DES MOINES, Iowa – After trailing home-standing Drake by 13 points with 11 minutes to go and by nine with two-and-a-half minutes remaining, Missouri State made a furious late comeback here Sunday, only to fall short, 71-69, in a Missouri Valley Conference shootout.
Gaige Prim had a career day for the Bears (10-11, 4-4 MVC), going for season highs with 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Keandre Cook posted 12 points and 13 boards. It marked the first time two MSU players had a double-double in the same game since Jan. 7, 2018 (Alize Johnson and J.T. Miller).
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Mason Jones scored 20 points and Desi Sills added 18 to lead Arkansas to a 78-67 win over TCU in a Big 12/SEC Challenge game on Saturday
Arkansas bolstered its NCAA Tournament resume with its third nonconference win over a Power Five team this season. The Razorbacks also beat Indiana and Georgia Tech before their conference season began.
Arkansas will host South Carolina on Wednesday in its return to conference play in the SEC.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) No. 14 West Virginia’s inside dominance turned a close game into a rout and moved coach Bob Huggins another notch higher on the all-time wins list.
Jermaine Haley had 15 points and nine rebounds, Miles McBride scored 15 points and No. 14 West Virginia broke open a close game with a huge run early in the second half to beat cold-shooting Missouri 74-51 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday.
Missouri: Leading scorer Dru Smith had five turnovers and was held to two points, 10 under his scoring average. He missed both of his field-goal attempts.
Missouri: Hosts Georgia on Tuesday.
TROY, Ala. (AP) Melo Eggleston had 15 points and nine rebounds as Arkansas State defeated Troy 78-62 on Saturday.
Jerry Johnson added 12 points for the Red Wolves and J.J. Matthews had 11 points for Arkansas State (15-7, 7-4 Sun Belt Conference). Christian Willis added 11 points.
Arkansas State takes on Appalachian State at home on Thursday.
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