Missouri State Bears at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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85 - 80
85 - 80
Miller leads balanced Missouri St. to 85-80 win in opener
The Bears had taken an 81-74 lead before Western Kentucky started dropping 3-pointers and came as close as 82-80 with 15 seconds left in the game before Ryan Kreklow sank two from the line and Western Kentucky missed a 3 at the other end.
Alize Johnson scored 13 points and had eight rebounds for Missouri State, Reggie Scurry and Ronnie Rousseau III each scored 12 and Obediah Church 11 as the Bears shot 34 for 61 (56 percent) from the field.
Lamonte Bearden led the Hilltoppers with 24 points and Darius Thompson added 19 before fouling out. Visiting Missouri State was whistled for 31 fouls as Western Kentucky scored 28 points from the foul line.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 85 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Lamonte Bearden Defensive Rebound. | 85 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Alize Johnson missed Free Throw. | 85 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Alize Johnson made Free Throw. | 85 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Darius Thompson. | 84 - 80 |
Statistics
 MOST |
 WKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-61 | FG | 22-56 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 6-13 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 11-18 | FT | 28-36 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 13 | Assists | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 31 | Fouls | 19 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: E.A. Diddle Arena
Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 5,241 | Capacity:
Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 5,241 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |