The Missouri State Bears fell to the Drake Bulldogs in an overtime heartbreaker 79-78 in the Arch Madness semifinals.
Missouri State won the opening tip and junior forward Donovan Clay put the Bears on the board first. Clay was coming off a 17-point outing against his former team Valparaiso in the quarterfinals, with all his points coming in the first half.
The Bears got off to an early 4-0 start after a layup from junior guard Isiaih Mosley. Drake’s Tucker DeVries got the Bulldogs in the game off a close-range jumper. Garret Sturtz tied the game 4-4 on a tough layup and senior center Gaige Prim answered at the other end on a turn-around jumper putting the Bears back up by two.