Indiana State Sycamores at Missouri State Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
73 - 76
Missouri St. fends off Indiana St. 76-73 behind Johnson
Ryan Kreklow made two 3-pointers in the last 71 seconds of the first half to put the Bears out front 40-30. Missouri State (14-5, 4-2 Missouri Valley Conference) maintained most of that lead for the first 10 minutes of the second half before the Sycamores closed to 57-54 with an 8-0 run on 3-pointers from Brenton Scott and Jordan Barnes and a jumper by Emondre Rickman.
Following a Bears timeout, Indiana State took the lead with a 9-5 spurt and were up 63-62 with 3:31 left. Barnes' 3 gave the Sycamores a 68-65 lead before an 8-0 Missouri State burst. The Sycamores missed all five shots during the Bears' run.
Barnes made a 3 with seven seconds left to reduce the deficit to 73-71 before Ryan Kreklow made 1 of 2 free throws. Barnes got fouled and sank two free throws to make it 74-73 before Kreklow made two foul shots to end the game.
Barnes led Indiana State (8-10, 3-3) with 18 points, Tyreke Key scored 16 and Scott 13.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ryan Kreklow made Free Throw. | 73 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ryan Kreklow made Free Throw. | 73 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Brenton Scott. | 73 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jordan Barnes made Free Throw. | 73 - 74 |
Statistics
 INST |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-54 | FG | 25-54 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 10-29 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 17-23 | FT | 20-29 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 12 | Assists | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 4,137 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |
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 |