The No. 7 Central Missouri Mules held off a late rally by No. 15 Fort Hays State, taking an 80-73 win and advancing to the NCAA South Central Region Championship game on Tuesday night. The Mules will take on the host and top-seed Midwestern State in the title game Tuesday at 7 p.m.
SLU gets bid to CBI tournament
The Saint Louis Billikens will host Indiana State in the first round of the 2010 College Basketball Invitational or CBI on Tuesday at 8pm at Chaifetz Arena. The Billikens play in the postseason for the first time since the 2004 NIT. SLU is 20-11 and finished fourth in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Indiana State is 17-14. The winner will advance to the quarterfinals to be played March 22 against the winner of the Akron vs. UW-Green Bay game.
Bears headed to CIT
The Missouri State Bears are back in postseason for the first time since 2006-07 in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament or CIT. MSU will host Middle Tennessee at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday in the 16-team event’s first round.







