This game didn’t go to overtime. This game, Missouri State just got beat.
Coming off a much-needed win over a hot Loyola (Chicago), Missouri State (15-10, 6-6) fell to last place Evansville (11-14, 2-10) 74-66.
“We got beat. (Evansville)’s fighting for their lives,” Bears head coach Paul Lusk said on his postgame radio show. “We should’ve been fighting for ours, but that didn’t happen.”
The Purple Aces were in total control from the opening tip as Missouri State’s largest lead would only be two points. The Bears missed a number of early open layups, and Lusk thought that just how the day went for them.