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After leading the Missouri State Lady Bears to two NCAA Tournament appearances in the last three seasons, Head Coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton is leaving to become the head coach at the University of Virginia. The Virginia women’s basketball program made the announcement Monday morning with a “Welcome Coach Mox” tweet. Agugua-Hamilton …

The Missouri State Lady Bears have won their seventh straight game, downing Indiana State 72-65 Saturday afternoon at JQH Arena in Springfield. The game had all the emotions of Senior Days in the past, and then some. Fifth year senior Abby Hipp, who’s missed all but four games this season …

The Missouri State Bears overcome a pair of seven point deficits to defeat the Indiana State Sycamores 79-70 Tuesday night at JQH Arena. Senior Gaige Prim put on a show, scoring 32 points, going 18-21 from the free throw line. As a team, Indiana State went 17-21 from the foul …

It wasn’t close to being pretty, but the Missouri State Lady Bears escape with a 63-59 win over the Drake Bulldogs Friday night at JQH Arena. The game featured eight lead changes, 11 ties and a combined 46 turnovers, 23 for each team. When senior Mariah White stepped to the …

The Loyola Ramblers pull out a 71-62 win over the Missouri State Bears in front of a crowd of 6,117 Sunday afternoon at JQH Arena. In a game that featured ten lead changes and three ties, the Ramblers held a 29-28 lead at the half, then took the lead for …

The Missouri State Bears fell behind by four points in the second half, but bounced back to pull away from the Evansville Purple Aces 72-58 Saturday night at JQH Arena. The Bears jumped out to a 9-2 lead and held a 28-21 advantage at halftime, then got a three point …

The Missouri State Lady Bears withstood an early scare from the Bradley Braves to win 66-46 Thursday night at JQH Arena. The Lady Bears fell behind by eight points in the first quarter to a team who came into the night with an 0-5 conference mark, but MSU used an …

Paul VI wins the 37th Bass Pro Tournament of Champions, defeating Sierra Canyon 72-65 in front of a record crowd Saturday night at JQH Arena in Springfield. The tournament set single day records for attendance on Thursday with 7,886 fans, and again on Friday with 9,263 and on Saturday with …

The final round matchups are set at the 37th Bass Pro Tournament of Champions at JQH Arena in Springfield. The Parkview Vikings won a thriller in the first consolation semifinal game Friday, defeating New Madrid County Central 47-44 in overtime on a buzzer-beating three pointer by Xzavia McArthur. The game …

The opening round is complete at the 37th Annual Bass Pro Tournament of Champions at JQH Arena. It’s the first time in two years the event has been held after being cancelled last year due to COVID-19. The TOC features some of the top high school basketball teams and players …