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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayMissouri State77
Final
HomeLiberty69
Wednesday, March 11, 2026Vines CenterAll Charlottesville sports
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LIB373269
Final

Missouri State beats Liberty 77-69

Missouri State Bears beat Liberty Flames 77-69 on Wednesday at Propst Arena.

The second half made the difference: Missouri State outscored Liberty 44-32.

Missouri State shot 56% to 43% and won the boards 34-30.

For Missouri State, Michael Osei-Bonsu (F): 31. For Liberty, Zach Cleveland (F): 20.

Missouri State improves to 16-17. Liberty falls to 25-7.

Attendance: 3,233.

Full recap at ESPN: Osei-Bonsu scores 31, Missouri State stuns top-seed Liberty in Conference USA tourney

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#23
MOST · PointsMichael Osei-Bonsu F31
#23
MOST · AssistsMichael Osei-Bonsu F4
#11
MOST · ReboundsKeith Palek III F9
#25
LIB · PointsZach Cleveland F20
#2
LIB · AssistsColin Porter G5
#25
LIB · ReboundsZach Cleveland F14
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
K. Palek III F2862-91-41-294100184
M. Osei-Bonsu F343114-160-03-784211172
M. Cunningham G1010-00-01-210000010
T. Williams Jr. G38103-73-41-233210122
K. Williams G40195-123-66-733410031
C. Boone F200-00-00-000000000
D. Sutton F1563-40-00-040002131
T. Brooks G300-00-00-000000000
Z. King G3041-21-21-210100013
Team7728-508-1613-223414103372713

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Michael Osei-Bonsu denies Liberty Flames with stuff

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Zach Cleveland buries shot against Missouri State Bears

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Michael Osei-Bonsu drops in the smooth basket

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Trey Williams Jr. buries trey against Liberty Flames

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