Quick Start
Missouri Valley Conference teams have combined for a 9-2 non-conference record (through games of Sunday, Nov. 12).  Last year, the league had a 5-5 start through the first 10 games of the campaign.  The 9-2 start ranks among the leaders nationally.  The MVC (3-2) is tied with the Big West (3-4) and Southland (3-5) conferences for road wins.

Weekly Notebook (PDF)

MVC Player of the Week
Brenton Scott, Indiana State
6-1, 195, Sr.. Fort Wayne (Ind.) Northrop High
Scott led all scorers with 24 points as Indiana State posted an impressive 90-69 victory over Indiana in the season opener on Friday, Nov. 10.  Scott hit 9-of-14 shots from the field, including 6-of-9 from 3-point range to go with three rebounds, two assists and one steal in 28 minutes of action. His six 3-pointers tied a career-high and were a key part of the Sycamores’ setting a new Assembly Hall record for most trifectas by a visiting team with 17.
 
MVC Newcomer of the Week
Kavion Pippen, Southern Illinois
6-10, 220, Jr., Hamburg (Ark.) Three Rivers Community College
Pippen recorded a double-double in his first-career game for Southern Illinois (15 points, 10 rebounds) and added three blocks and two steals in an 81-66 win at Winthrop. He was 5-of-12 from the field and 5-of-6 from the FT line. 


Power Play
MVC schools have a combined 1-1 record against teams from BCS-football leagues (Power 5).  UNI lost at No. 9 North Carolina, while Indiana State knocked off Indiana at Assembly Hall.  Notably, the 90-69 win for Indiana State was Indiana’s worst season-opening loss (21 points) since 1914 when the Hoosiers fell to Wisconsin, 39-18.

Treys Galore
MVC schools have made more three-point baskets per game than any other league, through games of Nov. 12.  And the league also leads the nation in 3FG percentage, combining on a collective 46.1 percent of its tries.

Off the Bench
Valparaiso got 51 points from its non-starters in the season-opening win over North Park.  The Crusaders are tied for ninth nationally.

The New Guys
Several MVC newcomers have made an impact in their first games in the league.  Kavion Pippen of Southern Illinois (15.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg) and J.T. Miller of Missouri State (14.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg) ranked in the Top 4 among newcomers in both scoring and rebounding.