Missouri State Bears at Illinois State Redbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
67 - 63
Cook scores 22, hits big 3-pointers in Missouri State's win
Missouri State led throughout most of the second half, including a 10-point lead with 11:50 remaining. At that point, Illinois State went on a 19-8 run to take a 56-55 lead with 3:54 to go. After a series of ties and lead changes Missouri State took the lead for good on back-to-back 3-pointers by Cook, the second for a 63-58 lead with 1:20 remaining.
Illinois State kept it close and a 3-pointer by Ricky Torres drew the Redbirds within 65-63 with 14 seconds to go. The Redbirds fouled Missouri State's Lamont West with 3 seconds remaining and he made both ends of the bonus to seal the win.
Gaige Prim had 12 points for Missouri State (8-8, 2-1 Missouri Valley Conference), which ended its five-game road losing streak. Isiaih Mosley added 11 points and eight rebounds. Tulio Da Silva had 11 points for the Bears.
Antonio Reeves had 16 points for the Redbirds (6-9, 1-2). Zach Copeland added 15 points. Ricky Torres had 12 points and seven assists.
Missouri State plays Northern Iowa at home on Saturday. Illinois State plays Indiana State on the road on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Lamont West made Free Throw. | 67 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Lamont West made Free Throw. | 66 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on Antonio Reeves. | 65 - 63 |
Statistics
 MOST |
 ILST |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-62 | FG | 23-49 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 16-19 | FT | 10-17 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 15 | Assists | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 3,656 | 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 |
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 |