Missouri State Bears at Arkansas State Red Wolves
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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Arkansas St ends 9-game skid against Missouri St
Christian Willis and Marquis Eaton scored 13 apiece for the Red Wolves (5-6), who snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Bears (4-7).
Arkansas State earned its second straight win despite shooting 34 percent from the floor. The Red Wolves had lost 23 straight games when shooting less than 35 percent before ending the skid last time out with a double-overtime win over Florida Atlantic. Ty Cockfield II, who scored just eight points on 1-of-8 shooting, snapped a streak of six straight games with 20 or more points.
Gillard had nine points in the first half to help the Red Wolves take a 35-24 lead into intermission. Keandre Cook's 3-pointer pulled the Bears within 54-47 with 6:25 left to play but they got no closer.
Keandre Cook led Missouri State with 18 points and Tulio Da Silva scored 14. Jarred Dixon, who came into the game needing 12 points to reach 1,000 for his career, was held to five points.
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Statistics
 MOST |
 ARST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-48 | FG | 16-47 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 4-20 | 3PT | 9-20 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 21-26 | FT | 30-35 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 28 | Fouls | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Jonesboro, AR
Attendance: 1,409 | Capacity:
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| 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 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |