SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - The Missouri State Bears scored a 62-55 victory over the University of Northern Iowa Panther men's basketball team on Thursday at JQH Arena.
The Bears (13-3 overall, 3-0 MVC) tallied a 51-26 rebounding edge against the Panthers. MSU's Alize Johnson tallied 24 points and 20 rebounds in the contest. Johnson posted six of MSU's 17 offensive rebounds.
UNI (8-7 overall, 0-3 MVC) trailed by as many as 19 points in the second half but rallied to cut the lead to four with 27.