Missouri State men’s basketball standouts Isiaih Mosley and Gaige Prim were named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference first team, the league announced Tuesday.
The announcement marks the first time since the Bears joined the league for the 1990-91 season that Missouri State has boasted two first-team All-Valley selections.
Mosley (So., Columbia, Mo.) became the first MSU player to lead the MVC in scoring after he posted 20.0 points per game this season. He also leads the conference in minutes played (33.7), and ranks second in free throw percentage (.847), seventh in assists (3.3) and 10th in rebounds (6.1). A three-time MVC Player of the Week this season, Mosley scored in double figures 19 times this season, including 13 games of 20 points or more and 12 times leading the Bears in scoring.
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NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Isiaih Mosley scored 19 points as Missouri State topped Illinois State 74-67 on Saturday. Demarcus Sharp and Jared Ridder added 15 points
Loyola Dominates Missouri State in First of Two Games
by Rick Kindhart, MSU
Visiting Loyola Chicago jumped out to a 22-2 lead less than nine minutes into Sunday afternoon’s game at JQH Arena, and Missouri State was unable to get a foothold from there in a 72-46 Ramblers win in the first of two games between the clubs on consecutive days.
Loyola (14-3, 9-1 MVC) got 18 points from Cameron Krutwig who was 8-for-18 from the field with 5 assists. Keith Clemons added 12 for the visitors who shot 52.8 percent from the field.
Missouri State (9-4, 5-4 MVC) was led by Keaton Hervey’s 9 points. The Bears also got 8 points and 10 rebounds from Isiaih Mosley who came within an eyelash of his third straight double-double.
Bears Take Game One at Valpo; Four Bears in Double Figures
by Rick Kindhart
Isiaih Mosley matched a career high with 29 points, and Gaige Prim scored 17 points with a career-high 16 rebounds to help Missouri State (7-1, 4-1 MVC) turn back Valparaiso, 81-68, Saturday in the first of two Missouri Valley Conference games between the squads here this weekend.
Mosley led four Bears in double figures and finished 11-of-18 from the field with 8 rebounds and a team-high 5 assists. He became the first Bear since Winston Garland (Feb. 4-21, 1987) to record six straight 20-point scoring games.
Valpo (3-6, 0-1 MVC) got 21 points apiece from Donovan Clay and Ben Krikke. Krikke finished 8-of-13 from the field and 2-of-2 from long range for his career high.