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The Bears' hot start to the 2020-21 season continued with a win over the team that was picked to win the Missouri Valley Conference.
Missouri State (4-0, 1-0) opened Valley play Sunday afternoon with a 79-59 win over Northern Iowa (1-5, 0-1) in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The two teams will play again Monday at 7 p.m.
Senior center Gaige Prim dominated throughout the first half while giving the Bears a 10-point lead at the break.
Prim and sophomore Isiaih Mosley combined for the team's first eight points as they jumped out to an 8-3 lead a little more than two minutes into the game.