becky’s trip to Arch Madness last season.

So, I’ll be doing some audioblogging and liveblogging from the games and then I’ll *try* and do some wrap-up type stuff at the end of the days. But, I cannot promise that will get done as I may be…well…uh…not of sound mind and body. :) It’s always a very fun weekend of friends and basketball.

So look for my first posts on Thursday!

Go Redbirds!