Missouri State Bears vs Arkansas State Red Wolves
DICK'S SPORTING GOODS NIT SEASON TIP-OFF AT KNOXVILLE TN
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
ARST | 29 | 42 | 71 |
MOST | 43 | 37 | 80 |
Arkansas State Red Wolves
starters |
bench |
Daniel BryantD. Bryant |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 33 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | 8 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | 20 | 7-16 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | 13 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
71 | 26-66 | 9-18 | 10-16 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 20 | |
39% | 50% | 63% |
Missouri State Bears
starters |
bench |
Corey CopelandC. Copeland |
Aaron CooperA. Cooper |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 28 | 18 | 6-7 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 11 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | 13 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 22 | 8 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 17 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | 10 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | 8 | 2-9 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
80 | 25-56 | 7-20 | 23-27 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 18 | |
45% | 35% | 85% |
Game Information
Knoxville, TN

Referee:Mike Eades
Referee:Brent Hampton
Referee:Patrick Evans

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Sun Belt ConferenceSun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
| Conference USAConference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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