MVC TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS

At Scottrade Center, St. Louis (Tournament seeds in parentheses)

(1) NORTHERN IOWA VS. (5) BRADLEY

1:35 p.m., Scottrade Center, St. Louis
Fox Sports Midwest, WMBD-AM (1470)

NO. IOWA (26-4) PPG RPG

PANTHERS BRAVES
KEYS F Adam Koch Sr. 6-8 12.3 4.9 KEYS
Pound ball C Jordan Eglseder Sr. 7-0 12.1 7.5 Get tempo at
inside to G Ali Farokhmanesh Sr. 6-0 9.6 1.4 faster pace
Eglseder and G Kwadzo Ahelgbe Jr. 6-2 10.4 3.0 than UNI
Koch, shut G Johnny Moran So. 6-1 5.8 3.4 likes, keep
down Braves’ BRADLEY (16-14) PPG RPG bigs out of
driving lanes foul trouble
and control C Will Egolf So. 6-9 7.2 4.5 and defend
the boards. G Dyricus Simms-Edwards Fr. 6-2 5.5 2.4 with the kind
G Andrew Warren Jr. 6-5 14.4 4.6 of passion
G Sam Maniscalco Jr. 6-0 13.2 2.7 used Friday.
G Chris Roberts Sr. 6-4 9.3 4.7
NOTEWORTHY: Bradley holds a 26-16 all-time series edge. ... The teams split
this season: UNI won 52-50 in Cedar Falls on Jan. 12 and BU won 68-59 in
Peoria on Feb. 13. ... Bradley holds a 2-1 edge at St. Louis, beating the Panthers
in the 2001 and 2007 quarterfinals and losing last year 76-62 in the semifinals
as UNI went on to win the title. ... UNI ranks No. 2 nationally in scoring defense
at 54.8. ... Northern Iowa has already established a school record for wins in a
season and first outright MVC championship. ... The Braves are in the semifinals
for the fourth time in the last five years while UNI has advanced to the semis for
the fifth time in the last seven seasons. ... RPI ratings — Bradley 107, UNI 21.
PREDICTION: Bradley 63, UNI 60 (Dave Reynolds’ record 22-8)
Jackie Carmi-
chael of ISU
reacts after a
charging foul on
Indiana State
in Friday’s MVC
tournament.
RON JOHNSON/
JOURNAL STAR

(2) Wichita State vs. (3) Illinois State

u When: 4:05 p.m., Fox Sports Midwest, WJBC-AM (1230)
u Records: Wichita State 23-8, 12-6; Illinois State 22-9
u Update: Illinois State leads all-time series 36-28 and has
won four of the last five meetings. ... This year, the teams split:
ISU won in Normal 72-57 on Dec. 29 and WSU won in Wichita
74-66 on Jan. 27. ... In the MVC tournament, ISU has won
four of six although they have split in St. Louis, last meeting in
2000. ... Wichita State was last in a semifinal game in 2006,
the year the Shockers reached the Sweet 16. Shockers are 0-5
in St. Louis semis. ... Redbirds have been in MVC title games
the last two years, losing both times. ... RPI rankings — WSU 51, ISU 75.
u Prediction: Illinois State 70, Wichita State 64