Southern Jaguars at Missouri State Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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58 - 86
58 - 86
Missouri State beats winless Southern 86-58 in home opener
The Bears are 35-1 in home openers in their Division I era, including all 10 at JQH Arena.
Jarrid Rhodes added 13 points for Missouri State (2-0) and Ryan Kreklow had 11. In their opener, the Bears snapped Western Kentucky's 14-game non-conference home winning streak with an 85-80 victory.
Missouri State opened the game with a 9-0 run and extended it to 49-26 at halftime after shooting 53 percent. The Bears finished at 45 percent, including 9 of 24 from distance.
Brendon Ganaway scored 11 points for Southern (0-3), which has lost three games by a total of 84 points. Eddie Reese added 10.
The Jaguars shot just 27 percent in the first half, finished at 30 and turned it over 16 times.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Brendon Ganaway made Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Reggie Scurry made Dunk. | 55 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Reggie Scurry Offensive Rebound. | 55 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Mustafa Lawrence missed Jumper. | 55 - 84 |
Statistics
 SOU |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-67 | FG | 31-69 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 9-24 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 9-18 | FT | 15-23 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 22 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 31 |
Game Information
Venue: Great Southern Bank Arena
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 4,876 | Capacity:
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 4,876 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
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 |