Cuonzo Martin will return to the Great Southern Bank Arena sideline as Missouri State head basketball coach for the first time since leading the Bears to their lone Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championship in 2011.
Missouri State’s game on Monday at 7 p.m. will mark the Bears’ home opener after starting the season last week in a competitive loss at Butler.
The Bears surprised in a 72-65 defeat to the Bulldogs in a game that wasn’t decided until the final minute. A roster with 15 newcomers almost upset an experienced Butler team hoping to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018.
Missouri State begins its home slate with a matchup with Division II Missouri Southern which is coming off a pair of games in the MIAA/GAC Crossover event over the weekend. The Lions played games against Arkansas Tech and Southwestern Oklahoma State.
The game marks the first of a three-game homestand. The Bears will host Tulsa on Saturday at 1 p.m. and UT Arlington on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. before their three-game Cayman Islands Classic stay.
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Date: Monday, Nov. 11
Time: 7 p.m. CT
Missouri State and Missouri Southern will tip off at 7 p.m. at Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.
Missouri State vs. Missouri Southern will be streamed on ESPN+.
Game lines were not made available by Friday evening
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