Young guns deliver in Bears' thrilling OT win

Missouri State Bears Dorrian Williams looks for anMissouri State coach Paul Lusk has been saying for the last month about how his freshmen and first-year players can’t play like freshmen and first-year players in the conference season.

Consider him satisfied with what he saw in the Bears’ thrilling 84-81 overtime victory over Illinois State on Saturday afternoon at JQH Arena.

There wouldn’t have been overtime without juco transfer Dequon Miller, who drained about a 25-footer with the Redbirds leading 72-69 in the final seconds of regulation.

And there wouldn’t have been a victory without the play of freshman Jarred Dixon, who took over in the final minute of the extra session, as the Bears…