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Date Posted: 04:06:28 03/03/04 Wed
Author: TD
Subject: +++Midconfans 3/3/04+++


CHICAGO STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL ENDS SEASON WITH LOSS AT VALPARAISO, EARNS SIXTH IN MID-CON TOURNAMENT--CSU Website
On a night when the Mid-Continent Conference Men’s Basketball regular season title was up for grabs, Valparaiso’s experience ultimately won out down the stretch as the Crusaders collected a 74-66 victory over Chicago State Tuesday night here at the Athletics Recreation Center.

Seeds set for 2004 Hereford House Mid-Con Men’s Basketball Tourney--Mid-Con Press Release
In one of the tightest races in league history, four teams finished within a game of first place in the Mid-Con standings. Valparaiso needed a win in the regular-season finale against Chicago State to win the title outright, and the Crusaders picked up a 74-66 victory to nab their ninth Mid-Con regular season crown in ten years. Three teams - Centenary, IUPUI and Oral Roberts - tied for second place in the final league standings.

IUPUI DOES JUST ENOUGH TO LEAVE FT. WAYNE WITH REGULAR SEASON FINALE WIN--IUPUI Website
IUPUI senior Odell Bradley turned in his third straight double-double with 28 points and 10 rebounds as the Jaguars hung on for a 68-65 win over IPFW. Bradley scored 20 of IUPUI's 34 second half points including four free throws in the final 15 seconds to help secure the win.

UMKC Men Open Play in Hereford House Mid-Continent Conference Basketball Tournament March 7--UMKC Website
No. 5 seeded Kangaroos take on No. 4 seed Oral Roberts in quarterfinal game at 2:30 p.m. at Kemper Arena

ORU To Again Open Mid-Con Tourney Against Host UMKC--ORU Website
The game will mark the second consecutive season No. 4 ORU (17-10, 10-6) has played No. 5 UMKC (14-13, 9-7) at Kemper Arena in the first round. Last year, Michael Watson scored a game-high 34 points and the Kangaroos held off a late Golden Eagle rally to win 76-73.

Valpo Defeats Chicago State To Capture 9th Mid-Con Regular Season Championship In Last 10 Years--VU Website
Valpo defeated Chicago State 74-66 to capture its 9th Mid-Continent Conference Regular Season Championship in the last 10 years. Dan Oppland had game highs of 20 points and a career-high 13 rebounds and three other Crusaders scored in double figures.

VU clinches league title--NW Indiana Post Tribune
Tuesday, Valparaiso won its ninth Mid-Continent regular season title in 10 years with a 74-66 victory over CSU. No. 1 seed Valpo plays Oakland at noon Sunday in the first round of the Mid-Continent Tournament in Kansas City.

Another crown for the Crusaders--NW Indiana Times
Valpo holds off CSU to earn outright Mid-Con title

New Orleans waives Drew--NW Indiana Times
Former VU player released by the Hornets.

ORU faces UMKC in Mid-Con opener--Tulsa World


ORU faces UMKC in Mid-Con opener

By MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer
3/3/2004

Valparaiso beat Chicago State 74-66 Tuesday night to clinch the regular-season Mid-Continent Conference basketball title. The win also finalized the bracket of the conference tournament.

Oral Roberts University, which tied for second place, received the fourth seed and will play fifth-seeded Missouri-Kansas City in the first round of the tournament for the second straight year.

UMKC (14-13) eliminated ORU 76-73 in last year's tourney and has beaten the Eagles two other times in the past 13 months. The teams square off at 2:30 p.m. Sunday as the tourney unfolds at Kemper Arena in Kansas City.

"They have a good team, they have a great player in Michael Watson and they're coming off, in my opinion, a great win on the road," said ORU coach Scott Sutton.

UMKC won in overtime at Indiana-Purdue on Saturday to deny the Jaguars a share of the regular-season title.

Watson scored 34 points

in UMKC's tournament win over ORU last year and scored 54 and 27 in two other wins over the Eagles. He ranks eighth nationally in scoring this season at 23.0 points per game.

The teams split their Mid-Con games this season. ORU shot a season-best 66 percent to win at Kansas City and UMKC won 77-71 in Tulsa.

"I think it'll be a battle, but I think every game up there is going to be a battle," Sutton said.

ORU (17-10) has won four of its last five games.

In Sunday's other first-round games, top-seeded Valpo will play eighth-seeded Oakland (Mich.) at noon, second-seeded IUPUI will play seventh-seeded Southern Utah at 6 p.m. and third-seeded Centenary will play sixth-seeded Chicago State at 8:30.

The ORU-UMKC winner will advance to play Valpo or Chicago State in Monday's semifinals at 6 p.m. The championship game will be played at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

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Mid-Con Tournament
At Kansas City, Mo.

Vs: UMKC
When: 2:30 p.m. Sunday
Radio: KCFO am970
TV: None



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