How to Watch Valpo vs. UIC, MVC Tournament, First Round: Stream Men’s College Basketball Live, TV Channel

No. 6 seed UIC looks for its 3rd win of the season against No. 11 Valparaiso in the MVC tournament opening round.

UIC (17-13) finished 10-10 in Missouri Valley Conference play, tying with Illinois State for fifth place but losing the tiebreaker, earning the No. 6 seed for the conference tournament, known as Arch Madness. The Flames take on 11th-seeded Valparaiso (13-18) in an opening-round game on Thursday night at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The Beacons were 6-14 in conference play and enter the tournament with consecutive losses. UIC hasn’t gone to the NCAA tournament since 2004 and its most recent postseason appearance ended with a loss in the final of the 2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Valpo went to the Big Dance in 2015 and lost in the first round of the 2017 NIT. The winner advances to face No. 3 seed Northern Iowa on Friday.

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Game Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025

Game Time: 9:30 p.m. ET

TV: Chicago Sports Network Plus

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The Flames completed a regular-season sweep of the Beacons on Sunday afternoon, squandering almost all of a 17-point lead before holding on for a 77-73 victory. Ahmad Henderson II paced the attack with 17 points, Tyem Freeman had 16, Modestas Kanclereis finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds and Sana Ciani posted 11 points and 10 boards. Javon Jackson leads the squad at 11.8 points per game, with Henderson scoring 11.7 points a night and Ciani averaging 10.0 points and 7.7 rebounds.

Cooper Schwieger went off for 33 points, 18 rebounds and five assists for Valparaiso and All Wright had 24 points and four steals. Schwieger averages 15.5 points and 7.6 boards, with Wright contributing 14.6 points per game.

UIC is 35-28 all-time against the Beacons, also getting an 81-74 road win on Jan. 18. Former UAB coach Rob Ehsan is in his first season coaching the Flames after three years as an assistant at Stanford. Roger Powell Jr. is 20-43 in his second season at Valparaiso.

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