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Game 7-061: Missouri State at Valparaiso
February 20, 2011 4:34 pm ET by Kyle Whelliston

Missouri State Bears at Valparaiso Crusaders

February 19, 2011 5:00 pm
Athletics-Recreation Center
BBState Stats/Recap



Dickie V visits Valpo, BracketBusters balloon madness, lime green accents, and Horizon League dick jokes.

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17:21 Game No. 7-061: Missouri State at Valparaiso. ARCetBuster. http://img.ly/33cr
17:24 At the end of the first quarter, it's 19-15 Valpo. Crusaders came out hot, but Mo State is bringing the #superhoops.
17:26 Mo State is 21-6 (13-3 MVC) and tied for first with Wichita State, Valpo is 19-8 (11-4 HL), half a game back in the 'Zon. #youareinformed
17:27 Kyle Weems, perhaps the Mo Val player of the year, is out with two fouls, and Valpo has extended the lead to 23-15 in his absence.
17:28 Lots of one-point non-TV BracketBusters decisions today. The Wright State one, however, was not.
17:31 Valpo doesn't have much #superhoop power, but plays fantastic defense and pick shots well. Hanging in the HL race longer than ever expected.
17:31 Mo State is trying to do something somewhat unprecedented: win the Valley with a lot of transfers. 4 of 5 starters started elsewhere.
17:32 The ARC is totally packed, which is the only way to do it. Feels really empty half full, but it's a great/imposing place at capacity.
17:33 And if you're watching on TV, you've probably seen Gumby in the front row. Very impressive.
17:34 Valpo running roughshod over Mo State right now, Mike Rodgers with a huge alleyoop and Corey Johnson with a layup. It's 32-19 at 4:30 1H.
17:34 RT @philcaccamise: @midmajority Neither is this CofC-UVM game. CofC is putting on a show against the Catamounts, up 39-13 right now.
17:36 Weems is back in for Mo State. Will Creekmore (former Boston U) +1 for the Bears as they try to stay in this one. Crowd a big factor.
17:39 It's 32-23 Valpo over Mo State with 3:32 to go in the first half. Bears have pretty much broken even on the road: 6-5. One loss at home.
17:40 Broekhoff from Brandon Wood for two, then Wood gets a little something for himself: a 3. 37-23 VALP, Crusaders playing out of their minds.
17:43 At first sight, there's nothing about Valpo that screams "NCAA Tournament," but the discipline & opportunism makes them really, really good.
17:44 Crusaders are shooting 64% right now. Late stages of the first half, Valpo up 38-23. Bears got nuthin' so far.
17:45 And it's halftime. ARC crowd gives Valpo a standing ovation. Crusaders up by 15.
17:47 That's OK. They've been busy. RT @smfranz: @midmajority ESPN got the Horizon standings wrong: Milwaukee owns the tiebreaker over Butler.
17:50 Other bands might put him on the snare. http://img.ly/33cO
17:58 They look great! What's up with the green ones? RT @andyevans16: @midmajority We've unleashed the balloons!
17:59 The Nothin' Easy Conference. RT @BenHandelman: WOW. 55 fouls in the #NEC game with #CentralCT and #Quinnipiac. @midmajority
18:01 Valpo will bring the ball in at halfcourt to begin the second half. When that commercial is over.
18:02 Valpo balloon madness. http://img.ly/33d4
18:04 It's going to take a week for my throat to recover! RT @sevenandsevens: @midmajority Must be especially tough since you're whispering now:)
18:04 #iaminformed RT @andyevans16: @midmajority That's a new school color as of this year (reference the women's 3 point line)
18:05 RT @adamamin: VU up 38-23 -half. VU holds MSU to 8-27 (29% - avg. 48%), 3-11 from 3 (27% - avg. 38%). Weems/Creekmore avg. 29/gm, held to 7. @midmajority
18:07 Brandon Wood going insane from behind the ARC arc. "We got Wood!" chant from the student section. 43-31 at 16:25 2H.
18:07 Went a long way for that one. RT @midmajority360: Seattle 60 Northern Illinois 48 | SEA 10-16 (0-0) NIU 7-18 (3-9) | http://tmm7.me/eel
18:09 A few shots starting to fall for MoState, getting some second/third chances. Bears have cut the lead from 15 to 10 after four minutes of 2H.
18:11 Jermaine Mallett, who came to MSU via the juco route, has six this half.
18:12 I don't object. RT @JoshWeinhold: @midmajority Green balloons: Valpo's branding redesign includes lime green accents on certain materials.
18:12 Well, there you go. RT @Nyghtewynd: And ESPN2 cuts away from the game to show the end of Rutgers/Syracuse. Truly the BracketBuster is dead.
18:15 Broekhoff with a strong drive, and Valpo is back up by 11. Mo State jacking some dumb shots, not the way to get back in this one. 13m left.
18:18 Valpo, a flat 33% shooting team from three, going nuts from long distance against one of the better perimeter defenses in the Valley.
18:21 Valpo 8-for-17 from 3 today, and disrupting MSU's attempts to run anything resembling disciplined offense. Bad Busters for the MVC so far.
18:22 RT @adamamin: Valpo has had big answers from outside. Buggs hit his 3rd 3 of the year, and Johnson hits his first in about 7 games. @midmajority
18:23 Easily the worst performance of the four MSU games I've seen this season. Unfocused and unprepared, while Valpo is extra inspired.
18:24 VALP 59, MOST 42 at the end of the third quarter. Crusaders quashed a run early in the half, and Bears have been generally useless since.
18:28 61-47 at 8:52 2H. And now comes the foul trouble for MOST. Creekmore with four. This isn't over, but Bears need to make some outside shots.
18:29 Ha! RT @DBear5: @midmajority Probably because I'm not sitting next to you at that game!
18:31 7:43 2H, and Valpo leads 63-49. Weems trying to put Bears on his shoulders. Two baskets in three poss, but Valpo keeps on hitting shots.
18:34 What is the secret of Valpo's resurgence? Is it the lime green accents? And why am I suddenly hungry for sherbet? #bracketbusters
18:35 Our view. http://img.ly/33dz
18:36 Weems might take every shot down the stretch for MSU. Another hard-fought layup, but Broekhoff bangs home another 3 and beats his chest.
18:37 That kind of day for MSU. 5:17 left in regulation, and it's 70-54 Crusaders. No overtime today.
18:38 Brandon Wood flying layup from Matt Kenney, and the lead is up to 18. Valpo just fundamentaling Missouri State to death today.
18:38 RT @adamamin: Missouri State's transition D has been AWFUL. Valpo still +11 rebounding and pushing tempo. 17 fast break pts. @midmajority
18:39 Weems, the only one of the Mo State starters who started his career as a Bear, the only one who showed up today. 74-58 Valpo at 4:14 2H.
18:44 This is a wierd joke, right? RT @dsipocz: @midmajority seems like you don't have much love for Valpo today. We still love you anyway!
18:45 This is a weird joke, right? RT @dsipocz: @midmajority seems like you don't have much love for Valpo today. We still love you anyway!
18:46 Rare bad miss for the Crusaders (Wood), they get the ball back with a floor scramble. Nightmare day for MSU. 3 to go, 74-58 Valpo.
18:48 The Horizon League tourney starts in 10 days. Think about *that* for a second.
18:53 1:12 left, Valpo up 79-65, and Missouri State is fouling the open court. That thin line between pride and knowing when to quit.
18:54 One minute to play, and the crowd at the ARC rises as one. An enormous advertisement for Horizon League basketball on ESPN2.
18:54 Must be. They always play it. RT @mwmiller20: @midmajority Vengaboys popularity at Valpo is only because they both start with V, right?
18:56 Over: Valparaiso 80, Missouri State 67. The PA announcer yells through the list of upcoming games, but they'll be back. Crusader frenzy!


Boxscore

at VALPARAISO 80, MISSOURI STATE 67
02/19/2011

MISSOURI STATE 21-7 (13-3) -- J. Mallett 5-11 4-4 14; A. Leonard 2-9 0-0 5; K. Weems 7-21 2-2 17; N. Scheer 3-5 0-0 9; N. Ricks 5-11 1-2 11; W. Creekmore 2-5 1-5 5; C. Patterson 0-0 0-0 0; I. Rhine 2-2 2-2 6; C. Copeland 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-64 10-15 67.
VALPARAISO 20-8 (11-4) -- B. Wood 9-20 3-5 24; H. Little 5-5 0-0 11; R. Broekhoff 4-6 1-2 10; E. Buggs 2-3 0-0 5; C. Johnson 5-8 2-4 13; M. Kenney 2-5 0-0 4; M. Rogers 3-4 0-0 8; K. Van Wijk 2-2 0-0 4; J. Harris 0-2 0-0 0; C. Witt 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 32-55 7-13 80.

Three-point goals: MOST 5-19 (A. Leonard 1-5; K. Weems 1-8; J. Mallett 0-2; N. Scheer 3-4), VALP 9-20 (C. Johnson 1-2; H. Little 1-1; B. Wood 3-10; M. Rogers 2-2; E. Buggs 1-1; R. Broekhoff 1-3; J. Harris 0-1); Rebounds: MOST 27 (J. Mallett 9), VALP 35 (R. Broekhoff 7); Assists: MOST 10 (A. Leonard 5), VALP 20 (B. Wood 5); Total Fouls -- MOST 19, VALP 17; Fouled Out: MOST-None; VALP-None.