Missouri State Bears vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, CUSA Championship Semifinal

College Basketball

Missouri St

16-18

66-69

Final

Louisiana Tech

20-13

Propst Arena

Lead tracker

MOST leadsBiggest lead MOST 5, LT 8

LT leads

Team	1H	2H	T
MOST	27	39	66
LT	30	39	69

Who won: Louisiana Tech 69-66

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs beat the Missouri State Bears 69-66 in CUSA Championship Semifinal on Friday, March 13, 2026 at Propst Arena. AJ Bates led the Louisiana Tech in points (27). Michael Osei-Bonsu led the Missouri St in points (19).

Player of the game

AJ Bates

LT · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB

8.1

Win probability

100%LT final

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:00
Steal
Avery Thomas II Steal.
A. Thomas II · 7 PTS
H2 0:00
TO
Bad pass turnover
Keith Palek III bad pass turnover
K. Palek III · 15 PTS
H2 0:03
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Kaden Cooper makes free throw 2 of 2
K. Cooper · 7 PTS
MOST 66 - 69 LT
H2 0:03
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Kaden Cooper makes free throw 1 of 2
K. Cooper · 7 PTS
MOST 66 - 68 LT
H2 0:03
Foul on Keith Palek III
Foul on Keith Palek III.
K. Palek III · 15 PTS
H2 0:03LT
Shorttimeout
Louisiana Tech Timeout
H2 0:03MOS
Shorttimeout
Missouri State Timeout
H2 0:03
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Michael Osei-Bonsu makes free throw 2 of 2
M. Osei-Bonsu · 19 PTS
MOST 66 - 67 LT
H2 0:03
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Michael Osei-Bonsu makes free throw 1 of 2
M. Osei-Bonsu · 19 PTS
MOST 65 - 67 LT
H2 0:03
Foul on Avery Thomas II
Foul on Avery Thomas II.
A. Thomas II · 7 PTS
H2 0:03
Offensive Rebound
Michael Osei-Bonsu Offensive Rebound.
M. Osei-Bonsu · 19 PTS
H2 0:07
Misses 29-foot three point jumper
Keith Palek III misses 29-foot three point jumper
K. Palek III · 15 PTS
H2 0:16MOS
Regulartimeout
Missouri State Timeout
H2 0:16
+2
Tip in layup, 0 ft
Avery Thomas II makes 0-foot tip in layup
A. Thomas II · 7 PTS
MOST 64 - 67 LT
H2 0:16
Offensive Rebound
Avery Thomas II Offensive Rebound.
A. Thomas II · 7 PTS
H2 0:18
Misses layup
AJ Bates misses layup
A. Bates · 27 PTS
H2 0:36LT
Shorttimeout
Louisiana Tech Timeout
THREEH2 0:42
Three! Jumper, 23 ft
T. Williams Jr. · 11 PTS · ast M. Osei-Bonsu
Trey Williams Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Osei-Bonsu assists)
MOST 64 - 65 LT
H2 0:44
Offensive Rebound
Michael Osei-Bonsu Offensive Rebound.
M. Osei-Bonsu · 19 PTS
H2 0:49
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Melakih Cunningham misses 25-foot three point jumper
M. Cunningham · 13 PTS
H2 0:57
Defensive rebound
Michael Osei-Bonsu Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:00
Misses layup
Kaden Cooper misses layup
K. Cooper · 7 PTS
H2 1:25
+2
Layup
Keith Palek III makes layup
K. Palek III · 15 PTS
MOST 61 - 65 LT