Missouri State Bears vs. Delaware Blue Hens

FINAL

Dec 29, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
MOST	27	34	61
DEL	17	26	43

Game Recap

Zaxton King leads Missouri State over Delaware 61-43 in Conference USA opener. Zaxton King had 16 points in Missouri State's 61-43 victory over Delaware on Monday in a Conference USA opener.

Player Stats

MISSOURI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Keith Palek III	30	4-12	1-6	5-6	8	2	3	0	3	2	14
23Michael Osei-Bonsu	20	3-9	0-0	0-1	5	2	0	2	1	5	6
1Trey Williams Jr.	33	4-7	1-4	1-1	1	3	1	0	0	0	10
13Zaxton King	32	5-10	3-6	3-4	3	2	1	0	0	4	16
0Kobi Williams	28	2-5	2-5	2-3	0	0	1	0	0	3	8
20Cameron Boone	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10Darrion Sutton	18	1-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	3	1	2
5Melakih Cunningham	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Logan Epes	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Antwan Burnett	23	1-3	0-1	3-4	11	0	3	1	1	1	5
TOTAL	-	20-5040.0%	7-2231.8%	14-1973.7%	32	9	9	3	8	19	61

DELAWARE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
35Bouna Kebe	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Macon Emory	36	4-8	2-4	2-3	11	1	0	0	1	4	12
44Tyler Houser	28	2-6	1-3	4-4	3	1	3	0	2	4	9
00Christian Bliss	35	3-11	0-3	1-3	3	3	3	0	2	1	7
4Justyn Fernandez	36	1-5	1-3	0-0	4	2	1	0	7	1	3
11Jayden Taylor	21	2-4	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	5
21Nnanna Njoku	18	0-5	0-1	2-4	1	0	0	0	1	3	2
20Alex Kazanecki	22	1-3	1-3	2-2	3	1	0	1	0	1	5


TOTAL	-	13-4330.2%	6-2030.0%	11-1668.8%	28	8	7	1	14	15	43

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMOSTDEL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Missouri State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Delaware.
+3 (19:43) Trey Williams Jr. makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
30
(19:17) Christian Bliss bad pass turnover.
(19:17) Kobi Williams Steal.
(18:48) Zaxton King misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:45) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:26) Macon Emory makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tyler Houser assists).
33
(18:16) Kobi Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:14) Christian Bliss Defensive Rebound.
(18:03) Bouna Kebe misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:59) Missouri State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:44) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup.
53
(17:44) Foul on Macon Emory.
(17:44) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses free throw 1 of 1.
(17:43) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Christian Bliss misses layup.
(17:14) Michael Osei-Bonsu Defensive Rebound.
(16:58) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses layup.
(16:53) Michael Osei-Bonsu Offensive Rebound.
(16:51) Michael Osei-Bonsu bad pass turnover.
(16:51) Tyler Houser Steal.
(16:39) Justyn Fernandez misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:36) Trey Williams Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:32) Kobi Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:29) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
(16:14) Macon Emory misses layup.
(16:12) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
(16:03) Keith Palek III bad pass turnover.
(16:03) Christian Bliss Steal.
(15:57) Christian Bliss bad pass turnover.
(15:57) Keith Palek III Steal.
(15:33) Zaxton King misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:31) Christian Bliss Defensive Rebound.
(14:59) Justyn Fernandez misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(14:55) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
(14:50) Foul on Alex Kazanecki.
(14:50) Keith Palek III misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:50) Missouri State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:50) Keith Palek III makes free throw 2 of 2.
63
(14:27) Foul on Kobi Williams.
(14:09) Justyn Fernandez misses 15-foot turnaround jump shot.
(14:07) Antwan Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(14:01) Keith Palek III misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:59) Alex Kazanecki Defensive Rebound.
(13:44) Foul on Zaxton King.
(13:29) Nnanna Njoku misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(13:26) Logan Epes Defensive Rebound.
(12:57) Zaxton King misses 15-foot step back jumpshot.
+2 (12:55) Antwan Burnett makes layup.
83
(12:54) Antwan Burnett Offensive Rebound.
(12:35) Foul on Michael Osei-Bonsu.
(12:16) Foul on Michael Osei-Bonsu.
+1 (12:16) Tyler Houser makes free throw 1 of 2.
84
+1 (12:16) Tyler Houser makes free throw 2 of 2.
85
+2 (11:48) Zaxton King makes driving layup.
105
(11:31) Foul on Kobi Williams.
(11:19) Justyn Fernandez bad pass turnover.
(11:00) Antwan Burnett misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:58) Darrion Sutton Offensive Rebound.
(10:56) Darrion Sutton misses layup.
(10:54) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:29) Christian Bliss makes 11-foot step back jumpshot.
107
(10:00) Darrion Sutton misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:57) Tyler Houser Defensive Rebound.
(9:43) Alex Kazanecki misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(9:42) Delaware Offensive Rebound.
(9:42) Foul on Keith Palek III.
(9:24) Nnanna Njoku misses 6-foot jumper.
(9:22) Zaxton King Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:18) Keith Palek III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zaxton King assists).
137
(9:02) Foul on Nnanna Njoku.
(9:02) Nnanna Njoku turnover.
(8:44) Keith Palek III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:41) Christian Bliss Defensive Rebound.
(8:24) Tyler Houser misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(8:20) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
(8:13) Trey Williams Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(8:10) Jayden Taylor Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:46) Jayden Taylor makes 25-foot three point jumper (Macon Emory assists).
1310
(7:20) Keith Palek III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:17) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
(7:06) Christian Bliss misses layup.
(7:03) Zaxton King Defensive Rebound.
(7:01) Foul on Macon Emory.
(6:55) Foul on Tyler Houser.
+1 (6:55) Keith Palek III makes free throw 1 of 2.
1410
+1 (6:55) Keith Palek III makes free throw 2 of 2.
1510
(6:25) Jayden Taylor bad pass turnover.
(6:25) Keith Palek III Steal.
+2 (6:19) Trey Williams Jr. makes layup.
1710
(5:51) Justyn Fernandez misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:49) Jayden Taylor Offensive Rebound.
(5:48) Jayden Taylor misses layup.
(5:48) Delaware Offensive Rebound.
(5:48) Antwan Burnett Block.
(5:36) Christian Bliss misses 7-foot jumper.
(5:31) Jayden Taylor Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:31) Jayden Taylor makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1712
(5:18) Foul on Jayden Taylor.
+1 (5:18) Keith Palek III makes free throw 1 of 2.
1812
+1 (5:18) Keith Palek III makes free throw 2 of 2.
1912
(5:03) Tyler Houser misses layup.
(5:01) Antwan Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(4:51) Keith Palek III misses 7-foot hook shot.
(4:48) Darrion Sutton Offensive Rebound.
(4:46) Darrion Sutton bad pass turnover.
(4:46) Tyler Houser Steal.
(4:40) Foul on Zaxton King.
(4:40) Christian Bliss misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:39) Antwan Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(4:09) Antwan Burnett misses layup.
(4:09) Missouri State Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:09) team shot clock turnover .
(3:53) Foul on Cameron Boone.
(3:53) Christian Bliss misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:52) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:41) Zaxton King makes 22-foot three point jumper (Trey Williams Jr. assists).
2212
(3:24) Christian Bliss misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:22) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
(3:16) Trey Williams Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(3:12) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
(3:03) Foul on Keith Palek III.
(3:03) Nnanna Njoku misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:03) Delaware Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:03) Nnanna Njoku makes free throw 2 of 2.
2213
(2:35) Darrion Sutton misses layup.
(2:32) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
(2:18) Nnanna Njoku misses layup.
(2:16) Zaxton King Defensive Rebound.
(1:53) Foul on Nnanna Njoku.
+1 (1:53) Antwan Burnett makes free throw 1 of 2.
2313
(1:53) Antwan Burnett misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:52) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
(1:34) Foul on Cameron Boone.
+1 (1:34) Nnanna Njoku makes free throw 1 of 2.
2314
(1:34) Nnanna Njoku misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:32) Antwan Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(1:12) Darrion Sutton bad pass turnover.
(1:12) Justyn Fernandez Steal.
(1:07) Justyn Fernandez traveling turnover.
+2 (0:51) Trey Williams Jr. makes 11-foot jumper.
2514
+2 (0:42) Christian Bliss makes layup.
2516
(0:42) Foul on Cameron Boone.
+1 (0:42) Christian Bliss makes free throw 1 of 1.
2517
(0:21) Foul on Nnanna Njoku.
+1 (0:21) Antwan Burnett makes free throw 1 of 2.
2617
+1 (0:21) Antwan Burnett makes free throw 2 of 2.
2717
(0:02) Tyler Houser misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Logan Epes Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MOST

DEL

61Points43

20-50(40.0%)Field Goal(%)13-43(30.2%)

7-22(31.8%)3-Point(%)6-20(30.0%)

14-19(73.7%)Free Throw(%)11-16(68.8%)

35(8)Rebounds(Offensive)30(6)

9Assists8

9Steals7

3Blocks1

10Turnovers15

19(0)Fouls(Technical)15(1)

24Largest Lead0

Game Details

Monday, December 29, 2025 · 2:00 PM

Bob Carpenter Center · Newark, DE

attendance: 1,818 (35.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MOST -1.5

over/under: 131.5