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Missouri State fell behind 30-0 in the first half on Saturday and couldn't recover as the Bears fell 37-14.
The Bears are 1-8 on the season and have now lost five consecutive games.
Here are some thoughts following the Bears' loss to Southern Illinois:
1. MSU isn't prepared to play
When this story goes into the Tuesday newspaper, it will mark one month since the last time the Bears scored a point in the first half of a football game.
That's right: The Bears scored a touchdown with 9:37 remaining in the first quarter against South Dakota and haven't scored in the last 144 minutes and 37 seconds of first-half football while being outscored by 109.