Palek scores 26 in Missouri State's 84-75 victory against New Mexico State
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) Keith Palek III's 26 points helped Missouri State Bears defeat New Mexico State 84-75 on Thursday night.
Palek added six rebounds for the Bears (11-8, 5-3 Conference USA). Michael Osei-Bonsu scored 21 points and added nine rebounds. Kobi Williams shot 5 for 10, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points.
Jemel Jones finished with 28 points for the Aggies (10-8, 3-5). Julius Mims added 17 points, eight rebounds and three steals. Jae'Coby Osborne also had 11 points.
Missouri State took a 23-6 lead in the first half with a 20-2 run. Led by nine first-half points from Palek, Missouri State carried a 33-31 lead into the break. Missouri State took the lead for good with 6:38 remaining in the second half on a layup from Tyrique Brooks to make it 66-64.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | (Aggies gains possession) | |||
| 19:26 | Julius Mims misses three point jump shot | |||
| 19:24 | Trey Williams Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 18:55 | Michael Osei-Bonsu misses two point layup | |||
| 18:53 | Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive rebound | |||
| 18:51 | Kobi Williams misses two point jump shot | |||
| 18:51 | Bears turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 18:36 | +2 | Elijah Elliott makes two point jump shot | 0-2 | |
| 18:25 | Jae'Coby Osborne blocks Michael Osei-Bonsu's two point layup | |||
| 18:23 | Elijah Elliott defensive rebound | |||
| 18:16 | Zaxton King personal foul | |||
| 18:10 | Jemel Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:08 | Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound | |||
| 17:53 | Zaxton King misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:51 | Bears offensive rebound | |||
| 17:48 | +3 | Trey Williams Jr. makes three point jump shot (Michael Osei-Bonsu assists) | 3-2 | |
| 17:23 | Kyrese Mullen turnover | |||
| 17:12 | Trey Williams Jr. turnover (Julius Mims steals) | |||
| 17:05 | +2 | Julius Mims makes two point dunk (Elijah Elliott assists) | 3-4 | |
| 16:52 | Kobi Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:50 | Jemel Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 16:45 | Jemel Jones misses two point jump shot | |||
| 16:43 | Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound | |||
| 16:24 | +2 | Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup | 5-4 | |
| 16:04 | Jae'Coby Osborne turnover (Zaxton King steals) | |||
| 16:00 | +2 | Zaxton King makes two point layup | 7-4 | |
| 15:31 | Kyrese Mullen misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:29 | Keith Palek III defensive rebound | |||
| 15:13 | +3 | Kobi Williams makes three point jump shot (Keith Palek III assists) | 10-4 | |
| 14:47 | Jemel Jones misses two point jump shot | |||
| 14:45 | Keith Palek III defensive rebound | |||
| 14:40 | Jemel Jones shooting foul | |||
| 14:40 | TV timeout | |||
| 14:40 | +1 | Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-4 | |
| 14:40 | +1 | Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-4 | |
| 14:28 | Chris Terrell misses two point jump shot | |||
| 14:26 | Kobi Williams defensive rebound | |||
| 14:19 | Keith Palek III turnover (Julius Mims steals) | |||
| 14:12 | Anthony Wrzeszcz misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:10 | Keith Palek III defensive rebound | |||
| 13:46 | +3 | Zaxton King makes three point jump shot | 15-4 | |
| 13:15 | Chris Terrell misses two point jump shot | |||
| 13:13 | Antwan Burnett defensive rebound | |||
| 12:55 | +2 | Keith Palek III makes two point jump shot | 17-4 | |
| 12:53 | Aggies 30 second timeout | |||
| 12:48 | Jayland Randall misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:46 | Antwan Burnett defensive rebound | |||
| 12:20 | Trey Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:18 | Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive rebound | |||
| 12:17 | Chris Terrell personal foul | |||
| 12:01 | Trey Williams Jr. turnover (Jae'Coby Osborne steals) | |||
| 11:34 | Jayland Randall misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:32 | Kobi Williams defensive rebound | |||
| 11:17 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:15 | Michael Osei-Bonsu turnover (Kyrese Mullen steals) | |||
| 10:53 | Anthony Wrzeszcz misses two point jump shot | |||
| 10:51 | Darrion Sutton defensive rebound | |||
| 10:40 | +2 | Trey Williams Jr. makes two point jump shot | 19-4 | |
| 10:22 | +2 | Jayland Randall makes two point jump shot | 19-6 | |
| 9:49 | +2 | Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point jump shot (Trey Williams Jr. assists) | 21-6 | |
| 9:22 | Kyrese Mullen misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:20 | Darrion Sutton defensive rebound | |||
| 9:01 | Darrion Sutton misses two point jump shot | |||
| 8:59 | Darrion Sutton offensive rebound | |||
| 8:54 | Zaxton King misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:52 | Anthony Wrzeszcz defensive rebound | |||
| 8:43 | Kyrese Mullen misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:41 | Darrion Sutton defensive rebound | |||
| 8:22 | Kyrese Mullen shooting foul | |||
| 8:22 | +1 | Darrion Sutton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-6 | |
| 8:22 | +1 | Darrion Sutton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-6 | |
| 8:10 | Julius Mims misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:08 | Augustine Ekwe offensive rebound | |||
| 8:07 | Cameron Boone personal foul | |||
| 8:05 | +2 | Julius Mims makes two point layup (Elijah Elliott assists) | 23-8 | |
| 7:44 | Antwan Burnett misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:42 | Cameron Boone offensive rebound | |||
| 7:42 | Augustine Ekwe personal foul | |||
| 7:42 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:39 | Keith Palek III misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:37 | Keith Palek III offensive rebound | |||
| 7:35 | Augustine Ekwe blocks Keith Palek III's two point jump shot | |||
| 7:33 | Jayland Randall defensive rebound | |||
| 7:28 | Jayland Randall misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:26 | Julius Mims offensive rebound | |||
| 7:24 | +2 | Julius Mims makes two point layup | 23-10 | |
| 7:02 | +2 | Kobi Williams makes two point jump shot | 25-10 | |
| 6:49 | Elijah Elliott misses two point jump shot | |||
| 6:47 | Bears defensive rebound | |||
| 6:26 | +2 | Keith Palek III makes two point layup | 27-10 | |
| 5:54 | Elijah Elliott misses two point jump shot | |||
| 5:52 | Antwan Burnett defensive rebound | |||
| 5:43 | Keith Palek III misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:41 | Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive rebound | |||
| 5:38 | Zaxton King misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:36 | Elijah Elliott defensive rebound | |||
| 5:29 | Kobi Williams shooting foul | |||
| 5:29 | +1 | Jemel Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-11 | |
| 5:29 | +1 | Jemel Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-12 | |
| 5:22 | Antwan Burnett misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:20 | Elijah Elliott defensive rebound | |||
| 5:12 | Trey Williams Jr. shooting foul | |||
| 5:12 | +1 | Jemel Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-13 | |
| 5:12 | +1 | Jemel Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-14 | |
| 4:39 | Trey Williams Jr. turnover | |||
| 4:33 | +3 | Jemel Jones makes three point jump shot (Elijah Elliott assists) | 27-17 | |
| 4:14 | Keith Palek III turnover | |||
| 4:02 | Logan Epes personal foul | |||
| 3:54 | +2 | Jemel Jones makes two point jump shot | 27-19 | |
| 3:32 | Kyrese Mullen personal foul | |||
| 3:32 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:22 | Michael Osei-Bonsu turnover (Julius Mims steals) | |||
| 3:14 | Anthony Wrzeszcz misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:12 | Anthony Wrzeszcz offensive rebound | |||
| 3:10 | Anthony Wrzeszcz turnover | |||
| 2:49 | Julius Mims personal foul | |||
| 2:49 | Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive foul | |||
| 2:49 | Michael Osei-Bonsu turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 2:27 | +3 | Jemel Jones makes three point jump shot (Anthony Wrzeszcz assists) | 27-22 | |
| 2:03 | Anthony Wrzeszcz blocks Kobi Williams's three point jump shot | |||
| 2:01 | Julius Mims defensive rebound | |||
| 1:57 | +2 | Julius Mims makes two point layup (Elijah Elliott assists) | 27-24 | |
| 1:57 | Kobi Williams shooting foul | |||
| 1:56 | Julius Mims misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 1:56 | Zaxton King defensive rebound | |||
| 1:34 | Julius Mims shooting foul | |||
| 1:34 | +1 | Michael Osei-Bonsu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-24 | |
| 1:34 | Michael Osei-Bonsu misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 1:34 | Jemel Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 1:24 | +2 | Jemel Jones makes two point layup | 28-26 | |
| 1:03 | +2 | Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point jump shot | 30-26 | |
| 0:47 | +2 | Elijah Elliott makes two point jump shot | 30-28 | |
| 0:36 | +3 | Keith Palek III makes three point jump shot (Trey Williams Jr. assists) | 33-28 | |
| 0:09 | +3 | Jemel Jones makes three point jump shot | 33-31 | |
| 0:01 | Trey Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Bears offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:52 | +2 | Jae'Coby Osborne makes two point layup | 33-33 | |
| 19:17 | Kobi Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
| 19:15 | Julius Mims defensive rebound | |||
| 18:47 | +3 | Kyrese Mullen makes three point jump shot (Jemel Jones assists) | 33-36 | |
| 18:24 | +2 | Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup (Zaxton King assists) | 35-36 | |
| 18:06 | Elijah Elliott misses two point jump shot | |||
| 18:04 | Julius Mims offensive rebound | |||
| 18:04 | +2 | Julius Mims makes two point layup | 35-38 | |
| 17:50 | Michael Osei-Bonsu turnover | |||
| 17:37 | +2 | Julius Mims makes two point jump shot (Elijah Elliott assists) | 35-40 | |
| 17:28 | +2 | Zaxton King makes two point layup | 37-40 | |
| 17:12 | Trey Williams Jr. personal foul | |||
| 17:03 | +3 | Jemel Jones makes three point jump shot (Elijah Elliott assists) | 37-43 | |
| 16:32 | Jemel Jones shooting foul | |||
| 16:32 | +1 | Michael Osei-Bonsu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-43 | |
| 16:32 | +1 | Michael Osei-Bonsu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-43 | |
| 16:17 | Elijah Elliott turnover | |||
| 15:55 | +2 | Keith Palek III makes two point jump shot | 41-43 | |
| 15:42 | +2 | Jae'Coby Osborne makes two point dunk (Elijah Elliott assists) | 41-45 | |
| 15:42 | Zaxton King shooting foul | |||
| 15:42 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:42 | +1 | Jae'Coby Osborne makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 41-46 | |
| 15:27 | +2 | Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup (Keith Palek III assists) | 43-46 | |
| 15:03 | +3 | Julius Mims makes three point jump shot (Jemel Jones assists) | 43-49 | |
| 14:38 | Michael Osei-Bonsu misses two point jump shot | |||
| 14:36 | Kyrese Mullen defensive rebound | |||
| 14:36 | Michael Osei-Bonsu personal foul | |||
| 14:16 | Jemel Jones misses two point jump shot | |||
| 14:14 | Bears defensive rebound | |||
| 13:50 | Antwan Burnett misses two point layup | |||
| 13:49 | Keith Palek III offensive rebound | |||
| 13:49 | Augustine Ekwe shooting foul | |||
| 13:49 | +1 | Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-49 | |
| 13:49 | +1 | Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-49 | |
| 13:28 | Antwan Burnett shooting foul | |||
| 13:28 | +1 | Jayland Randall makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-50 | |
| 13:28 | Jayland Randall misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 13:28 | Bears defensive rebound | |||
| 13:13 | Jayland Randall blocks Antwan Burnett's two point layup | |||
| 13:11 | Bears offensive rebound | |||
| 13:02 | +2 | Kobi Williams makes two point jump shot (Zaxton King assists) | 47-50 | |
| 12:47 | Cameron Boone blocks Chris Terrell's two point layup | |||
| 12:45 | Aggies offensive rebound | |||
| 12:38 | +2 | Kyrese Mullen makes two point layup | 47-52 | |
| 12:20 | Chris Terrell personal foul | |||
| 12:19 | Anthony Wrzeszcz personal foul | |||
| 12:10 | +2 | Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup | 49-52 | |
| 12:10 | Kyrese Mullen shooting foul | |||
| 12:10 | +1 | Michael Osei-Bonsu makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 50-52 | |
| 11:45 | Keith Palek III shooting foul | |||
| 11:45 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:45 | +1 | Jayland Randall makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-53 | |
| 11:45 | +1 | Jayland Randall makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-54 | |
| 11:29 | Kyrese Mullen personal foul | |||
| 11:24 | +2 | Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup | 52-54 | |
| 11:05 | +2 | Jae'Coby Osborne makes two point layup | 52-56 | |
| 10:50 | +3 | Kobi Williams makes three point jump shot (Tyrique Brooks assists) | 55-56 | |
| 10:30 | Anthony Wrzeszcz misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:28 | Keith Palek III defensive rebound | |||
| 10:16 | Jae'Coby Osborne shooting foul | |||
| 10:16 | +1 | Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-56 | |
| 10:16 | +1 | Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-56 | |
| 10:01 | Julius Mims misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:59 | Jae'Coby Osborne offensive rebound | |||
| 9:56 | Elijah Elliott misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:54 | Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound | |||
| 9:32 | Michael Osei-Bonsu misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:30 | Jae'Coby Osborne defensive rebound | |||
| 9:23 | Trey Williams Jr. personal foul | |||
| 9:16 | Jemel Jones misses two point layup | |||
| 9:14 | Julius Mims offensive rebound | |||
| 9:14 | +2 | Julius Mims makes two point layup | 57-58 | |
| 8:49 | +2 | Keith Palek III makes two point jump shot | 59-58 | |
| 8:35 | Julius Mims misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:33 | Jayland Randall offensive rebound | |||
| 8:33 | +2 | Jayland Randall makes two point layup | 59-60 | |
| 8:18 | Keith Palek III misses two point jump shot | |||
| 8:16 | Cameron Boone offensive rebound | |||
| 8:15 | Jayland Randall personal foul | |||
| 8:15 | Cameron Boone misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 8:15 | Jayland Randall defensive rebound | |||
| 8:04 | Jayland Randall misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:02 | Bears defensive rebound | |||
| 8:02 | Augustine Ekwe personal foul | |||
| 8:02 | +1 | Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 60-60 | |
| 8:02 | +1 | Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-60 | |
| 7:54 | Tyrique Brooks personal foul | |||
| 7:54 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:54 | +1 | Elijah Elliott makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-61 | |
| 7:54 | +1 | Elijah Elliott makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-62 | |
| 7:40 | Augustine Ekwe personal foul | |||
| 7:40 | +1 | Michael Osei-Bonsu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 62-62 | |
| 7:40 | Michael Osei-Bonsu misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 7:30 | Aggies defensive rebound | |||
| 7:30 | Jemel Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:28 | Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound | |||
| 7:07 | +2 | Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point jump shot | 64-62 | |
| 6:52 | +2 | Jemel Jones makes two point jump shot | 64-64 | |
| 6:52 | Aggies 30 second timeout | |||
| 6:52 | TV timeout | |||
| 6:38 | +2 | Tyrique Brooks makes two point layup (Michael Osei-Bonsu assists) | 66-64 | |
| 6:38 | Jae'Coby Osborne shooting foul | |||
| 6:38 | +1 | Tyrique Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 67-64 | |
| 6:25 | Jemel Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:23 | Jayland Randall offensive rebound | |||
| 6:23 | Jayland Randall turnover (Michael Osei-Bonsu steals) | |||
| 5:55 | Michael Osei-Bonsu turnover (Jemel Jones steals) | |||
| 5:48 | Elijah Elliott misses two point jump shot | |||
| 5:46 | Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound | |||
| 5:21 | Tyrique Brooks misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:19 | Julius Mims defensive rebound | |||
| 5:17 | Michael Osei-Bonsu personal foul | |||
| 5:17 | Julius Mims misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 5:17 | Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound | |||
| 5:00 | +3 | Kobi Williams makes three point jump shot (Zaxton King assists) | 70-64 | |
| 4:46 | Michael Osei-Bonsu personal foul | |||
| 4:46 | +1 | Jemel Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 70-65 | |
| 4:46 | +1 | Jemel Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 70-66 | |
| 4:29 | Jemel Jones personal foul | |||
| 4:29 | +1 | Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-66 | |
| 4:29 | Keith Palek III misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 4:29 | Julius Mims defensive rebound | |||
| 4:20 | Jemel Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:18 | Antwan Burnett defensive rebound | |||
| 4:01 | +3 | Keith Palek III makes three point jump shot (Zaxton King assists) | 74-66 | |
| 3:44 | Jemel Jones misses two point jump shot | |||
| 3:42 | Zaxton King defensive rebound | |||
| 3:27 | Keith Palek III misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:25 | Antwan Burnett offensive rebound | |||
| 3:21 | Antwan Burnett misses two point jump shot | |||
| 3:19 | Jemel Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 3:14 | Keith Palek III personal foul | |||
| 3:14 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:14 | Jemel Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 3:14 | +1 | Jemel Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-67 | |
| 2:54 | +3 | Antwan Burnett makes three point jump shot (Keith Palek III assists) | 77-67 | |
| 2:32 | Elijah Elliott misses two point jump shot | |||
| 2:30 | Aggies offensive rebound | |||
| 2:30 | Michael Osei-Bonsu personal foul | |||
| 2:30 | Kyrese Mullen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 2:30 | +1 | Kyrese Mullen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-68 | |
| 2:30 | Bears 30 second timeout | |||
| 2:10 | Kobi Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:08 | Kobi Williams offensive rebound | |||
| 1:56 | Jemel Jones personal foul | |||
| 1:56 | +1 | Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 78-68 | |
| 1:56 | Keith Palek III misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 1:56 | Julius Mims defensive rebound | |||
| 1:41 | +2 | Jae'Coby Osborne makes two point layup | 78-70 | |
| 1:18 | Jae'Coby Osborne shooting foul | |||
| 1:18 | +1 | Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 79-70 | |
| 1:18 | +1 | Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 80-70 | |
| 1:10 | Elijah Elliott misses two point layup | |||
| 1:08 | Antwan Burnett defensive rebound | |||
| 0:41 | +2 | Antwan Burnett makes two point layup | 82-70 | |
| 0:34 | +2 | Jemel Jones makes two point layup | 82-72 | |
| 0:34 | Zaxton King shooting foul | |||
| 0:34 | +1 | Jemel Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 82-73 | |
| 0:15 | Anthony Wrzeszcz personal foul | |||
| 0:15 | +1 | Trey Williams Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 83-73 | |
| 0:15 | +1 | Trey Williams Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 84-73 | |
| 0:02 | Jemel Jones misses two point jump shot | |||
| 0:01 | Jae'Coby Osborne offensive rebound | |||
| 0:01 | +2 | Jae'Coby Osborne makes two point layup | 84-75 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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+ 2 | Jae'Coby Osborne makes two point layup | 0:01 |
| Jae'Coby Osborne offensive rebound | 0:01 |
| Jemel Jones misses two point jump shot | 0:02 |
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+ 1 | Trey Williams Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:15 |
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+ 1 | Trey Williams Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:15 |
| Anthony Wrzeszcz personal foul | 0:15 |
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+ 1 | Jemel Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0:34 |
| Zaxton King shooting foul | 0:34 |
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+ 2 | Jemel Jones makes two point layup | 0:34 |
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+ 2 | Antwan Burnett makes two point layup | 0:41 |
| Antwan Burnett defensive rebound | 1:08 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 84 | 75 |
| Field Goals | 27-53 (50.9%) | 27-62 (43.5%) |
| 3-Pointers | 8-23 (34.8%) | 6-23 (26.1%) |
| Free Throws | 22-27 (81.5%) | 15-20 (75.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 40 | 28 |
| Offensive | 10 | 9 |
| Defensive | 23 | 16 |
| Team | 7 | 3 |
| Assists | 12 | 10 |
| Steals | 2 | 6 |
| Blocks | 1 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 5 |
| Fouls | 19 | 22 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri State 11-8 | 76.3 PPG | 40.3 RPG | 14.4 APG |
| New Mexico St. 10-8 | 77.1 PPG | 40.5 RPG | 13.6 APG |
| Key Players | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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. Palek III F | 18.4 PPG | 7.0 RPG | 3.7 APG | 42.9 FG% |
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. Jones G | 16.7 PPG | 4.2 RPG | 2.2 APG | 42.4 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Palek III F | 26 PTS | 6 REB | 3 AST | ||
| J. Jones G | 28 PTS | 3 REB | 2 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| K. Palek III | 26 | 6 | 3 | 6/11 | 2/5 | 12/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| M. Osei-Bonsu | 21 | 9 | 2 | 8/12 | 0/0 | 5/7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| K. Williams | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5/10 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Z. King | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3/6 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Williams Jr. | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| K. Palek III | 26 | 6 | 3 | 6/11 | 2/5 | 12/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| M. Osei-Bonsu | 21 | 9 | 2 | 8/12 | 0/0 | 5/7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| K. Williams | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5/10 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Z. King | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3/6 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Williams Jr. | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| A. Burnett | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2/7 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| T. Brooks | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Sutton | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| L. Epes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Boone | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| A. Kuljuhovic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Cunningham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Clark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 84 | 33 | 12 | 27/53 | 8/23 | 22/27 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Jones | 28 | 3 | 2 | 8/18 | 4/8 | 8/9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Mims | 17 | 8 | 0 | 8/12 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| J. Osborne | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5/5 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| K. Mullen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| E. Elliott | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2/9 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Jones | 28 | 3 | 2 | 8/18 | 4/8 | 8/9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Mims | 17 | 8 | 0 | 8/12 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| J. Osborne | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5/5 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| K. Mullen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| E. Elliott | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2/9 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Randall | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2/6 | 0/4 | 3/4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| A. Wrzeszcz | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Malonga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Ekwe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Terrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Villegas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Pickens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Eaglestaff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Doyle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 75 | 25 | 10 | 27/62 | 6/23 | 15/20 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 |