Cleveland has triple-double and Liberty beats Missouri State 79-76 for 14th straight win

Missouri State's rally falls short against Liberty

The Bears rallied from 20 down and had a chance to tie it at the buzzer against the runaway leaders in Conference USA. The post Scranton: Bears showed their mettle in narrow road loss to CUSA-leading Liberty appeared first on Springfield Daily Citizen.

Cleveland has triple-double and Liberty beats Missouri State 79-76 for 14th straight win

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Zach Cleveland recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists as Liberty defeated Missouri State 79-76 on Saturday for the Flames’ 14th straight win. Cleveland was 8-of-13 shooting. Brett Decker Jr. shot 6 for 9 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line in scoring 20 points for the Flames (20-3, 12-0 Conference USA). Josh Smith had 12 points and finished 5 of 6 from the floor. Col…

Furious comeback falls short for Bears at Liberty

SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State trailed by 20 points with 12 minutes remaining before mounting a furious comeback down the stretch and draw within two points of the lead in the final minute before succumbing to CUSA leader Liberty, 79-76, here Saturday. The Bears (13-10, 7-5 CUSA) got a game-high 25 points from Keith Palek, including three triples, to go with 9 rebounds. MSU also got 16 points and 9 boards from Michael Osei-Bonsu and 11 points from…