Missouri State Bears News

Women's Basketball Battles Belmont on Thursday Night

Missouri State women's basketball opens a three-game home stand as the Lady Bears welcome Belmont to Great Southern Bank Arena for a Thursday night (6:30 p.m.) MVC showdown. MoState trails in the all-time series 2-3, but the Lady Bears own the two most recent victories in the series.

Date published: December 31, 2024

Brady Drops 19 on Valpo; Bears Nipped at Wire

Missouri State made 13 consecutive field goals during a key stretch in the second half, but came up short in crunch time here Wednesday in a 73-72 New-Year's Day loss to visiting Valparaiso.

Date published: January 1, 2025

Lady Bears Fall in Conference Opener at UIC

CHICAGO – Missouri State women's basketball (8-4, 0-1 MVC) dropped its Missouri Valley Conference opener 69-62 on the road at UIC (4-6, 1-0 MVC) here Sunday afternoon.

Date published: December 29, 2024

Red Panda Coming to Great Southern Bank Arena Feb. 12

Red Panda, declared by Sports Illustrated to be "The NBA's Favorite Halftime Show," will be making her way to Springfield on Wednesday, Feb. 12 for the Missouri State men's basketball game against Evansville at Great Southern Bank Arena. She will perform the halftime show of the 7:00 p.m. game.

Date published: December 20, 2024

Barea Selected 19th Overall by Real Salt Lake in MLS SuperDraft

Missouri State's Jesus Barea was selected by Real Salt Lake in the first round (19th overall) of the Major League Soccer SuperDraft 2025 held on Friday.

Date published: December 20, 2024

Bears Football Season Ticket Packages on Sale Now!

Missouri State has rolled out its 2025 football season ticket packages in advance of the program's inaugural season in Conference USA and NCAA FBS competition.

Date published: December 10, 2024

Osei-Bonsu Tallies Double-Double as Bears Fall at Evansville

Michael Osei-Bonsu registered his third double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds on his birthday here Sunday, but it was not enough as the Bears fell to Evansville, 57-40, in MSU's first Valley road game of the season.

Date published: December 29, 2024

Strong Second Half Pushes Bears Past Gauchos

Missouri State used a strong second-half performance on both ends of the floor to turn back visiting UC Santa Barbara, 68-56, here Sunday in the Bears' final non-conference contest.

Date published: December 22, 2024

Women’s Basketball Dominates Southern Miss for Fourth Straight Win

SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State women's basketball (8-3) closed out its non-conference slate with a blowout win, 92-54, over Southern Miss (4-7) here Friday afternoon at Great Southern Bank Arena.

Date published: December 20, 2024

Bears Back Home Wednesday to Tussle with Valpo

Missouri State ushers in 2025 at Great Southern Bank Arena on Wednesday when the Bears host Valparaiso at 7 p.m. in a New Year's Day conference showdown. MoState has won 9 straight meetings against the Beacons and 14 of the last 17 series matchups overall. Wednesday's game features $5 bleacher and upper-level tickets.

Date published: December 30, 2024