The Missouri State Men beat No. 22 Loyola-Chicago 79-69 on Saturday to pick up the program’s first win over an AP Top 25 team since beating Creighton 77-65 on Dec. 28. 2011.
Isiaih Mosley continued his dominant run taking over the game with 40 points.
This is only the second road win over an AP Top 25 team in program history. The loss is Loyola’s first conference loss of the season dropping the Ramblers to 5-1 in conference while Missouri State improves to 6-2.
The Bears also snapped Loyola’s 23-game home conference winning streak and 30-game overall home winning streak. Missouri State was the last Missouri Valley team to beat the Ramblers at home when they won 65-61 on Feb. 17, 2019. Loyola also had won eight consecutive games overall entering Saturday.
Missouri State led 35-33 at halftime with Mosley scoring 16 first-half points. The Bears extended their lead to as many as 20 with 6:43 left in the game.
Loyola would not go away chipping the lead all the way down to six, 73-67, with 1:23 left in the game, but the Bears hit their free throws down the stretch to secure the win.
Mosley shot 14-for-22 from the field going 9-for-11 from the free throw line on his way to 40 points. Donovan Clay scored 16 points while Gaige Prim added 11 points and 10 rebounds.
As a team, the Bears shot 40% from the field and 42% from three. Loyola managed just a 40% mark from the field and went 9-for-34 (26%) from three.
Missouri State beats No. 22 Loyola-Chicago to pick up the program’s first win over an AP Top 25 opponent since Dec. 28, 2011 when the Bears beat Creighton.
Missouri State has won four consecutive games and improved its record to 15-6 overall. The Bears take the court next on Tuesday at Indiana State on Tuesday before returning home for a game with Evansville on Saturday, Jan. 29.
