There’s no better way to get pumped up for March Madness than being a witness to “Arch Madness,” and with the 2013 Missouri Valley Tournament scheduled to play from March 7th through the 10th, your opportunity to experience all of the excitement has arrived. For the eighth year in a row, the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri, will house the electric atmosphere that this fantastic tournament always generates. As usual, an automatic bid into the 2013 NCAA Tournament is on the line, and all ten teams in the conference will have the chance to reign supreme in this single-elimination showdown. The top seeds have yet to be determined, but Wichita State, Creighton, Northern Iowa, Indiana State, and Evansville are all in the hunt.
In last year’s tournament, National Player of the Year Candidate Doug McDermott led Creighton past Illinois State in a thrilling, 83-79, overtime victory. The win helped Creighton put even more distance between themselves and the next closest school for the all-time lead in Missouri Valley Tournament history. Going into this year’s tourney, Creighton boasts eleven wins all time, with Southern Illinois (5), Tulsa (4), and Illinois State (4) making up the nearest competition. McDermott is back again this year and is hoping to repeat his heroic efforts and help his school claim a twelfth title, so make sure to purchase 2013 Missouri Valley Tournament tickets now to witness the spectacle.
