Valparaiso became the first No. 11 seed in MVC tournament history to reach the semifinals after upsetting No. 6 UIC ... join the Bradley family, friends, cheerleaders, Bravettes, basketball ...

BOTTOM LINE: Bradley plays UIC in a matchup of MVC teams. The Braves are 7-6 in home games. Bradley is eighth in the MVC with 12.8 assists per game led by Soleil Barnes averaging 2.4. The Flames ...

UIC to earn the No. 5 seed ... Dave Eminian is the Journal Star sports columnist, and covers Bradley men's basketball, the Rivermen and Chiefs. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column ...

Oak Park native Ashleen Bracey has rejuvenated a once-downtrodden women's basketball program at the University of Illinois ...

Bennett Stirtz scored 25 points to lead the Drake men's basketball ... and 14-3 in the Valley. UIC fell to 15-12 and 8-9. Drake bounced back from a Saturday loss to Bradley. Need a break?

Bradley (26-8) also was invited to the NIT and will host North Alabama (24-10) at 7 p.m. Wednesday. DePaul will play in the inaugural College Basketball ... the WNIT field: UIC (14-17), Western ...

Orleans’ Class A state championship victory was the 425th win of Tom Bradley’s coaching career. But certainly none was ...

UIC Flames (12-14, 9-8 MVC) at Bradley Braves (11-17, 5-12 MVC) Peoria, Illinois; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bradley plays UIC in a matchup of MVC teams. The Braves are 7-6 in home games.