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Published on: 3/1/2001
Last Visited: 6/14/2001
In the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Saturday , the Sycamores get a chance at revenge , but ISU assistant Dick Bender is worried that revenge will be the team's focus.
If that's the sole reason they play that game - one , we may lose the game , and two , we are going to have a hard time winning two more games in the tournament , Bender said.
square.gif ( 826 bytes )League observers say that this year's tournament , like many in the past , will end up being a tourney that is won with defense , especially with the top two seeds being the league's top two defensive teams.Creighton led the Missouri Valley Conference in all games by allowing just 63.0 points a game , while Bradley was second at 64.0 ppg.