Kyle Weems had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead Missouri State past Northern Iowa 63-51 on Saturday. Anthony Downing scored 16 points and Jarmar Gulley matched Weems with 10 rebounds for the Bears (13-10, 6-5 Missouri Valley). Michael Bizoukas had seven assists for Missouri State. Seth Tuttle had nine points to lead Northern Iowa [...]
Jackie Carmichael had 26 points and 16 rebounds and Illinois State defeated Missouri State 76-69 in overtime Wednesday night. Carmichael’s basket with 1:09 left in the extra period gave the Redbirds (13-8, 5-5 Missouri Valley) the lead for good at 69-67. Jon Ekey was the only other Illinois State player in double figures, scoring all [...]
Caleb Patterson scored 16 points and sank the go-ahead basket with 1:09 left as Missouri State nudged Bradley 51-48 on Saturday night. After Patterson’s shot broke a 45-45 tie, Kyle Weems hit two free throws to put the Bears up 49-45. Walt Lemon Jr.’s 3-pointer brought Bradley within 49-48 with 4 seconds left before Nathan [...]
Two Missouri State football Bears, Zack Cooley (RFr., OT, Lebanon, Mo.) and Mike Crutcher (RFr., S, Wentzville, Mo.) are part of the first College Sports Journal All-Freshman Team, the CSJ released this week. The squad of 40 newcomers were selected for making significant national-scale contributions in their first year of playing college football. The 2011 [...]
Coach Greg McDermott and Creighton (No. 18 ESPN/USA Today, No. 19 AP) knew Missouri State would be a formidable opponent, something the Bears proved Dec. 28 when they upset the Bluejays in Omaha. Missouri State almost got the best of the Bluejays again Wednesday night, but Creighton rallied late in the second half for a [...]
Jarmar Gulley scored 18 points Tuesday night as Missouri State squandered all but two points of a 21-point lead before surging to beat Southern Illinois 77-65. Kyle Weems hit double figures for the 16th straight game with 16 points for the Bears (11-6, 4-1), who have won four of five and are tied for the [...]
Anthony Downing scored 17 points and Missouri State rallied in the second half to beat Indiana State 69-63 on Saturday. Kyle Weems added 14 points and a game-high nine rebounds for the Bears (10-6, 3-1 Missouri Valley). Jarmar Gulley scored 13 and Michael Bizoukas 12 for Missouri State, which converted 24 of 47 shots (51 [...]
John Wilkins scored 15 points and Illinois State never trailed Wednesday night in defeating Missouri State 68-60. Tyler Brown and Bryant Allen had 14 points apiece for the Redbirds (10-4, 2-1 Missouri Valley). Jon Ekey had 12 rebounds and Jackie Carmichael grabbed 10 boards as Illinois State held a 44-33 edge on the glass. Kyle [...]
Kyle Weems is the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, and Anthony Downing has earned MVC Newcomer of the Week honors, the league announced Monday (Jan. 2). Weems (Sr., F, Topeka, Kan.) helped Missouri State to a 2-0 start in league play with a career-high 31-point output in Wednesday’s win at No. 19 Creighton [...]
The face of Creighton (No. 19 ESPN/USA Today, No. 21 AP) disappeared when the Bluejays needed him most. National scoring leader Doug McDermott scored just one of his 19 points in the last 10 minutes and was outplayed by Kyle Weems in Missouri State’s 77-65 upset Wednesday night. Weems scored 25 of his career-high 31 [...]