Missouri State led Evansville by as many as 18 in the first half and had a 36-21 halftime lead before opening the second half with a 16-4 run to go up 52-25 with 15:23 left.
The Bears converted 21 Evansville turnovers into 34 points, while the Purple Aces struggled from the field, hitting just 27.7 percent on 13 of 47.
Dale Lamberth scored 12 for Missouri State. and Justin Fuehrmeyer had 11. Chris Cooks added 10.
Shy Ely led Evansville with 14 points.
While Evansville isnt the best team in the MVC to any stretch, this was a big win for Missouri St. Who hasnt been playing to their potential lately.
Our defense was steller throughout the entire game, holding Evansville to only 38 points while making them turnover 21 times. Offense shared the ball well and got the open shot on most possesions. Deven Mitchell lead all scorers with 14 points.
This game was a big momentum builder. MSU now goes 6-9 in the MVC and possibly still has some life to make a late push for a good conference tourney seed... then, anything can happen.
Game MVP: Deven Mitchell
14 points, 6 rebounds, 50% FG, 4-5 FT, 25 minutes
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