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St. Louis, MO -- The University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team punched its ticket to the 2009 NCAA Tournament today with a 60-57 overtime victory over Illinois State.

Kwadzo Ahelegbe gave UNI the lead for good with a pair of free throws with 16 seconds left that brought the score to 58-57. After the Panthers came up with a defensive stop, Ali Farokmanesh connected on a pair of free throws with 6.8 seconds left to seal the win for UNI (23-10).

Wide Open?

ST. LOUIS -- After helping Creighton to its first regular-season crown since 2002, Booker Woodfox has been named the 2009 Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year.  The senior sharpshooting guard is one of the best shooters in the country and leads the league in three-point accuracy (50.9) and three-pointers made (83).  His 15.9 scoring average leads Creighton and ranks second in The Valley.

Woodfox has helped the Bluejays to a 25-6 overall mark and 14-4 conference record as Creighton earned the tournament's No.

ST. LOUIS -- For the fourth-straight year, the State Farm MVC Tournament will have a different top seed. Northern Iowa, which shared the regular-season title with Creighton, earned the No. 1 MVC Tournament seed for the first time in school history. The Panthers, picked sixth in the league's pre-season poll, finished with a regular-season record of 20-10 and 14-4 in league play, and held the tiebreaker over co-champion Creighton (25-6, 14-4).

In the seventh annual ESPNU BracketBusters, the country's strongest mid-majors do battle in thirteen televised games. Although most of these games are played on ESPNU, a few get big-time exposure on ESPN and ESPN2, a rarity for these publicity starved teams. For some, it might be their only remaining shot to impress America, and have basketball fans keeping them in the back of their mind in March. Here's a complete rundown of the televised games.

Preview & Prediction: By Evan Dorey » Read More » Tags GameNight Illinois St Niagara MVC Basketball: Weekly Notebook & Awards February 16th, 2009 by Press Release Three league teams still have a shot at the league's regular-season title.  UNI (12-3), Creighton (11-4), and Illinois State (10-5) are the only schools mathematically alive for a regular-season crown and No. 1 tournament seed.  Notes on the leaders .... » Read More » Tags Illinois St MVC Player of the Week Wichita State Illinois St Improves to 21-5, Knocks Off Drake February 15th, 2009 by Press Release DES MOINES, Iowa - Illinois State's Osiris Eldridge poured in a game-high 14 points and added 10 rebounds to lead the Redbirds to a 67-45 Missouri Valley Conference victory over Drake at the Knapp Center Sunday night. The victory was the third-straight for the Redbirds on the road as they improved to 21-5 overall and 9-5 in the conference. Drake fell to 15-12 and 6-9, respectively. » Read More » Tags Drake Game Recaps Illinois St « first‹ previous1234567next ›last » Latest Articles Bracketology: Selection Sunday Projection Bracketology: Saturday Night NCAA Tournament Projection Non-BCS Top 25: Creighton, Colorado St Rise College Basketball Top 50: Indiana Ends Regular Season #1 Non-BCS Top 25: Valpo Replaces BYU College Basketball Top 50: Maryland and Iowa St Drop Out Non-BCS Top 25: Davidson In, Wyoming Out College Basketball Top 50: #2 Gonzaga Hits All-Time High Non-BCS Top 25: Air Force, Davidson Making Moves College Basketball Top 50: Another Week, Another #1 more SPONSORS LEAGUES ▪ ACC ▪ Atlantic 10 ▪ Big East ▪ Big Ten ▪ Big 12 ▪ CUSA ▪ MVC ▪ MWC ▪ Pac-10 ▪ SEC ▪ WCC ▪..All CONTENT ▪ Top 50 ▪ NCAA Bracket ▪ RPI ▪ Fan Polls ▪ NCAA Tournament ▪ Daily Recaps ▪ Game Previews ▪ Bracketology ▪ All Articles   INFO ▪ Site Map ▪ Teams List ▪ About CHN ▪ Write for CHN ▪ Advertising ▪ Contact Editor ▪ Links Collegehoops.net Primary links College Basketball Conferences & Teams NCAA Tournament Bracketology Recruiting NBA Draft Mock Draft Season Preview