With three games left in the regular season, the finish line is not what the Missouri State men’s basketball team originally hoped it to be.
There is no chance of a Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championship, and a finish in the top half of the conference standings is a long shot, as well.
The Bears are riding a four-game losing streak and have two of their remaining three games on the road, as they try to avoid an appearance in the play-in round of the Valley tournament for the fourth time in five seasons.
Missouri State (15-13 overall, 6-9 in the Valley) is alone in sixth place in the league standings, yet too close for comfort to the No.