2020-21 Missouri Valley Conference News Release Missouri Valley Conference MVC Contact 1818 Chouteau Ave. ▪ St. Louis, MO 63103 Mike Kern ([email protected]) Phone: 314-444-4300 Fax: 314-444-4333 Associate Commissioner for Communications Website: www.mvc-sports.com Office: 314-444-4300 x 4326 Cell: 314-435-4779 December 10, 2020 ▪ For Immediate Release www.mvc-sports.com MVC ANNOUNCES TELECAST SCHEDULE ON FOX SPORTS MIDWEST, NBC SPORTS CHICAGO League Clears Telecast Package on FOX Sports Midwest, NBC Sports Chicago and The Valley on ESPN ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley The league telecast schedule tips off first six contests being shown on FOX Conference will distribute a men’s Sunday, Dec. 27, when 2018 NCAA Final Sports Midwest and NBC Sports Chicago. basketball telecast package on FOX Four participant Loyola plays host to Illinois Both opening-round games on March 4 Sports Midwest and NBC Sports Chicago State at Gentile Arena on the north side of and the four quarterfinal games on March in 2020-21, Commissioner Doug Elgin Chicago, Illinois. 5 will air on FOX Sports Midwest-Indiana- announced today. On Monday, Dec. 28, Bradley visits Kansas City, NBC Sports Chicago and The Valley, with Kansas City-based Valparaiso at The Athletics Recreation The Valley on ESPN outside the six-state LTN Global serving as its production Center in northwest Indiana. RSN footprint. company, has worked in conjunction with January coverage includes Northern The semifinals on March 6 will be on FOX Sports Midwest -- along with its Iowa at Evansville (Jan. 2), Bradley at CBS Sports Network, and the title contest sister regional outlets FOX Sports Indiana Northern Iowa (Jan. 9), Indiana State at on March 7 will air at 1 p.m. Central and FOX Sports Kansas City -- and NBC Illinois State (Jan. 16), Drake at Missouri on CBS Sports for a 16th-consecutive Sports Chicago to clear the telecasts. State (Jan. 18), Illinois State at Bradley season. The Valley on ESPN -- the league’s co- (Jan. 20), Southern Illinois at Missouri In 2020, The Valley joined the Big East branded digital platform via the ESPN app State (Jan. 21), Northern Iowa at Southern (New York City) as the only Division I -- will also distribute the productions Illinois (Jan. 30) and Bradley at Indiana athletics leagues to conduct their men’s outside the two networks’ combined State (Jan. 31). basketball tournaments in the same city six-state footprint -- Illinois, Indiana, The February schedule features for 30 or more consecutive years. Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Southern Illinois at Bradley (Feb. 6), The 2021 event will mark the 25th- Telecasts shown within the regional Indiana State at Northern Iowa (Feb. 7), straight year that FOX Sports Midwest- sports networks’ distribution area will be Valparaiso at Northern Iowa (Feb. 13), Indiana-Kansas City has distributed Arch streamed on the FOX Sports GO app. Evansville at Drake (Feb. 14), Valparaiso Madness telecasts. The Valley is in a multi-year agreement at Loyola (Feb. 17) and Drake at Bradley FOX Sports Midwest-Indiana-Kansas with FOX Sports Midwest through the (Feb. 26). City began carrying MVC-produced 2023-24 academic year and has a one- The 2021 State Farm MVC Men’s content during the 1996-97 academic year contract with NBC Sports Chicago. Basketball Championship -- the league’s term -- the first year the Conference “The combination of our regional 31st-consecutive event in St. Louis -- on brought all 10 teams to St. Louis for Arch partnerships with FOX Sports Midwest March 4-7 will feature nine games with the Madness. and NBC Sports Chicago, and the long- standing cooperation between those networks and ESPN, have generated 2020-21 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE TV NETWORK OUTLETS nationwide linear and digital distribution of FOX SPORTS MIDWEST In addition, NBC Sports Chicago delivers our men’s basketball games,” said Elgin, extensive pre/post-game coverage for its core In addition to being the regional television pro team partners, as well as Chicago Bears who is in his 33rd year and the longest- home for MVC men’s basketball, FOX Sports and Chicago Cubs multi-platform coverage, tenured commissioner in the league’s Midwest is a presenting sponsor of the State plus - massive cross-platform coverage 114-year history. “This alliance provides Farm MVC Men’s Basketball Championship in provided by the network’s growing digital numerous ways for our fans to consume St. Louis each March. platform, NBCSportsChicago.com, the FOX Sports Midwest, which was launched “MyTeams by NBC Sports” app, and its variety our men’s basketball content.” on Nov. 1, 1996, and sister networks FOX of fan-focused social media outlets. Fans can The 2020-21 package features seven Sports Indiana and FOX Sports Kansas City follow the network on Twitter via appearances by two-time defending State reach millions of homes in six Midwestern @NBCSChicago. Farm MVC Tournament champion Bradley states and telecast more than 3,000 hours of local programming annually. ESPN App and five by 2020 MVC regular-season FOX Sports Midwest – a Sinclair-owned champion Northern Iowa. Five schools regional sports network – is also the home for ESPN App is the leading sports app in the -- Drake, Illinois State, Indiana State, St. Louis Cardinals baseball, St. Louis Blues world and the premier all-in-one digital sports hockey, Kansas City Royals baseball, Sporting platform for fans on all major mobile and Southern Illinois and Valparaiso -- will Kansas City soccer, and Indiana Pacers and connected device platforms. each receive three exposures. Indiana Fever basketball. With a rich, personalized experience, the Prior to the start of the Conference’s ESPN App give sports fans one-stop access to NBC SPORTS CHICAGO all of ESPN’s incredible content – TV telecast package, one non-MVC game Everywhere streaming; ESPN+ direct-to- opens the FOX Sports Midwest package, NBC Sports Chicago, a partnership consumer streaming (subscription); live scores, as Indiana State visits Saint Louis on between the Chicago Blackhawks (NHL), news, award-winning feature and investigative Chicago Bulls (NBA), Chicago White Sox Tuesday, December 15, in a 7 p.m. reporting; ESPN audio (radio and podcasts) (MLB) and the NBC Sports Group, features and more – all in an experience unique to each Central game at Chaifetz Arena in over 275 live pro games in high definition each fan’s individual tastes. downtown St. Louis. year. *2020-21 MVC TV NETWORK MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE ON FOX SPORTS MIDWEST, NBC SPORTS CHICAGO AND THE VALLEY ON ESPN Day Date Event Site Central Time $Monday Nov. 23 MVC Basketball Preseason Special (MBB/WBB) Not Applicable 3/10 p.m. $&Tuesday Nov. 24 MVC Basketball Preseason Special (MBB/WBB) Not Applicable 12/6 p.m. $&Wednesday Nov. 25 MVC Basketball Preseason Special (MBB/WBB) Not Applicable 8 a.m./5 & 10 p.m. $Friday Nov. 27 MVC Basketball Preseason Special (MBB/WBB) Not Applicable 9 a.m./10 p.m. &Tuesday Dec. 1 MVC Basketball Preseason Special (MBB/WBB) Not Applicable 2 p.m. &Friday Dec. 2 MVC Basketball Preseason Special (MBB/WBB) Not Applicable 7 p.m. $Tuesday Dec. 15 Indiana State @ Saint Louis (MBB) St. Louis, Missouri 7 p.m. Sunday Dec. 27 Illinois State @ Loyola (MBB) Chicago, Illinois 3 p.m. Monday Dec. 28 Bradley @ Valparaiso (MBB) Valparaiso, Indiana 7 p.m. Saturday Jan. 2 Northern Iowa @ Evansville (MBB) Evansville, Indiana 3 p.m. Saturday Jan. 9 Bradley @ Northern Iowa (MBB) Cedar Falls, Iowa 3 p.m. Saturday Jan. 16 Indiana State @ Illinois State (MBB) Normal, Illinois 3 p.m. Monday Jan. 18 Drake @ Missouri State (MBB) Springfield, Missouri 7 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 20 Illinois State @ Bradley (MBB) Peoria, Illinois 8 p.m. Thursday Jan. 21 Southern Illinois @ Missouri State (MBB) Springfield, Missouri 7 p.m. Saturday Jan. 30 Northern Iowa @ Southern Illinois (MBB) Carbondale, Illinois 3 p.m. Sunday Jan. 31 Bradley @ Indiana State (MBB) Terre Haute, Indiana 3 p.m. Saturday Feb. 6 Southern Illinois @ Bradley (MBB) Peoria, Illinois 3 p.m. Sunday Feb. 7 Indiana State @ Northern Iowa (MBB) Cedar Falls, Iowa 3 p.m. Saturday Feb. 13 Valparaiso @ Northern Iowa (MBB) Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. Sunday Feb. 14 Evansville @ Drake (MBB) Des Moines, Iowa 3 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 17 Valparaiso @ Loyola (MBB) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Friday Feb. 26 Drake @ Bradley (MBB) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. $Tuesday March 2 State Farm MVC Tournament Preview Show (MBB) Not Applicable TBD $Wednesday March 3 State Farm MVC Tournament Preview Show (MBB) Not Applicable TBD $Thursday March 4 State Farm MVC Championship Preview Show (MBB) Not Applicable 5:30 p.m. State Farm MVC Championship - Opening Round #1 (MBB) St. Louis, Missouri 6 p.m. State Farm MVC Championship - Opening Round #2 (MBB) St. Louis, Missouri 8:30 p.m. $Friday March 5 State Farm MVC Championship - Quarterfinal #1 (MBB) St. Louis, Missouri 12 p.m. State Farm MVC Championship - Quarterfinal #2 (MBB) St. Louis, Missouri 2:30 p.m. State Farm MVC Championship - Quarterfinal #3 (MBB) St. Louis, Missouri 6 p.m. State Farm MVC Championship - Quarterfinal #4 (MBB) St. Louis, Missouri 8:30 p.m. * -- FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports Indiana, FOX Sports Kansas City, NBC Sports Chicago and ESPN3/ESPN+ comprise the MVC TV Network. $--Cleared on FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports Indiana and FOX Sports Kansas City. &--Cleared on NBC Sports Chicago. All game times are subject to change..