Missouri State Bears vs. Liberty Flames

Mar 11, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MOST	33	44	77
LIB	37	32	69

Game Recap

Osei-Bonsu scores 31, Missouri State stuns top-seed Liberty in Conference USA tourney. Michael Osei-Bonsu's scored 21 of his career-high 31 points after halftime and Missouri State stunned top-seeded Liberty 77-69 on Wednesday in a quarterfinal matchup in the Conference USA Tournament.

Player Stats

MISSOURI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Keith Palek III	28	2-9	1-4	1-2	9	4	0	0	1	4	6
23Michael Osei-Bonsu	34	14-16	0-0	3-7	8	4	1	1	2	2	31
5Melakih Cunningham	10	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1Trey Williams Jr.	38	3-7	3-4	1-2	3	3	1	0	2	2	10
0Kobi Williams	40	5-12	3-6	6-7	3	3	1	0	4	1	19
20Cameron Boone	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Darrion Sutton	15	3-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	2	0	1	6
2Tyrique Brooks	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Zaxton King	30	1-2	1-2	1-2	1	0	0	0	1	3	4



TOTAL	-	28-5056.0%	8-1650.0%	13-2259.1%	29	14	3	3	10	13	77

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	35	9-14	0-0	2-3	14	4	1	0	3	0	20
4Brett Decker Jr.	38	5-15	2-8	2-3	3	2	1	0	0	2	14
9JJ Harper	15	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
0Colin Porter	37	2-10	0-6	0-0	4	5	3	1	1	2	4
3Kaden Metheny	38	4-12	4-10	2-2	1	3	1	0	2	5	14
20Torr Sorensen	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Drew Grimes	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Ryan Jones Jr.	13	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	2	0	4	5
11Zander Yates	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Josh Smith	15	3-4	0-1	0-1	0	1	1	0	2	3	6
1Zander Carter	9	1-2	1-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	3
10JC Shirer Jr.	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	27-6342.9%	9-3129.0%	6-966.7%	26	15	7	3	8	18	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMOSTLIB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Liberty.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Missouri State.
(19:37) Colin Porter misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:33) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:23) Trey Williams Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer.
30
(18:49) Colin Porter misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:45) Kobi Williams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:34) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup.
50
+3 (18:13) Kaden Metheny makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brett Decker Jr. assists).
53
+2 (17:57) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup.
73
+2 (17:38) Zach Cleveland makes driving layup.
75
(17:26) Foul on Michael Osei-Bonsu.
(17:26) Michael Osei-Bonsu turnover.
+2 (17:02) Zach Cleveland makes 2-foot dunk (Kaden Metheny assists).
77
(16:44) Keith Palek III misses 5-foot hook shot.
(16:41) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(16:36) Foul on Keith Palek III.
(16:30) Kaden Metheny bad pass turnover.
+2 (16:18) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup (Kobi Williams assists).
97
+2 (15:53) Brett Decker Jr. makes driving layup.
99
+2 (15:33) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes 3-foot hook shot.
119
(15:18) Zach Cleveland traveling turnover.
(14:51) Trey Williams Jr. misses 18-foot jumper.
(14:51) Colin Porter Block.
(14:45) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(14:38) Foul on Josh Smith.
(14:38) Josh Smith turnover.
+2 (14:18) Darrion Sutton makes layup (Michael Osei-Bonsu assists).
139
+3 (13:49) Kaden Metheny makes 30-foot three point jumper (Josh Smith assists).
1312
+3 (13:27) Kobi Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Michael Osei-Bonsu assists).
1612
(13:27) Foul on Brett Decker Jr..
+1 (13:27) Kobi Williams makes free throw 1 of 1.
1712
+3 (13:04) Kaden Metheny makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
1715
(12:40) Keith Palek III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:39) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
(12:26) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
+2 (12:10) Darrion Sutton makes layup (Keith Palek III assists).
1915
(11:49) Brett Decker Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:44) Zach Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
(11:42) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(11:39) Zach Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:36) Josh Smith makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
1917
(11:14) Keith Palek III misses layup.
(11:10) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:49) Josh Smith makes 5-foot hook shot (Zach Cleveland assists).
1919
(10:25) Zaxton King bad pass turnover.
(10:25) Colin Porter Steal.
+3 (10:17) Zander Carter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists).
1922
(10:02) Foul on Colin Porter.
(9:56) Trey Williams Jr. bad pass turnover.
(9:56) Colin Porter Steal.
+2 (9:28) Ryan Jones Jr. makes 15-foot jumper (Colin Porter assists).
1924
(8:55) Trey Williams Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:52) Zander Carter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:40) Ryan Jones Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kaden Metheny assists).
1927
(8:25) Trey Williams Jr. misses layup.
(8:25) Ryan Jones Jr. Block.
(8:17) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(8:15) Zander Carter misses layup.
(8:09) Zander Carter Offensive Rebound.
(8:09) Kaden Metheny bad pass turnover.
(8:09) Trey Williams Jr. Steal.
(7:53) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses layup.
(7:50) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:37) Zach Cleveland makes 7-foot hook shot (Kaden Metheny assists).
1929
(7:22) Keith Palek III misses layup.
(7:17) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(7:12) Brett Decker Jr. misses 6-foot hook shot.
(7:07) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
(6:55) Keith Palek III misses layup.
(6:52) Michael Osei-Bonsu Offensive Rebound.
(6:50) Kobi Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:46) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(6:38) Kaden Metheny misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:32) Michael Osei-Bonsu Defensive Rebound.
(6:12) Kobi Williams misses layup.
(6:12) Ryan Jones Jr. Block.
(6:12) Missouri State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:09) Kobi Williams makes 14-foot jumper (Trey Williams Jr. assists).
2129
(5:47) Brett Decker Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:43) Kobi Williams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:31) Kobi Williams makes 22-foot three point jumper (Michael Osei-Bonsu assists).
2429
(5:14) Foul on Darrion Sutton.
(5:06) Josh Smith bad pass turnover.
(5:06) Michael Osei-Bonsu Steal.
(4:50) Zaxton King misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:46) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
(4:28) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(4:25) Darrion Sutton Defensive Rebound.
(4:16) Foul on Josh Smith.
(4:01) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses layup.
(3:55) Darrion Sutton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:55) Darrion Sutton makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2629
+2 (3:41) Brett Decker Jr. makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2631
+3 (3:24) Zaxton King makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Williams Jr. assists).
2931
(2:50) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(2:50) Darrion Sutton Block.
(2:41) Zach Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:41) Zach Cleveland makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2933
(2:24) Kobi Williams misses layup.
(2:23) Missouri State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:18) Kobi Williams makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
3133
+2 (1:57) Colin Porter makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
3135
(1:49) Foul on JJ Harper.
(1:36) Kobi Williams misses layup.
(1:36) Missouri State Offensive Rebound.
(1:30) Kobi Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:24) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:11) Ryan Jones Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:08) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
(0:55) Kobi Williams misses 15-foot jumper.
(0:50) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(0:46) Ryan Jones Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:42) Trey Williams Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:19) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup.
3335
+2 (0:03) Zach Cleveland makes layup.
3337

2nd half

Team Stats

MOST

LIB

77Points69

28-50(56.0%)Field Goal(%)27-63(42.9%)

8-16(50.0%)3-Point(%)9-31(29.0%)

13-22(59.1%)Free Throw(%)6-9(66.7%)

34(7)Rebounds(Offensive)30(11)

14Assists15

3Steals7

3Blocks3

10Turnovers8

13(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

8Largest Lead10

Game Details

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Liberty Arena · Lynchburg, VA

attendance: 3,233 (80.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: LIB -4.5

over/under: 142.5