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Missouri State 77, at Liberty 69

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 · Final · Conference USA

Conference USA 1 2 PTS

Missouri State Bears

16-18 · L1 · #209 (1225 ELO +44)

33 44 77

Liberty Flames

26-8 · L1 · #94 (1496 ELO -44)

37 32 69

T. M. Elmore Gymnasium · Huntsville, AL

Attendance: 3,233

Officials: James Curren, Chris Ford, Doug Shows

Missouri State Upsets Liberty in Conference USA Tournament Opener

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Interstat) — In a gritty, physical contest that defied pregame projections, the Missouri State Bears authored a significant upset Wednesday night, defeating the Liberty Flames 77-69 in a Conference USA men’s basketball game at T. M. Elmore Gymnasium. Fueled by a dominant 31-point performance from Michael Osei-Bonsu, the Bears snapped a three-game losing streak against Liberty and improved their season record to 16-17. The Flames, who entered the game with a 25-6 mark and an 87.9% probability to win according to Interstat’s ELO system, fell to 25-7. A crowd of 3,233 watched as the underdog Bears, installed as… Read more...

Top Statlines

Michael Osei-Bonsu MOST 34m 31p 8r 4a 1b
Zach Cleveland LIB 34m 20p 14r 4a
Kobi Williams MOST 40m 19p 3r 3a

Forecasting

ELO Probability LIB 87.4%

Spread LIB -5

Money Line LIB -235/MOST +190

Over/Under 144 (Over)