1 | 2 | T | |
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WKU | 29 | 49 | 78 |
MOST | 28 | 56 | 84 |
Missouri St. scraps past W. Kentucky 84-78, ends 5-game skid
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Tulio Da Silva scored 18 points, Keandre Cook and Ryan Kreklow 15 each as Missouri State battled past Western Kentucky 84-78 Wednesday night, ending a five-game losing streak.
Jarred Dixon scored six of his 11 points with clutch 3-pointers in the final three minutes of a game that saw 11 lead changes. Dixon buried a 3 from the corner that gave Missouri State (4-5) a nine-point lead with 2:59 remaining but WKU's Taveion Hollingsworth scored his fourth trey of the game bringing the Hilltoppers to within six again.
Kreklow hit a 3 that put Missouri State ahead 77-68 with 1:19 to go, but the Hilltoppers reeled off six straight and came as close as 77-74. Dixon drained his clutch 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with 48.7 seconds on the clock, boosting the Bears' lead to 80-74. Missouri State made 4 of 5 from the free throw line to close it out.
Hollingsworth led Western Kentucky (4-4) with 24 points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- James Durham
- Antinio Petty
- Gene Grimshaw
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Jacksonville State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Liberty | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
New Mexico State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UTEP | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Florida International | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Kennesaw State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Sam Houston | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Western Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Belmont | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Bradley | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Drake | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Murray State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Northern Iowa | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UIC | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Evansville | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Illinois State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Indiana State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Southern Illinois | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Valparaiso | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |