Sophomore Ja'Monta Black puts up a shot against Southern Illinois on Feb. 10. The Bears won 65-53.
File photo by Kaitlyn Stratman/The StandardAfter being predicted to finish sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll, the Missouri State basketball team finished third in the regular season after sweeping Evansville on the road Feb. 26 and 27.
The Bears’ first game in the MVC tournament will be Friday, March 5 against Valparaiso at 8 p.m. at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis.
Friday’s Game
Friday night was the clincher for the third seed, as the Bears won 90-81 in a tightly contested game where MSU did not pull away until late.