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Wire-to-wire win for the Bears who get above .500 in conference play

January 19, 2017 By Bill Pollock

Career performances by Missouri State’s Alize Johnson and Dequon Miller helped the Bears tally an impressive 73-68 wire-to-wire road victory at Indiana State Wednesday in Missouri Valley Conference action.  Johnson scored 26 points and snagged a career-best 20 rebounds, while Miller posted a career-high 24 points for the Bears (13-7, 4-3 MVC), who converted 12-of-13 free throws down the stretch.

Johnson’s 20 rebounds were the most by any Missouri State player since 1990 and matched a program high during its Division I era.

Johnson helped spark an impressive start for MSU, posting 18 points and 10 rebounds in the first half to give Missouri State a 39-26 lead at the half.
In the second half, MSU pushed ahead to their biggest lead of the night, 43-29, on a reverse layup by Obediah Church less than four minutes in.

MSU picked up its third road win of the season and improved to 2-2 in conference games away from JQH Arena. The Bears also swept the regular-season series against Indiana State for the first time since the 2007-08 season.

The Bears will enter the weekend tied for third place in the MVC standings and return to JQH Arena on Saturday to battle Bradley at 2 p.m. on Hall of Fame weekend.

Story–MSU Athletics

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