A little bit about a lot of things around the Missouri Valley Conference:
With only seven conference games remaining, all 10 teams are within four games of first place. The Valley is joined by only two other Division I leagues — the MAAC and the Ivy (whose teams have played just four league games) — with similar compaction in the standings. ... Also, the MVC and the Big East are the only two leagues in which all members have reached double-digit wins overall. ...
Evansville guard K.J. Riley leads the nation in free-throw attempts with 188.