Missouri State Lady Bears at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
77 - 69
Missouri State women take down No. 23 Minnesota 77-69
Missouri State opened the game on an 18-4 spurt and held on to extend its school-record to 11th straight victory on the road. The Lady Bears returned 12 players from last season's Sweet 16 team that finished 16-2 in Missouri Valley Conference play.
Alexa Willard added 13 points for Missouri State and Calip topped her previous high of 19 points. Agugua-Hamilton is Missouri State's eighth head coach after spending the last six seasons at Michigan State.
Destiny Pitts, the Big Ten freshman of the year in 2017-18, led Minnesota with 18 points after making her first six 3-point attempts. Jasmine Brunson added 14 points and Taiye Bello 13. Starter Gadiva Hubbard, who missed all of last season due to surgery on her right foot, was held to two points in 20 minutes.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 77 - 69 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 77 - 69 |
| 4th 0:08 |  |
Sara Scalia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jasmine Brunson. | 77 - 69 |
| 4th 0:15 |  |
Sydney Wilson made Free Throw. | 77 - 66 |
| 4th 0:15 | |
Sydney Wilson made Free Throw. | 76 - 66 |
Statistics
 MOST |
MINN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-51 | FG | 26-64 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 4-10 | 3PT | 11-18 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 61 |
| 17-17 | FT | 6-8 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 21 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 26 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 30 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 9 | Fouls | 18 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 2,860 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech | 17-1 | - | 26-7 |
| Florida International | 12-6 | 5 | 21-12 |
| Missouri State | 11-7 | 6 | 23-13 |
| Liberty | 11-7 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Sam Houston | 11-7 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-7 | 6 | 17-16 |
| Jacksonville State | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Kennesaw State | 6-12 | 11 | 13-17 |
| Delaware | 6-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| UTEP | 5-13 | 12 | 13-17 |
| New Mexico State | 5-13 | 12 | 9-21 |
| Western Kentucky | 4-14 | 13 | 8-21 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |