If only the game ended after 30 minutes instead of 40.
Missouri State held a 54-47 lead with 9:37 left in the game, but Loyola (Chicago) would rally to hand the Bears a 77-71 loss.
MSU (12-7, 3-3) led by as many as 11 points and looked to be in full control against Loyola (13-6, 3-3) in Chicago, but would choke late in the second-half.
“I thought we made solid plays down the stretch,” head coach Paul Lusk said on his postgame radio show. “We were in position, but we just didn’t make enough.”
The Bears were outscored 49-32 in the second-half.