SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Keith Palek III's 28 points helped Missouri State Bears defeat UT Rio Grande Valley 74-67 on Saturday.
Palek also had nine rebounds and five assists for the Bears (3-2). Zaxton King scored 12 points, going 4 of 7 from the field. Kobi Williams had 11 points and shot 3 of 11 from the field.
The Vaqueros (2-3) were led by Koree Cotton, who posted 13 points and four assists. Filip Brankovic added 11 points and Marvin McGhee had 10 points and nine rebounds.
King scored 10 points in the first half and Missouri State went into halftime trailing 30-28. Palek scored 20second-half points.
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1st Half
UTRGV
Vaqueros
30
MOSU
Bears
28
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Kye Dickson vs. Keith Palek III (Bears gains possession)
19:49
Trey Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:47
Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive rebound
19:42
Michael Osei-Bonsu turnover (lost ball) (Marvin McGhee III steals)
19:24
+2
Always Wright makes two point layup (Filip Brankovic assists)
2-0
18:59
Kobi Williams misses three point jump shot
18:57
Marvin McGhee III defensive rebound
18:38
Marvin McGhee III misses three point jump shot
18:36
Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
18:25
Keith Palek III misses two point jump shot
18:23
Koree Cotton defensive rebound
18:06
Filip Brankovic misses two point jump shot
18:04
Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
17:54
+2
Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup
2-2
17:41
Filip Brankovic turnover (lost ball) (Michael Osei-Bonsu steals)
17:34
+2
Zaxton King makes two point layup (Michael Osei-Bonsu assists)
2-4
17:06
Michael Osei-Bonsu shooting foul (Always Wright draws the foul)
17:06
Always Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:06
+1
Always Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2
3-4
16:47
Trey Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:45
Marvin McGhee III defensive rebound
16:33
Koree Cotton turnover (lost ball) (Kobi Williams steals)
16:21
Keith Palek III misses three point jump shot
16:19
Kye Dickson defensive rebound
16:14
Kye Dickson turnover (lost ball) (Zaxton King steals)
16:06
+3
Zaxton King makes three point jump shot (Keith Palek III assists)
3-7
15:37
Koree Cotton misses two point jump shot
15:35
Marvin McGhee III offensive rebound
15:26
+3
Always Wright makes three point jump shot (Marvin McGhee III assists)
6-7
15:01
Zaxton King misses three point jump shot
14:59
Always Wright defensive rebound
14:41
+2
Filip Brankovic makes two point layup (Koree Cotton assists)
8-7
14:24
+3
Kobi Williams makes three point jump shot (Trey Williams Jr. assists)
8-10
14:01
Koree Cotton misses two point jump shot
13:59
Michael Osei-Bonsu defensive rebound
13:46
Filip Brankovic shooting foul (Kobi Williams draws the foul)
13:46
TV timeout
13:46
Kobi Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:46
+1
Kobi Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-11
13:41
Tyrique Brooks personal foul
13:18
+2
Zae Blake makes two point layup (Dane Christensen assists)
10-11
12:58
Kobi Williams misses two point jump shot
12:56
Marvin McGhee III defensive rebound
12:34
Darrion Sutton blocks Marvin McGhee III's two point layup
12:32
Darrion Sutton defensive rebound
12:22
+2
Zaxton King makes two point layup
10-13
12:13
Marshal Destremau misses three point jump shot
12:11
Darrion Sutton defensive rebound
12:02
+3
Zaxton King makes three point jump shot
10-16
11:55
Vaqueros 30 second timeout
11:55
TV timeout
11:36
Julien Gomez turnover (lost ball) (Zaxton King steals)
11:32
Jaylen Washington personal foul
11:15
Michael Osei-Bonsu turnover (lost ball) (Julien Gomez steals)
10:56
Jaylen Washington misses two point layup
10:54
Zaxton King defensive rebound
10:45
+2
Trey Williams Jr. makes two point jump shot
10-18
10:24
Darrion Sutton blocks Marshal Destremau's two point jump shot
10:22
Vaqueros offensive rebound
10:21
+3
Zae Blake makes three point jump shot (Dane Christensen assists)
13-18
9:54
Kwo Agwa shooting foul (Michael Osei-Bonsu draws the foul)
9:54
Michael Osei-Bonsu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:54
Michael Osei-Bonsu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:54
Darrion Sutton offensive rebound
9:43
Logan Epes turnover (bad pass)
9:28
+2
Jaylen Washington makes two point layup
15-18
9:00
Dane Christensen personal foul
8:58
Trey Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:56
Zae Blake defensive rebound
8:42
+2
Kwo Agwa makes two point layup (Jaylen Washington assists)
17-18
8:21
Michael Osei-Bonsu misses two point jump shot
8:19
Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive rebound
8:14
Logan Epes misses three point jump shot
8:12
Zae Blake defensive rebound
7:57
Zae Blake turnover (bad pass)
7:57
TV timeout
7:37
Keith Palek III turnover (lost ball) (Koree Cotton steals)
7:33
Kobi Williams shooting foul (Julien Gomez draws the foul)
7:33
+1
Julien Gomez makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-18
7:33
+1
Julien Gomez makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-18
7:08
Trey Williams Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:06
Zae Blake defensive rebound
6:49
Koree Cotton misses two point layup
6:47
Keith Palek III defensive rebound
6:35
Cameron Boone offensive foul
6:35
Cameron Boone turnover (offensive foul)
6:11
+3
Filip Brankovic makes three point jump shot (Koree Cotton assists)
22-18
5:53
Kobi Williams misses three point jump shot
5:51
Koree Cotton defensive rebound
5:39
Zaxton King shooting foul (Julien Gomez draws the foul)
5:39
+1
Julien Gomez makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-18
5:39
+1
Julien Gomez makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-18
5:30
Koree Cotton personal foul
5:22
Kobi Williams misses three point jump shot
5:20
Bears offensive rebound
5:09
Michael Osei-Bonsu misses two point hook shot
5:07
Filip Brankovic defensive rebound
5:06
Michael Osei-Bonsu personal foul
4:36
Vaqueros turnover (shot clock violation)
4:24
Trey Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:22
Zae Blake defensive rebound
4:05
Koree Cotton turnover (bad pass)
3:47
Filip Brankovic shooting foul (Keith Palek III draws the foul)
3:47
TV timeout
3:47
+1
Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-19
3:47
Keith Palek III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:47
Marvin McGhee III defensive rebound
3:27
Always Wright misses three point jump shot
3:25
Keith Palek III defensive rebound
3:15
+2
Trey Williams Jr. makes two point layup (Keith Palek III assists)
24-21
2:57
Marvin McGhee III turnover (bad pass)
2:45
+2
Keith Palek III makes two point jump shot
24-23
2:18
Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
2:16
Marvin McGhee III offensive rebound
2:15
Darrion Sutton personal foul (Marvin McGhee III draws the foul)
2:15
+1
Marvin McGhee III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-23
2:15
+1
Marvin McGhee III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-23
1:57
+3
Keith Palek III makes three point jump shot (Darrion Sutton assists)
26-26
1:32
Zaxton King personal foul (Marvin McGhee III draws the foul)
1:32
+1
Marvin McGhee III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-26
1:32
+1
Marvin McGhee III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-26
1:21
Zae Blake personal foul (Keith Palek III draws the foul)
1:21
+1
Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-27
1:21
+1
Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-28
0:53
+2
Kye Dickson makes two point dunk (Jaylen Washington assists)
30-28
0:21
Keith Palek III misses two point jump shot
0:19
Zae Blake defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
UTRGV
Vaqueros
37
MOSU
Bears
46
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:38
+2
Filip Brankovic makes two point layup (Koree Cotton assists)
32-28
19:21
+2
Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup (Zaxton King assists)
32-30
19:05
+2
Always Wright makes two point jump shot
34-30
18:43
+2
Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup (Kobi Williams assists)
34-32
18:33
Michael Osei-Bonsu shooting foul (Koree Cotton draws the foul)
18:33
Koree Cotton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:33
+1
Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-32
18:12
Trey Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:10
Marvin McGhee III defensive rebound
17:53
Always Wright misses three point jump shot
17:51
Keith Palek III defensive rebound
17:31
Keith Palek III misses three point jump shot
17:29
Always Wright defensive rebound
17:22
Filip Brankovic turnover (bad pass) (Keith Palek III steals)
17:13
Darrion Sutton turnover (bad pass)
16:48
Jaylen Washington misses two point jump shot
16:46
Keith Palek III defensive rebound
16:36
+2
Darrion Sutton makes two point layup (Keith Palek III assists)
35-34
16:23
+2
Kwo Agwa makes two point jump shot
37-34
16:23
Keith Palek III shooting foul (Kwo Agwa draws the foul)
16:23
+1
Kwo Agwa makes regular free throw 1 of 1
38-34
16:09
+3
Keith Palek III makes three point jump shot (Kobi Williams assists)
38-37
15:46
+2
Koree Cotton makes two point layup (Zae Blake assists)
40-37
15:34
Keith Palek III misses three point jump shot
15:32
Marvin McGhee III defensive rebound
15:23
Marvin McGhee III misses three point jump shot
15:21
Trey Williams Jr. defensive rebound
15:11
Kobi Williams misses three point jump shot
15:09
Marvin McGhee III defensive rebound
15:05
+2
Marvin McGhee III makes two point layup (Zae Blake assists)
42-37
15:01
Bears 30 second timeout
15:01
TV timeout
14:46
+2
Keith Palek III makes two point jump shot
42-39
14:14
Keith Palek III personal foul
14:14
TV timeout
14:10
Julien Gomez misses three point jump shot
14:08
Dane Christensen offensive rebound
14:02
Jaylen Washington misses two point jump shot
14:00
Jaylen Washington offensive rebound
13:49
+3
Zae Blake makes three point jump shot (Dane Christensen assists)
45-39
13:34
Dane Christensen shooting foul (Keith Palek III draws the foul)
13:34
Keith Palek III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:34
+1
Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
45-40
13:08
Julien Gomez misses two point jump shot
13:06
Keith Palek III defensive rebound
12:44
+2
Darrion Sutton makes two point layup
45-42
12:17
Dane Christensen misses two point jump shot
12:15
Vaqueros offensive rebound
12:12
Dane Christensen misses three point jump shot
12:10
Jaylen Washington offensive rebound
11:56
+2
Julien Gomez makes two point jump shot
47-42
11:36
Darrion Sutton misses two point jump shot
11:34
Dane Christensen defensive rebound
11:28
Zae Blake misses two point jump shot
11:26
Filip Brankovic offensive rebound
11:19
+2
Filip Brankovic makes two point layup
49-42
11:08
+3
Darrion Sutton makes three point jump shot (Trey Williams Jr. assists)
49-45
10:46
Michael Osei-Bonsu personal foul (Zae Blake draws the foul)
10:46
TV timeout
10:42
+2
Koree Cotton makes two point layup
51-45
10:26
Marvin McGhee III personal foul
10:25
Trey Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:23
Kobi Williams offensive rebound
10:14
Filip Brankovic blocks Keith Palek III's two point jump shot
10:12
Bears offensive rebound
10:05
Zaxton King misses three point jump shot
10:03
Koree Cotton defensive rebound
9:48
+3
Koree Cotton makes three point jump shot (Zae Blake assists)
54-45
9:38
Bears 30 second timeout
9:26
+2
Cameron Boone makes two point dunk (Kobi Williams assists)
54-47
9:06
Kobi Williams shooting foul (Koree Cotton draws the foul)
9:06
Koree Cotton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:06
+1
Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
55-47
8:55
+2
Kobi Williams makes two point layup (Keith Palek III assists)
55-49
8:30
+2
Filip Brankovic makes two point hook shot
57-49
8:10
+3
Keith Palek III makes three point jump shot (Kobi Williams assists)
57-52
7:46
+2
Marvin McGhee III makes two point layup
59-52
7:20
Keith Palek III misses three point jump shot
7:18
Vaqueros defensive rebound
7:17
TV timeout
7:00
Zae Blake misses two point jump shot
6:58
Vaqueros offensive rebound
6:53
Keith Palek III personal foul
6:37
Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
6:35
Cameron Boone defensive rebound
6:17
Keith Palek III misses three point jump shot
6:15
Filip Brankovic defensive rebound
6:02
Cameron Boone personal foul (Zae Blake draws the foul)
6:02
+1
Zae Blake makes regular free throw 1 of 2
60-52
6:02
+1
Zae Blake makes regular free throw 2 of 2
61-52
5:47
Julien Gomez personal foul
5:44
Kobi Williams misses three point jump shot
5:42
Always Wright defensive rebound
5:22
Koree Cotton misses two point jump shot
5:20
Koree Cotton offensive rebound
5:19
Trey Williams Jr. personal foul (Koree Cotton draws the foul)
5:19
+1
Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 1 of 2
62-52
5:19
+1
Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
63-52
5:09
Kobi Williams misses three point jump shot
5:07
Koree Cotton defensive rebound
5:03
+2
Marvin McGhee III makes two point layup (Koree Cotton assists)
65-52
5:00
Always Wright personal foul
4:43
Zaxton King misses three point jump shot
4:41
Keith Palek III offensive rebound
4:38
Koree Cotton shooting foul (Keith Palek III draws the foul)
4:38
+1
Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
65-53
4:38
+1
Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
65-54
4:25
Zae Blake misses three point jump shot
4:23
Keith Palek III defensive rebound
4:18
Always Wright shooting foul (Keith Palek III draws the foul)
4:18
+1
Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
65-55
4:18
+1
Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
65-56
3:52
Zae Blake misses three point jump shot
3:50
Jaylen Washington offensive rebound
3:47
Jaylen Washington turnover (out of bounds)
3:47
TV timeout
3:39
Kobi Williams misses three point jump shot
3:37
Michael Osei-Bonsu offensive rebound
3:29
Michael Osei-Bonsu misses two point jump shot
3:27
Filip Brankovic defensive rebound
3:18
Filip Brankovic turnover (traveling)
3:07
Filip Brankovic personal foul (Michael Osei-Bonsu draws the foul)
3:07
+1
Michael Osei-Bonsu makes regular free throw 1 of 2
65-57
3:07
Michael Osei-Bonsu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:07
Keith Palek III offensive rebound
3:03
+3
Keith Palek III makes three point jump shot (Zaxton King assists)
65-60
2:33
Kye Dickson offensive foul
2:33
Kye Dickson turnover (offensive foul)
2:22
+3
Kobi Williams makes three point jump shot (Keith Palek III assists)
65-63
2:05
+2
Koree Cotton makes two point layup
67-63
1:45
Trey Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:43
Bears offensive rebound
1:43
Dane Christensen personal foul (Michael Osei-Bonsu draws the foul)
1:43
+1
Michael Osei-Bonsu makes regular free throw 1 of 2
67-64
1:43
Michael Osei-Bonsu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:43
Bears offensive rebound
1:42
Official timeout
1:36
+2
Michael Osei-Bonsu makes two point layup
67-66
1:17
Zae Blake offensive foul
1:17
Zae Blake turnover (offensive foul)
1:16
Vaqueros 30 second timeout
1:09
Zae Blake personal foul (Kobi Williams draws the foul)
1:09
+1
Kobi Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2
67-67
1:09
+1
Kobi Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2
67-68
1:09
Bears 30 second timeout
0:47
Zae Blake turnover (bad pass) (Keith Palek III steals)
0:30
Koree Cotton personal foul (Keith Palek III draws the foul)
0:30
+1
Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
67-69
0:30
+1
Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
67-70
0:27
Vaqueros 30 second timeout
0:17
Marvin McGhee III misses three point jump shot
0:15
Keith Palek III defensive rebound
0:14
Jaylen Washington personal foul (Keith Palek III draws the foul)
0:14
+1
Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
67-71
0:14
+1
Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
67-72
0:10
Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
0:08
Zaxton King defensive rebound
0:06
Jaylen Washington personal foul (Zaxton King draws the foul)
