Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Missouri State Bears

Feb 12, 2026

FINAL / 2OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	2OT	T
LT	36	32	7	4	79
MOST	32	36	7	3	78

Game Recap

Thomas, Dudley lead Louisiana Tech to 79-78 double-overtime win over Missouri State. Avery Thomas scored 19 points and DJ Dudley added four points in double overtime as Louisiana Tech knocked off Missouri State 79-78 on Thursday night.

Player Stats

LOUISIANA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Avery Thomas II	48	7-11	4-5	1-4	9	0	3	1	1	3	19
21Melian Martinez	17	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	3	4	2	6
0DJ Dudley	18	4-7	0-1	0-2	1	2	0	0	2	3	8
4Jaylen Fenner	14	2-4	0-2	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	0	4
3AJ Bates	38	2-12	0-2	2-2	2	6	1	0	2	3	6
14Will Allen	26	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	4	3	3	4
7Sir Issac Herron	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0
8Scooter Williams	45	5-15	0-3	5-6	6	4	1	2	3	3	15
11Kaden Cooper	37	6-14	1-6	4-4	13	0	2	0	1	1	17


TOTAL	-	31-7143.7%	5-2025.0%	12-1866.7%	40	12	9	12	18	19	79

MISSOURI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Keith Palek III	45	6-17	0-3	6-6	4	2	2	0	6	2	18
23Michael Osei-Bonsu	43	9-16	0-0	4-8	13	1	4	5	4	3	22
1Trey Williams Jr.	36	0-7	0-4	1-2	4	4	1	2	3	1	1
0Kobi Williams	37	8-19	6-15	2-2	3	1	1	0	2	4	24
4Antwan Burnett	32	2-6	1-2	0-0	9	1	1	0	0	4	5
20Cameron Boone	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Darrion Sutton	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0
5Melakih Cunningham	10	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Tyrique Brooks	2	0-2	0-2	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
13Zaxton King	31	1-5	1-4	3-6	3	2	1	0	0	0	6
6Logan Epes	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	26-7534.7%	8-3125.8%	18-2669.2%	42	11	10	8	16	15	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLTMOST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Louisiana Tech.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Missouri State.
(19:36) team shot clock turnover .
(19:23) Trey Williams Jr. misses 7-foot jumper.
(19:23) Melian Martinez Block.
(19:19) Antwan Burnett Offensive Rebound.
(19:08) Keith Palek III bad pass turnover.
+2 (18:40) Jaylen Fenner makes 9-foot jumper.
20
(18:30) Kobi Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:27) Trey Williams Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:13) Keith Palek III makes 20-foot jumper (Kobi Williams assists).
22
+2 (17:46) Melian Martinez makes 1-foot dunk (DJ Dudley assists).
42
+2 (17:32) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup.
44
(17:00) DJ Dudley misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:00) Louisiana Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:00) team shot clock turnover .
(16:42) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses 9-foot jumper.
(16:42) Melian Martinez Block.
(16:42) Michael Osei-Bonsu Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:40) Kobi Williams makes 16-foot jumper (Zaxton King assists).
46
(16:07) Scooter Williams misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(16:03) Avery Thomas II Offensive Rebound.
(16:00) DJ Dudley misses 12-foot jumper.
(15:58) Michael Osei-Bonsu Defensive Rebound.
(15:46) Zaxton King misses 10-foot jumper.
(15:44) Michael Osei-Bonsu Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:40) Kobi Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Michael Osei-Bonsu assists).
49
(15:19) Foul on Antwan Burnett.
(15:15) Avery Thomas II misses 12-foot jumper.
(15:13) Michael Osei-Bonsu Defensive Rebound.
(15:02) Foul on DJ Dudley.
+1 (15:02) Kobi Williams makes free throw 1 of 2.
410
+1 (15:02) Kobi Williams makes free throw 2 of 2.
411
(14:48) Foul on Kobi Williams.
+2 (14:30) Avery Thomas II makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
611
+2 (14:07) Keith Palek III makes 9-foot jumper.
613
(13:45) Foul on AJ Bates.
(13:45) AJ Bates turnover.
(13:23) Antwan Burnett misses 19-foot jumper.
(13:20) Scooter Williams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:15) Avery Thomas II makes 23-foot three point jumper (Scooter Williams assists).
913
+2 (12:56) Keith Palek III makes 12-foot jumper.
915
(12:44) Melian Martinez bad pass turnover.
(12:44) Antwan Burnett Steal.
(12:30) Zaxton King misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:27) Antwan Burnett Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:24) Zaxton King makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keith Palek III assists).
918
+3 (12:09) Avery Thomas II makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1218
+2 (11:43) Keith Palek III makes 13-foot jumper.
1220
(11:25) Foul on Antwan Burnett.
+1 (11:25) Scooter Williams makes free throw 1 of 2.
1320
+1 (11:25) Scooter Williams makes free throw 2 of 2.
1420
(11:13) Trey Williams Jr. bad pass turnover.
(11:02) Sir Issac Herron misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:59) Melakih Cunningham Defensive Rebound.
(10:45) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses 5-foot jumper.
(10:45) Sir Issac Herron Block.
(10:41) Michael Osei-Bonsu Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:38) Kobi Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Williams Jr. assists).
1423
(10:07) Avery Thomas II misses 19-foot jumper.
(10:03) Darrion Sutton Defensive Rebound.
(9:43) Michael Osei-Bonsu bad pass turnover.
(9:43) Avery Thomas II Steal.
(9:34) Scooter Williams misses layup.
(9:34) Sir Issac Herron Offensive Rebound.
(9:29) Sir Issac Herron bad pass turnover.
(9:29) Michael Osei-Bonsu Steal.
+3 (9:20) Kobi Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1426
(8:52) Foul on Darrion Sutton.
+1 (8:52) Kaden Cooper makes free throw 1 of 3.
1526
+1 (8:52) Kaden Cooper makes free throw 2 of 3.
1626
+1 (8:52) Kaden Cooper makes free throw 3 of 3.
1726
(8:39) Trey Williams Jr. bad pass turnover.
(8:39) Kaden Cooper Steal.
+2 (8:34) Kaden Cooper makes 1-foot dunk.
1926
(8:09) Kobi Williams bad pass turnover.
(8:09) Kaden Cooper Steal.
+2 (7:59) DJ Dudley makes 11-foot jumper.
2126
(7:59) Foul on Kobi Williams.
(7:58) DJ Dudley misses free throw 1 of 1.
(7:58) Louisiana Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:58) Foul on Michael Osei-Bonsu.
(7:45) Will Allen misses 11-foot jumper.
(7:43) Kaden Cooper Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:41) Kaden Cooper makes layup.
2326
(7:26) Tyrique Brooks misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:23) Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(7:21) Foul on Scooter Williams.
(7:21) Scooter Williams turnover.
(6:58) Tyrique Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:55) Scooter Williams Defensive Rebound.
(6:43) Will Allen bad pass turnover.
(6:43) Keith Palek III Steal.
(6:38) Melakih Cunningham misses layup.
(6:37) Foul on DJ Dudley.
+1 (6:37) Tyrique Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2.
2327
+1 (6:37) Tyrique Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2.
2328
+2 (6:37) Will Allen makes layup.
2528
(6:35) Tyrique Brooks Offensive Rebound.
(5:58) Keith Palek III bad pass turnover.
(5:41) Kaden Cooper misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:38) Michael Osei-Bonsu Defensive Rebound.
(5:34) Tyrique Brooks bad pass turnover.
(5:03) Kaden Cooper misses 16-foot jumper.
(5:00) Melakih Cunningham Defensive Rebound.
(4:53) Trey Williams Jr. misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:50) Michael Osei-Bonsu Offensive Rebound.
(4:41) Keith Palek III misses 11-foot jumper.
(4:38) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:28) Scooter Williams makes 6-foot jumper.
2728
+2 (4:05) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes 9-foot hook shot.
2730
(3:49) AJ Bates misses 12-foot jumper.
(3:46) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
(3:32) Melakih Cunningham misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:28) Louisiana Tech Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:12) Melian Martinez makes 9-foot jumper (Scooter Williams assists).
2930
(2:57) Trey Williams Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:54) Jaylen Fenner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:46) Jaylen Fenner makes layup.
3130
(2:27) Keith Palek III misses 10-foot jumper.
(2:25) Cameron Boone Offensive Rebound.
(2:23) Cameron Boone misses 4-foot jumper.
(2:23) Melian Martinez Block.
(2:18) Jaylen Fenner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:16) Kaden Cooper makes 1-foot dunk (AJ Bates assists).
3330
(1:59) Foul on Scooter Williams.
+1 (1:59) Keith Palek III makes free throw 1 of 2.
3331
+1 (1:59) Keith Palek III makes free throw 2 of 2.
3332
+3 (1:49) Kaden Cooper makes 25-foot three point jumper (AJ Bates assists).
3632
(1:29) Keith Palek III misses 11-foot jumper.
(1:26) Jaylen Fenner Defensive Rebound.
(1:03) Jaylen Fenner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:57) Zaxton King Defensive Rebound.
(0:54) Zaxton King misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:50) Melian Martinez Defensive Rebound.
(0:32) Melian Martinez bad pass turnover.
(0:32) Trey Williams Jr. Steal.
(0:05) Trey Williams Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:02) Michael Osei-Bonsu Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Michael Osei-Bonsu bad pass turnover.
(0:00) Avery Thomas II Steal.

2nd half

1st Overtime

2nd Overtime

Team Stats

MOST

79Points78

31-71(43.7%)Field Goal(%)26-75(34.7%)

5-20(25.0%)3-Point(%)8-31(25.8%)

12-18(66.7%)Free Throw(%)18-26(69.2%)

42(13)Rebounds(Offensive)47(20)

12Assists11

9Steals10

12Blocks8

20Turnovers18

20(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

8Largest Lead12

Game Details

Thursday, February 12, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Great Southern Bank Arena · Springfield, MO

attendance: 2,079 (18.9%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: MOST -3.5

over/under: 136.5