Posted By: Parker Padgett
January 3, 2021 @ 7:05 am
Local News, News, Sports
SPRINGFIELD – Gaige Prim posted 22 points and snagged a season-high 11 rebounds to help lift Missouri State (5-1, 2-1 MVC) to an 84-74 win over visiting Indiana State here Saturday.
The Bears, who shot a season-high 58.2 percent from the field, also got 23 points from Isiaih Mosley in the winning cause, his fourth straight 20-point scoring effort. Keaton Hervey also pitched in 15 for MSU, and Demarcus Sharp added 10.
The Bears never trailed in the contest and shot 71 percent (22-of-31) in the opening half to lead 50-30 at the midway point. The tandem of Prim and Mosley combined to score all of MSU’s points on a key 10-0 run early in the opening period that culminated in a 22-4 lead less than eight minutes into the game. The Bears make 12 of their first 14 shots to start the contest.