Evangel Crusaders at Missouri State Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Missouri State rolls past NAIA Evangel 80-48
Obediah Church had his second career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds plus five blocks and J.T. Miller and Reggie Scurry had 10 points for the Bears (5-2). Miller, a senior transfer from Howard, surpassed 1,000 points with his first basket.
Missouri State made 17 of 33 shots with 10 different players scoring to take a 42-23 lead at the break. A 20-3 run, capped by Church's 3-point play, broke it open. Church made it 29-8 with 7:07 to play in the half. By the end 11 players scored for the Bears, who had a 50-29 rebounding advantage.
Freshman Justin Washington led the Crusaders, who shot 32 percent, with 19 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 48 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Abdul Fofana Steal. | 48 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Chad Stegeman Turnover. | 48 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Missouri State Turnover. | 48 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:47 | Mustafa Lawrence Steal. | 48 - 80 |
Statistics
 MOST |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-63 | FG | 33-67 |
| 31.7 | Field Goal % | 49.3 |
| 4-19 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 21.1 | Three Point % | 40.0 |
| 4-7 | FT | 6-12 |
| 57.1 | Free Throw % | 50.0 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 32 |
Game Information
Venue: Great Southern Bank Arena
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 3,485 | Capacity:
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 3,485 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
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|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 13-5 | - | 28-7 |
| Middle Tennessee | 12-6 | 1 | 22-12 |
| Jacksonville State | 12-6 | 1 | 23-13 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
| New Mexico State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Louisiana Tech | 9-9 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Western Kentucky | 8-10 | 5 | 17-15 |
| UTEP | 7-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Sam Houston | 6-12 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Florida International | 3-15 | 10 | 10-23 |