It was another tale of two halves for the Missouri State men’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon.
There was little to no energy inside JQH Arena to start the first half. Fans mumbled amongst themselves in the stands while the Bears went through the motions on the court.
The teams battled for a lead early, with several lead changes in the first few minutes, but Indiana State quickly started to pull away with consistent makes. The Bears went over four minutes without scoring until first-half star Gaige Prim put up a jumper with 8:02 left in the first to slow the bleeding of the Sycamores’ lead.