Recapping CUSA Tournament Day 2: Missouri State Shocks Top-Seeded Liberty

Osei-Bonsu scores 31, Missouri State stuns top-seed Liberty in Conference USA tourney

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Michael Osei-Bonsu's scored 21 of his career-high 31 points after halftime and Missouri State stunned top-seeded Liberty 77-69 on Wednesday in a quarterfinal matchup in the Conference USA Tournament.

Missouri State 77, Liberty 69

MISSOURI STATE (16-17)

Scranton: Missouri State's upset of top-seeded Liberty was one for the program's history book

In what will go down as one of the biggest upsets in Missouri State basketball history, Michael Osei-Bonsu had one of the greatest performances by anyone to wear a Bears’ uniform in Wednesday's Conference USA Tournament win over Liberty. The post Scranton: Missouri State’s upset of top-seeded Liberty was one for the program’s history book appeared first on Springfield Daily Citizen.

Recapping CUSA Tournament Day 2: Missouri State shocks top-seeded Liberty

Missouri State stunned the top seed in the CUSA Tournament, while Sam Houston pulled out a win over New Mexico State to advance. Recap day two here.

Liberty meets Missouri State in CUSA Tournament

The Liberty Flames and Missouri State Bears meet in the CUSA Tournament. Wednesday's game will be the second meeting this season between the two teams.

Missouri State upsets No. 1 seed Liberty to advance to CUSA Tournament semifinals

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – No. 9 Missouri State (16-17, 8-12 CUSA) advances to the semifinal round, upsetting No. 1 Liberty (15-17, 10-10 CUSA) 77-69 in the quarterfinal round of the 2026 Air National Guard CUSA Championship Wednesday evening at Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center. Missouri State forward Michael Osei-Bonsu was sensational going for a career-high 31 points on 14-16 shooting with eight boards and four assists. Osei-Bonsu’s 87.5 clip from…