Just hours after Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring, temperatures in the Ozarks climbed comfortably into the 70s.
Inside JQH Arena on Sunday afternoon, the No. 21-ranked Lady Bears celebrated Groundhog Day by repeating a plot familiar to the home crowd.
Abby Hipp recorded a double-double and five Lady Bears reached double-figures as Missouri State downed Illinois State, 87-74, to remain unbeaten at JQH Arena this season. The Lady Bears once again have sole possession of first place in the Valley, thanks to a weekend sweep of Bradley and Illinois State at JQH Arena and Bradley’s loss at Southern Illinois on Sunday.