Senior forward Keith Pickens is doubtful, with back spasms, after returning from a seven-game absence (shin) in Saturday?s win over Bradley. ?
Missouri State is 8-2 this season with Pickens and 7-5 without him. ?
The Bears have shot 50 percent or better from the field in five of their last eight games.
Expect another close one. Missouri State won 64-61 on Jan. 21 at JQH Arena. Three of the four games prior to that ? including the last two years at Ford Center in Evansville ? have gone to overtime.
The Bears last won in Evansville in 2009, when the Purple Aces played at the now-demolished Roberts Stadium. Winning on the Missouri Valley Conference road, period, has been an issue for the Bears as they have lost 12 of 14 since February of 2012.
Missouri State is 8-2 this season with Pickens and 7-5 without him. ?
The Bears have shot 50 percent or better from the field in five of their last eight games.
Expect another close one. Missouri State won 64-61 on Jan. 21 at JQH Arena. Three of the four games prior to that ? including the last two years at Ford Center in Evansville ? have gone to overtime.
The Bears last won in Evansville in 2009, when the Purple Aces played at the now-demolished Roberts Stadium. Winning on the Missouri Valley Conference road, period, has been an issue for the Bears as they have lost 12 of 14 since February of 2012.
