Junior guard Liza Fruendt’s 22 points wasn’t enough to save the Lady Bears from falling to the Tigers, 73-49, Friday evening in Columbia.
Mizzou (6-2) held Missouri State (2-5) to 27 percent shooting while controlling the game by shooting 43 percent themselves. The Tigers outrebounded the Lady Bears 42-37, outscored MSU 26-14 in the paint and shot over 20 percent better on free throws.
MSU beat the Tigers on turnovers, 19-15.
The Lady Bears stayed close and competitive through most of the first half, even gaining a brief 12-10 lead with a 3-pointer from Fruendt with six minutes left in the first quarter.