13-02-2025
Bears top Aces, get second Valley victory
SPRINGFIELD, Mo–Time is running out for the Missouri state bears.
There's only three weeks left in the season, and the Bears are looking to build a winning streak and move out of the Valley basement.
Wednesday night, MoState hosted Evansville.
The Bears were trying to snap a two game losing streak against the Aces.
And Missouri State working inside out, Michael Osei-Bonsu to Dez White with a three it's 8-4 Bears.
Then big Mike with the bounce pass to Wesley Oba for the slam dunk, it's 10-4 MoState.
Then the Englishman with the hoop and the harm, his three point play makes it 22-13 Bears.
Missouri State taking aim from the perimeter late in the first half, Zaxton King with the three to make it 28-16.
Then Logan Epes with the triple from the top of the arc, MoState owned a ten point 36-26 halftime lead.
Second half, back inside, Osei-Bonsu with the layup, he led the Bears with 16 points.
Then Dez White with the three, it's 49-28 Missouri State.
Vincent Brady chipped in 15 points, three of them from the corner.
Missouri State shot 51 percent from the field, had four players in double figures and got its revenge winning 71-54.
'Total gritness, toughness, and playing together. That was the name of the game tonight. We came out knowing we're better as a team, not single, not one on one, but together, playing together on defense. Grit, toughness, we had the mindset of going to the basket, not just throwing it up there, So it was just grit, toughness, and playing together,' said Osei-Bonsu.
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