MSU head coach Cuonzo Martin as he is interviewed on ESPN following the Bears win on Saturday. MSU photo services
Cuonzo Martin’s Missouri State Bears take the No. 1 seed into the MVC Men’s Basketball Championship, known as “Arch Madness,” which begins Thursday, March 3, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
Missouri State, which was the No. 10 seed at the tourney two years ago, is the top seed for the first time in its 21-season run with the MVC. The Bears had been the only current team that had never won the league’s regular-season crown or No. 1 tournament seed.
2011 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
Thursday, March 3 — Session I
Game 1 — #8 Southern Illinois (12-18, 5-13) vs. #9 Illinois State (12-18, 4-14), 6 p.m.Game 2 — #7 Drake (13-17, 7-11) vs. #10 Bradley (11-19, 4-14), 8:30 p.m.
Friday, March 4 — Session II
Game 3 — #1 Missouri State (23-7, 15-3) vs. Winner Game 1, noon
Game 4 — #4 UNI (19-12, 10-8) vs. #5 Creighton (18-13, 10-8), 2:30 p.m.
Friday, March 4 — Session III
Game 5 — #2 Wichita State (23-7, 14-4) vs. Winner of Game 2, 6 p.m.
Game 6 — #3 Indiana State (17-13, 12-6) vs. #6 Evansville (15-14, 9-9), 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 5 — Session IV
Game 7 — Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 1:30 p.m.
Game 8 — Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 6 — Session V
Championship — Winner G7 vs. Winner G8, 1 p.m.
