The Standard · Feb 24, 2019
Bears defeat Indiana State, secure winning conference record
The Missouri State men’s basketball team secured its first winning conference record since 2010-11 with a 67-61 win over Indiana State. The win kept the Bears in the running for a Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship.
“It was a good win for our guys,” head coach Dana Ford said. “We got off to a little of a slow start, but our effort was so good that we started playing better.”
The first half was slow and lackluster for both teams. Off eight Sycamore turnovers, Missouri State only managed seven points. Junior Tulio Da Silva played well in the first half, going 3-5 from the field for eight points. He also had seven rebounds at half.