Tuesday's MVC slate includes the Valparaiso Beacons (10-9, 3-5 MVC) facing the Southern Illinois Salukis (8-11, 3-5 MVC) at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+. Advertisement Article continues below this ad ...

After opening Missouri Conference play with back-to-back home victories against Southern Illinois and Belmont, the UNI men’s basketball team dropped their next two games against Valparaiso and Murray State by only a combined 10 points.

"To all of our neighbors to the west, we hear your frustrations and invite you to join us in low-cost, low-tax Indiana," said House Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers.

Eastern Illinois faces the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles after Macy McGlone scored 20 points in Eastern Illinois' 100-46 win over the Morehead State Eagles.

Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (8-11, 3-6 OVC) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (5-14, 1-7 OVC) Charleston, Illinois; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois hosts Southern Indiana after Nakyel Shelton scored 38 points in Eastern Illinois' 73-66 loss to the Morehead State Eagles.

Chicago; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois faces UIC after Ali Abdou Dibba scored 21 points in Southern Illinois' 74-64 loss to the Murray State Racers. The Flames are 7-2 in home games.

Akron at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Butler at UConn, 7 p.m. Dayton at Duquesne, 7 p.m. George Mason at St. Bonaventure, 7 p.m. VCU at Rhode Island, 7 p.m. Marquette at Seton Hall, 8 p.m. Arizona St. at West Virginia, 9 p.m. Boston College at Virginia, 7 p.m.

UIC tops Valparaiso: UIC pulled away from Valparaiso late on Saturday to hand the Beacons their third straight defeat. All Wright led Beacon scorers with 18 points. Tyler Schmidt scored 17 on 6-of-13 shooting. Valparaiso took a 70-69 lead late after a rally, but the Flames pulled away.

It’s Missouri State vs Illinois State in men's basketball action. Follow for live score updates, game highlights from Normal.

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Notre Dame at Boston College, 7 p.m. Siena at Mount St. Mary's, 7 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at LIU Brooklyn, 7 p.m. St. Peter's at Merrimack, 7 p.m. UCLA at Rutgers, 7 p.m.

The Indiana State men's and women's basketball teams are preparing for weekend clashes with Drake and Missouri State respectively, both inside Hulman Center.