Scores

Final

Wichita St 64

(23-7, 14-4 MVC)

Missouri St 69

(23-7, 15-3 MVC)

Coverage: ESPN2/WatchESPN

1:00 PM ET, February 26, 2011

JQH Arena, Springfield, MO

1 2 T
WICH 21 4364
MOSU 32 3769

Top Performers

Wichita State: D. Kyles 20 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Missouri State: J. Mallett 18 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

Missouri State holds on to win its first Missouri Valley regular season championship

Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Adam Leonard hit a 3-pointer with 48.2 seconds left to break the game's only tie and lead Missouri State to a 69-64 win over Wichita State on Saturday and its first regular season Missouri Valley Conference title since joining the league two decades ago.

Leonard scored 17 points and hit 5-of-10 3s to lead four Bears in double figures. Jermaine Mallett added 18 points, and Will Creekmore had 13. Kyle Weems scored 11 points and added nine rebounds for Missouri State (23-7, 15-3), which is seeking its first NCAA tournament bid since 1999.

David Kyles connected on 5-of-9 shots from long range and scored 20 points for the Shockers (23-7, 14-4).

The teams could meet again next week in the conference tournament in St. Louis.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
WICH
MOSU
Points 64 69
FG Made-Attempted 22-52 (.423) 23-52 (.442)
3P Made-Attempted 8-23 (.348) 7-20 (.350)
FT Made-Attempted 12-13 (.923) 16-30 (.533)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 23 (1/0) 15 (0/0)
Largest Lead 2 14

Game Leaders

 
WICH
MOSU
PointsD. Kyles 20J. Mallett 18
ReboundsD. Kyles 7K. Weems 9
AssistsJ. Ragland 3N. Ricks 8
StealsD. Williams 2N. Ricks 1
BlocksJ. Durley 2C. Patterson 2
Team Stats: Wichita State | Missouri State

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 9, 2011 MOSU 59, @WICH 56Recap
» Feb 26, 2011 @MOSU 69, WICH 64Recap

Next 5 Games

WICH
MOSU
03/04 BRAD 7:05pm
03/05 INST 5:05pm
03/16 NEB 7:00pm
03/20 @VT 11:00am
03/23 COFC 7:00pm
 03/04 SIU 1:05pm
03/05 CREI 2:35pm
03/06 INST 2:05pm
03/15 MURR 8:00pm
03/21 @MIA 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Wichita State | Missouri State

Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Missouri State15-325-8
Wichita State14-424-8
Indiana State12-620-13
Northern Iowa10-819-13
Creighton10-819-14
Evansville9-915-15
Drake7-1113-18
Southern Illinois5-1313-19
Illinois State4-1412-19
Bradley4-1412-20
View expanded standings »