Illinois State guard Keyshawn Evans attempts a driving shot between Loyola guard Clayton Custer, left, and center Cameron Krutwig in a game at Redbird Arena earlier this month. Custer, a junior point guard, has been instrumental in leading Loyola to a share of the Missouri Valley Conference lead as the league season reaches the midway point.
DAVID PROEBER, THE PANTAGRAPHNORMAL — An assumption around the Missouri Valley Conference this basketball season has been Alize Johnson is almost a lock to win the Larry Bird Trophy as the league's most valuable player.
That might not be the case anymore as the Valley campaign reaches its halfway point Wednesday.