Delaware Blue Hens at Missouri State Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Fernandez scores 23 as Delaware beats Missouri State 76-67
Fernandez shot 6 for 11 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 9 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Fightin' Blue Hens (9-16, 5-9 Conference USA). Tyler Houser scored 21 points and added nine rebounds. Macon Emory went 8 of 14 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 18 points, while adding eight rebounds.
Kobi Williams led the Bears (13-12, 7-7) in scoring, finishing with 25 points. Missouri State also got 13 points, four assists and three steals from Trey Williams Jr. Keith Palek III finished with 11 points and six rebounds.
Delaware took the lead for good with 12:17 to go in the first half. The score was 35-25 at halftime, with Fernandez racking up 15 points. Delaware used a 13-3 run in the second half to build a 64-53 lead with 3:46 left.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Tyler Houser Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Keith Palek III misses 30-foot three point jumper | 76 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Justyn Fernandez makes free throw 2 of 2 | 76 - 67 |
Statistics
 DEL |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-49 | FG | 22-59 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 8-18 | 3PT | 10-28 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 16-17 | FT | 13-18 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 12 | Fouls | 18 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 5 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 83 | Percent Led | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 2,157 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 25-7 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
| 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 | 21-13 |
| 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 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |