ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Valley Conference/Mountain West Challenge Series returns for its 8th season in 2018 and will feature the University of Evansville men’s basketball team taking on the University of Wyoming.
Set for Wednesday, November 28, the game between the Purple Aces and Cowboys will take place at the Ford Center. It will mark the third meeting between the schools. On December 23, 1988, the Aces earned an 84-63 win at Roberts Stadium before the Cowboys defended their home court on Dec. 5, 1989 with a 66-64 triumph.
Evansville is playing in the series for the seventh time and has gone 2-4 in its first six contests. UE’s games in the series include:
12/5/10 – at Air Force – L – 56-57
12/3/11 – vs. TCU – L – 68-70 OT
12/1/12 – at Colorado State – L – 72-79
12/20/15 – at Fresno State – W – 85-77
12/3/16 – vs. Boise State – W – 72-67
11/29/17 – at New Mexico – L – 59-78
In 2017, for the second consecutive season, the Mountain West and Missouri Valley split the 10-game series, 5-5. The MW has an all-time series edge of 3-1-3 in seven previous Challenge seasons, including an overall advantage of 38-27 in games played in association with the series.
The Challenge Series features head-to-head competition between 10 Mountain West and 10 Missouri Valley teams annually, with each conference hosting five games apiece each season. The 2018 edition of the Challenge Series is the eighth.
Annual matchups for teams in the Challenge Series are based upon factors including the previous year’s achievements, records and RPI rankings, as well as projected rankings/strength of teams in the upcoming season, based upon composite sources. Each season is considered separately in terms of matchups, therefore, games from the previous year’s Challenge Series may not be returned.
Television rights for each Challenge Series contest will be controlled by the home team’s conference television agreement, which will dictate the distribution of the game and all related matters, including tip times.
2018 Challenge Series Schedule:
11/27/18 – Nevada at Loyola Chicago – Chicago, Ill.
11/27/18 – Boise State at Drake – Des Moines, Iowa
11/27/18 – Southern Illinois at Colorado State – Fort Collins, Colo.
11/28/18 – Valparaiso at UNLV – Las Vegas, Nev.
11/28/18 – UNI at Utah State – Logan, Utah
11/28/18 – Indiana State at San Jose State – San Jose, Calif.
11/28/18 – Missouri State at Air Force – Colorado Springs, Colo.
11/28/18 – Wyoming at Evansville – Evansville, Ind.
12/1/18 – New Mexico at Bradley – Peoria, Ill.
12/1/18 – San Diego State at Illinois State – Normal, Ill.
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