BOWLING GREEN, Ky — Could the Missouri State Bears 2017-18 regular season opener on the against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers have gone any better than it did?
“There won’t be many road wins in the country tonight,” head coach Paul Lusk said. “That’s how hard it is to win on the road.”
Well, I guess that depends on whether or not you’re fine with high blood pressure because of a basketball game.
Senior forward Alize Johnson played after sitting out the entire preseason and entering Friday as a game-time decision.
He played limited minutes due to the injury and foul trouble, but his presence did the trick, giving Missouri State the momentum right from the tip to hold on for an 85-80 victory.