ST. LOUIS — Riding a two-game winning streak heading into the Missouri Valley Conference tournament, Missouri State will hope to grab onto its momentum and do something no Valley team has accomplished before.
The sixth-seeded Bears begin Arch Madness on Thursday night at 8:30 with an opening-round matchup with No. 11 seed Illinois Chicago at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The Bears won both of their two matchups against the Valley newcomers during the regular season.
A win and the Bears are on their way to a quarterfinal round at 8:30 p.m. on Friday against third-seeded Southern Illinois, which swept MSU during the regular season.