Hoops in the Heartland bracket set
WBB: Murray State opens with Bradley on Thursday in Moline
Murray State will open Missouri Valley Conference Tournament play on Thursday night in Moline against the Bradley Braves.
The #6-seed Racers, who finished with a conference record of 12-8 in their second season in the Missouri Valley Conference, will take on the #11-seed Braves who ended the season 2-18 in the Valley. That game will be the fourth game of the day Thursday in Moline and will be played at roughly 8:30pm.
Murray State swept the regular season series with Bradley. The Racers beat the Braves, 99-52, back on January 4th in Murray. Earlier today, Murray State ended their conference slate with an 81-64 win in Peoria.
The winner of the matchup on Thursday will face the #3-seed Missouri State Lady Bears on Friday in the tournament quarterfinals. The Racers and Lady Bears split their two regular season meetings, with the road team winning reach time.
The entire tournament bracket is listed below.
