Missouri State Bears vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Mar 13, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MOST	27	39	66
LT	30	39	69

Player Stats

MISSOURI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Keith Palek III	30	7-13	0-3	1-2	3	1	1	0	2	4	15
23Michael Osei-Bonsu	35	6-10	0-0	7-10	8	5	0	1	3	3	19
5Melakih Cunningham	29	5-10	2-6	1-1	4	1	1	1	0	1	13
1Trey Williams Jr.	34	4-9	3-7	0-0	2	4	0	0	0	0	11
0Kobi Williams	35	0-6	0-5	2-2	1	1	1	0	1	3	2
20Cameron Boone	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Darrion Sutton	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Tyrique Brooks	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13Zaxton King	22	2-6	2-5	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	2	6
TOTAL	-	24-5543.6%	7-2626.9%	11-1573.3%	21	13	4	2	6	14	66

LOUISIANA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Avery Thomas II	33	3-6	1-3	0-0	12	2	3	1	0	4	7
21Melian Martinez	14	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
0DJ Dudley	32	5-9	0-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	1	10
4Jaylen Fenner	32	0-3	0-1	2-4	2	1	0	0	0	1	2
3AJ Bates	40	10-21	1-4	6-6	2	6	0	0	3	2	27
14Will Allen	16	2-3	1-2	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	4	7
7Sir Issac Herron	11	3-4	0-0	1-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	7
8Scooter Williams	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11Kaden Cooper	19	2-6	1-2	2-2	4	0	1	0	0	1	7
TOTAL	-	26-5448.1%	4-1526.7%	13-1872.2%	31	11	4	1	5	17	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMOSTLT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Louisiana Tech.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Missouri State.
(19:48) AJ Bates misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:44) Missouri State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:23) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup.
20
(19:04) AJ Bates misses driving layup.
(19:00) Melakih Cunningham Defensive Rebound.
(18:50) Trey Williams Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:46) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(18:24) Avery Thomas II misses layup.
(18:24) Michael Osei-Bonsu Block.
(18:19) Melian Martinez Offensive Rebound.
(18:17) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (17:58) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup (Keith Palek III assists).
40
+2 (17:38) Melian Martinez makes layup (DJ Dudley assists).
42
(17:19) Keith Palek III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:15) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(17:11) DJ Dudley misses 17-foot jumper.
(17:06) Michael Osei-Bonsu Defensive Rebound.
(16:48) Melakih Cunningham misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(16:45) Missouri State Offensive Rebound.
(16:45) Missouri State Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Missouri State retains its timeout.
(16:43) Trey Williams Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:40) Missouri State Offensive Rebound.
(16:40) Foul on DJ Dudley.
(16:35) Michael Osei-Bonsu bad pass turnover.
(16:35) Avery Thomas II Steal.
(16:05) AJ Bates misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(16:04) Missouri State Defensive Rebound.
(15:46) Foul on Melian Martinez.
+1 (15:46) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes free throw 1 of 2.
52
(15:46) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:44) Keith Palek III Offensive Rebound.
(15:26) Keith Palek III misses layup.
(15:22) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(15:20) Foul on Zaxton King.
(15:20) Jaylen Fenner misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:20) Louisiana Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:19) Jaylen Fenner misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:18) Darrion Sutton Defensive Rebound.
(14:56) Foul on Will Allen.
(14:56) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:56) Missouri State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:56) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes free throw 2 of 2.
62
(14:40) Kaden Cooper misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:35) Avery Thomas II Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:31) AJ Bates makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
64
(13:58) Zaxton King misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:53) Jaylen Fenner Defensive Rebound.
(13:47) AJ Bates bad pass turnover.
(13:47) Zaxton King Steal.
(13:41) Zaxton King misses layup.
(13:41) Avery Thomas II Block.
(13:36) Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(13:22) AJ Bates misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(13:18) Darrion Sutton Defensive Rebound.
(12:52) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses layup.
(12:52) Louisiana Tech Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:36) Will Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (AJ Bates assists).
67
+3 (12:19) Melakih Cunningham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trey Williams Jr. assists).
97
(12:00) AJ Bates misses layup.
(12:00) Louisiana Tech Offensive Rebound.
(11:49) AJ Bates misses 17-foot jumper.
(11:46) Will Allen Offensive Rebound.
(11:46) Foul on Melakih Cunningham.
(11:26) Scooter Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:22) Melakih Cunningham Defensive Rebound.
(11:10) Foul on Keith Palek III.
(11:10) Keith Palek III turnover.
(10:49) Jaylen Fenner misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:46) Kobi Williams Defensive Rebound.
(10:46) Foul on Scooter Williams.
(10:26) Foul on Jaylen Fenner.
(10:16) Foul on Will Allen.
(10:15) Kobi Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:11) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(10:02) Jaylen Fenner misses 3-foot floating jump shot.
(9:57) Michael Osei-Bonsu Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:47) Zaxton King makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trey Williams Jr. assists).
127
+3 (9:19) Avery Thomas II makes 24-foot three point jumper (AJ Bates assists).
1210
(8:59) Foul on Scooter Williams.
+1 (8:59) Keith Palek III makes free throw 1 of 2.
1310
(8:59) Keith Palek III misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:57) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(8:41) DJ Dudley bad pass turnover.
(8:41) Keith Palek III Steal.
+2 (8:14) Keith Palek III makes driving layup.
1510
+2 (7:55) AJ Bates makes 20-foot jumper.
1512
(7:32) Kobi Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:26) Melian Martinez Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:20) AJ Bates makes 24-foot three point jumper (Avery Thomas II assists).
1515
(6:55) Kobi Williams bad pass turnover.
(6:55) Avery Thomas II Steal.
+2 (6:45) DJ Dudley makes layup (Avery Thomas II assists).
1517
+2 (6:27) Keith Palek III makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
1717
(6:16) Foul on Zaxton King.
+2 (6:05) DJ Dudley makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
1719
(5:40) Darrion Sutton misses layup.
(5:38) Michael Osei-Bonsu Offensive Rebound.
(5:30) Melakih Cunningham misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(5:23) Trey Williams Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(5:12) Trey Williams Jr. misses 11-foot jumper.
(5:05) Melakih Cunningham Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:05) Melakih Cunningham makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1919
+2 (4:44) AJ Bates makes 5-foot jumper.
1921
(4:44) Foul on Tyrique Brooks.
+1 (4:44) AJ Bates makes free throw 1 of 1.
1922
(4:25) Michael Osei-Bonsu bad pass turnover.
(4:11) AJ Bates misses layup.
(4:07) Michael Osei-Bonsu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:53) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup.
2122
+2 (3:30) AJ Bates makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
2124
(3:05) Foul on Melian Martinez.
+1 (3:05) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes free throw 1 of 2.
2224
(3:05) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:03) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:46) AJ Bates makes layup.
2226
+2 (2:16) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup.
2426
(1:53) Sir Issac Herron misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:53) Foul on Keith Palek III.
(1:53) Sir Issac Herron misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:53) Louisiana Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:51) Michael Osei-Bonsu Defensive Rebound.
(1:30) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses 6-foot hook shot.
(1:28) Sir Issac Herron Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:03) DJ Dudley makes 20-foot pullup jump shot.
2428
+3 (0:36) Zaxton King makes 24-foot three point jumper (Michael Osei-Bonsu assists).
2728
+2 (0:04) AJ Bates makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
2730

2nd half

Team Stats

MOST

66Points69

24-55(43.6%)Field Goal(%)26-54(48.1%)

7-26(26.9%)3-Point(%)4-15(26.7%)

11-15(73.3%)Free Throw(%)13-18(72.2%)

29(12)Rebounds(Offensive)34(12)

13Assists11

4Steals4

2Blocks1

6Turnovers7

14(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

5Largest Lead8

Game Details

Friday, March 13, 2026 · 12:30 PM

Thomas Assembly Center · Ruston, LA

attendance: 2,187 (27.3%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: MOST -1.5

over/under: 134.5