Williams makes memorable comeback in Bears' Valley loss

Buy PhotoST. LOUIS - Dorrian Williams was scheduled to have knee surgery on Friday morning.

It was supposed to be a painful microfracture procedure, where tiny holes are drilled into a bone in his knee, in an effort to promote the growth of cartilage in the joint.

Instead, the Missouri State senior played 18 minutes of Division I basketball at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

He didn’t score in the Bears’ 66-56 loss to Evansville in the quarterfinals at the Scottrade Center, but he was able to go out on his own terms, after missing the last eight games.

“I felt like I owed it to my brothers in the locker room,” Williams said. “We developed a relationship that goes way beyond…