Alize Johnson throws down a dunk after a wide open drive on the goal.
Megan Burke/The StandardThis story will be updated throughout the night after interviews with head coach Paul Lusk and selected players.
Missouri State Bears senior forward Alize Johnson played his first basketball game for Missouri State on Aug. 3, 2016, against the Providence Storm as part of the Bears’ trip to the Bahamas.
On Thursday night, there was a chance Johnson was putting on his Bears’ uniform for the last time when he and his teammates met up with Valparaiso in the play-in game of Arch Madness, the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.