Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils NCAA Basketball News

December 19, 2009, 1:00AM What: NCAA men's basketball When: 7 tonight Where: Gill Coliseum On the air: Radio on KPAM Records : Oregon State 4-5, Mississippi Valley State 1-9 Probable starters: Oregon State -- F Daniel Deane , F Seth Tarver , C Joe Burton , G Josh Tarver , G Jared Cunningham .

Sim's 19 points lead Oregon past MVSU 79-51 Eds: APNewsNow. Oregon 79, Mississippi Valley State 51.

RUSTON, La. - Guards Alexis Rack and Armelie Lumanu combined for 52 points Saturday to lead Mississippi State to victory in its first true road game of the season.

Staff Photo by Tim Barber Chattanooga's Keegan Bell pushes the ball up the floor against Mississippi Valley State's Julius Cheeks in first half action at the McKenzie Arena.

Arkansas' men's basketball team has had a difficult holiday season but hopes that returning to the friendly confines of Bud Walton Arena will help get it back on the winning side of things.

Markeith Cummings scored 22 points and Kurtis Woods added 15 points and eight rebounds as Kennesaw State coasted to an 85-68 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday in the Chicago Invitational Challenge.

ST. LOUIS - Willie Reed led all scorers with 17 points and Saint Louis beat Mississippi Valley State 75-39 in the Chicago Invitational Challenge.

Craig Brackins scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Iowa State got its game together after a sluggish start to rout Mississippi Valley State 96-55 on Sunday.

ITTA BENA - Junior guard D'Angelo Jackson and senior guard Julius Cheeks scored 13 points apiece Thursday night to fuel the Delta Devils' first win of the season.

Tashan Newsome scored 11 points and had seven steals in Mississippi Valley State's 102-56 win over Champion Baptist on Thursday night.

They are who Gonzaga men's basketball coach Mark Few thought they would be. As might be expected with seven players making their GU debuts, the Bulldogs looked sharp at times and sloppy at others as they opened the regular season with a 92-74 victory over Mississippi Valley State in front of 6,000 fans Saturday at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

Matt Bouldin scored a game-high 22 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead the Bulldogs to a 92-74 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday night.

Klay Thompson scored 20 points as Washington State beat Mississippi Valley State 94-66 Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

Friday night has been months in the making for Washington State men's basketball.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: G D'Angelo Jackson was a top point guard at Arkansas -Fort Smith C.C. last year and he'll certainly expect to get a shot at the job with the Delta Devils as well.

MVSU needs to shore up its defense if it is to be competitive after allowing 74.6 points per game a year ago, ninth in the SWAC.