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Bears edge Ramblers in overtime thriller

Missouri State. Men’s basketball. Overtime. One-point game.

Stop reading if you’ve read this recently. Just kidding. Keep reading. They won this one.

Junior forward Alize Johnson hit a pair of free throws with 5.1 seconds left in the game to give the Bears a one-point lead. Loyola senior guard Milton Doyle missed a wide-open game winner at the buzzer to give the Bears a 82-81 overtime win.

Alize Johnson's go-ahead free throw with 5.1 seconds left in OT. Milton Doyle misses the game winner at the other end. Bears win 82-81. pic.twitter.com/M41a5ClSEb

— Wyatt Wheeler (@realYitWheeler) February 1, 2017

Missouri State (15-9, 6-5) had lost the previous two games by one point.