Missouri State fans toss teddy bears on court during "Share the Bear" event at halftime during Bears game against Loyola on Jan. 23, 2019. Wyatt D. Wheeler, wwheeler@news-leader.com
Missouri State showed Wednesday evening that it can play with anyone.
And it did so in dominating fashion.
The Bears were in control during a 70-35 win over the defending Missouri Valley Conference champion Loyola (Chicago) Ramblers at JQH Arena.
Loyola is coming off a Cinderella-Final Four run from a season ago. The Ramblers remain atop the MVC standings despite the loss.
Here is what went down on a Wednesday night to remember at JQH Arena.