The Missouri Valley Conference has postponed the Drake-Loyola men's basketball series (Jan. 10-11) from the Drake Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa, and the Drake-Missouri State men's basketball series (Jan. 17-18) from JQH Arena in Springfield, Mo., due to positive COVID-19 test results among Drake’s Tier I personnel, which consists of student-athletes, coaches, managers and staff.  The Conference will announce make-up dates for the series/games at a later date.
 
Loyola, however, will now face Indiana State on Jan. 10-11 at Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Ind.  The Sunday, Jan. 10, game will be played at 5:30 p.m. CT and air on ESPN2, while the Monday, Jan. 11, contest will begin at 6:00 p.m. CT and be shown on CBS Sports Network.  Indiana State was originally scheduled to play Southern Illinois this weekend, but positive test results within SIU’s Tier I personnel has forced the postponement of the SIU-ISU series. 
 
MVC athletically-related activities will take place only to the extent permitted by local environments and applicable national, state, local and institutional guidelines in order to safeguard the health and safety of participants, staff and fans.  Schedule updates throughout the season will be posted on mvc-sports.com.