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It wasn't the prettiest of Lady Bears games, but they found a way to come up with a needed win to remain in championship contention.
Missouri State (17-5, 8-3) pulled off a 63-59 win over Drake (12-11, 4-8) on Friday night at JQH Arena.
The Lady Bears remain in fourth place in the Missouri Valley Conference with a critical home game against third-place Northern Iowa (16-7, 9-3) up next on Sunday at 2 p.m. UNI beat the Lady Bears earlier this season but lost at Southern Illinois on Friday.