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Palek's game-winner leads Missouri State over Oral Roberts, 63-62

AP
Dec 16, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Keith Palek III scored the game-winning layup with four seconds remaining and racked up 27 total points to lead Missouri State Bears past Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 63-62 on Tuesday.

Palek added eight rebounds for the Bears (5-5). Kobi Williams scored 12 points, going 2 of 8 from the floor, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 6 for 6 from the line. Trey Williams Jr. finished with 10 points.

Ty Harper led the way for the Golden Eagles (5-8) with 20 points. Oral Roberts also got 18 points, seven rebounds and two steals from Ofri Naveh. Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams finished with 10 points.

Palek scored 11 second-half points for Missouri State to help set up their game-winning shot.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
ORU
Golden Eagles
24
MOSU
Bears
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams vs. Cameron Boone (Cal Furnish gains possession)
19:48		Kobi Williams shooting foul
19:48	+1	Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
19:48	+1	Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-0
19:28	+2	Keith Palek III makes two point jump shot	2-2
19:12	+3	Connor Dow makes three point jump shot (Cal Furnish assists)	5-2
18:55		Keith Palek III turnover (traveling)
18:55		Cameron Boone personal foul
18:31		Ofri Naveh turnover (bad pass) (Trey Williams Jr. steals)
18:12		Kobi Williams misses three point jump shot
18:10		Cal Furnish defensive rebound
17:42		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams misses two point jump shot
17:40		Cameron Boone defensive rebound
17:32		Ty Harper personal foul
17:26		Trey Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:24		Ofri Naveh defensive rebound
17:13		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams turnover (bad pass)
16:54	+2	Keith Palek III makes two point jump shot	5-4
16:44		Connor Dow misses three point jump shot
16:42		Cameron Boone defensive rebound
16:18		Keith Palek III misses two point jump shot
16:16		Ofri Naveh defensive rebound
15:54	+2	Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams makes two point jump shot	7-4
15:33	+2	Keith Palek III makes two point layup	7-6
15:15		Zaxton King shooting foul
15:15		TV timeout
15:15	+1	Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-6
15:15	+1	Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-6
14:55		Keith Palek III misses three point jump shot
14:53		Darrion Sutton offensive rebound
14:42		Zaxton King misses three point jump shot
14:40		Luke Gray defensive rebound
14:15		Jump ball. (Bears gains possession)
14:15		Ty Harper turnover (bad pass) (Antwan Burnett steals)
14:01	+3	Kobi Williams makes three point jump shot (Antwan Burnett assists)	9-9
13:47		Cal Furnish turnover (bad pass)
13:24	+2	Keith Palek III makes two point jump shot	9-11
13:07		Ty Harper misses two point jump shot
13:05		Bears defensive rebound
12:44		Trey Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:42		Luke Gray defensive rebound
12:28		Darrion Sutton shooting foul
12:28	+1	Ty Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-11
12:28	+1	Ty Harper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-11
12:16		Kobi Williams misses two point jump shot
12:14		Connor Dow defensive rebound
12:09		Connor Dow misses three point jump shot
12:07		Bears defensive rebound
12:07		Martins Kilups personal foul
11:45		Kobi Williams misses three point jump shot
11:43		Ty Harper defensive rebound
11:13		Ofri Naveh misses two point jump shot
11:11		Ofri Naveh offensive rebound
11:09	+2	Ofri Naveh makes two point jump shot	13-11
10:52		Ty Harper personal foul
10:52		TV timeout
10:41	+3	Antwan Burnett makes three point jump shot (Logan Epes assists)	13-14
10:14	+2	Ofri Naveh makes two point jump shot	15-14
9:58		Luke Gray blocks Logan Epes's two point layup
9:56		Connor Dow defensive rebound
9:53		Keith Palek III blocks Luke Gray's two point layup
9:51		Zaxton King defensive rebound
9:47		Ofri Naveh personal foul
9:36		Trey Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:34		Ofri Naveh defensive rebound
9:21		Darrion Sutton blocks Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams's two point layup
9:19		Trey Williams Jr. defensive rebound
9:16	+2	Logan Epes makes two point layup (Trey Williams Jr. assists)	15-16
9:00		Ofri Naveh turnover (lost ball) (Zaxton King steals)
8:46		Keith Palek III misses three point jump shot
8:44		Darrion Sutton offensive rebound
8:44		Jack Turner personal foul
8:32		Kobi Williams misses two point jump shot
8:30		Kobi Williams offensive rebound
8:29		Martins Kilups shooting foul
8:29	+1	Kobi Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-17
8:29	+1	Kobi Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-18
8:10		Jack Turner misses three point jump shot
8:08		Keith Palek III defensive rebound
7:54		Jump ball. (Golden Eagles gains possession)
7:54		Keith Palek III turnover (lost ball) (Chase Martin steals)
7:54		TV timeout
7:41		Connor Dow misses three point jump shot
7:39		Bears defensive rebound
7:18		Kobi Williams misses three point jump shot
7:16		Cal Furnish defensive rebound
7:10		Antwan Burnett shooting foul
7:10		Chase Martin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:10	+1	Chase Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-18
6:38		Antwan Burnett misses three point jump shot
6:36		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
6:15		Chase Martin turnover (bad pass) (Kobi Williams steals)
5:59		Kobi Williams offensive foul
5:59		Kobi Williams turnover (offensive foul)
5:36		Ofri Naveh misses two point jump shot
5:34		Darrion Sutton defensive rebound
5:29		Keith Palek III misses two point jump shot
5:27		Connor Dow defensive rebound
5:22	+2	Connor Dow makes two point layup	18-18
5:05		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams shooting foul
5:05		Zaxton King misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:05	+1	Zaxton King makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-19
4:47		Darrion Sutton blocks Ty Harper's two point jump shot
4:45		Golden Eagles offensive rebound
4:37		Darrion Sutton blocks Ty Harper's two point jump shot
4:35		Golden Eagles offensive rebound
4:35		Golden Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
4:13		Keith Palek III turnover (bad pass) (Jack Turner steals)
4:07		Ofri Naveh turnover (lost ball) (Antwan Burnett steals)
4:04	+2	Keith Palek III makes two point layup (Antwan Burnett assists)	18-21
4:04		Jack Turner shooting foul
4:04	+1	Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-22
3:50		Cameron Boone blocks Connor Dow's two point jump shot
3:48		Cal Furnish offensive rebound
3:44		Antwan Burnett shooting foul
3:44		TV timeout
3:44	+1	Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-22
3:44	+1	Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-22
3:21		Zaxton King turnover (lost ball) (Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams steals)
3:04		Jack Turner misses two point jump shot
3:02		Cameron Boone defensive rebound
3:02		Jump ball. (Bears gains possession)
2:32		Zaxton King misses three point jump shot
2:30		Connor Dow defensive rebound
2:18		Darrion Sutton shooting foul
2:18	+1	Baron Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-22
2:18	+1	Baron Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-22
2:05	+3	Trey Williams Jr. makes three point jump shot (Keith Palek III assists)	22-25
1:34		Connor Dow misses two point jump shot
1:32		Golden Eagles offensive rebound
1:32		Logan Epes personal foul
1:32	+1	Ofri Naveh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-25
1:32	+1	Ofri Naveh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-25
1:14	+3	Keith Palek III makes three point jump shot (Zaxton King assists)	24-28
0:44		Ofri Naveh misses two point jump shot
0:42		Keith Palek III defensive rebound
0:13		Luke Gray shooting foul
0:13	+1	Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 1 of 3	24-29
0:13		Keith Palek III misses regular free throw 2 of 3
0:13		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
0:13	+1	Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 3 of 3	24-30
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ORU
Golden Eagles
38
MOSU
Bears
33

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Ofri Naveh misses two point jump shot
19:43		Cameron Boone defensive rebound
19:23		Keith Palek III misses three point jump shot
19:21		Cal Furnish defensive rebound
19:13	+3	Cal Furnish makes three point jump shot (Ofri Naveh assists)	27-30
18:52	+2	Trey Williams Jr. makes two point layup	27-32
18:32		Cameron Boone blocks Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams's two point jump shot
18:30		Trey Williams Jr. defensive rebound
18:17	+2	Cameron Boone makes two point layup (Keith Palek III assists)	27-34
17:56		Keith Palek III shooting foul
17:56	+1	Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-34
17:56	+1	Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-34
17:45		Connor Dow shooting foul
17:45	+1	Kobi Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-35
17:45	+1	Kobi Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-36
17:24		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams misses two point jump shot
17:22		Kobi Williams defensive rebound
17:15	+2	Keith Palek III makes two point jump shot	29-38
16:49	+2	Ofri Naveh makes two point layup	31-38
16:29		Trey Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:27		Baron Smith Jr. defensive rebound
16:12		Baron Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:10		Kobi Williams defensive rebound
16:04		Trey Williams Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:02		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
15:40		Antwan Burnett shooting foul
15:40		TV timeout
15:40		Ofri Naveh misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:40	+1	Ofri Naveh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-38
15:22		Keith Palek III misses two point jump shot
15:20		Antwan Burnett offensive rebound
15:14	+2	Antwan Burnett makes two point layup	32-40
15:11	+2	Ty Harper makes two point layup	34-40
14:21	+2	Keith Palek III makes two point layup (Antwan Burnett assists)	34-42
14:04	+3	Ty Harper makes three point jump shot	37-42
13:49		Zaxton King turnover (bad pass) (Ty Harper steals)
13:41		Cal Furnish misses three point jump shot
13:39		Antwan Burnett defensive rebound
13:12		Keith Palek III turnover (traveling)
12:57		Martins Kilups misses three point jump shot
12:55		Logan Epes defensive rebound
12:48	+2	Trey Williams Jr. makes two point jump shot	37-44
12:26	+2	Ty Harper makes two point layup	39-44
12:03		Darrion Sutton misses three point jump shot
12:01		Ofri Naveh defensive rebound
11:58	+3	Ty Harper makes three point jump shot	42-44
11:55		Bears 30 second timeout
11:55		TV timeout
11:26	+2	Trey Williams Jr. makes two point layup	42-46
11:00	+3	Ofri Naveh makes three point jump shot (Ty Harper assists)	45-46
10:33	+2	Logan Epes makes two point jump shot	45-48
10:01		Ty Harper misses three point jump shot
9:59		Bears defensive rebound
9:59		Martins Kilups personal foul
9:59		TV timeout
9:37		Trey Williams Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:35		Kobi Williams offensive rebound
9:31		Kobi Williams misses two point jump shot
9:29		Ofri Naveh defensive rebound
9:25		Connor Dow misses three point jump shot
9:23		Zaxton King defensive rebound
9:19		Ty Harper shooting foul
9:19	+1	Zaxton King makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-49
9:19	+1	Zaxton King makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-50
9:12		Jack Turner turnover (lost ball) (Trey Williams Jr. steals)
9:02		Trey Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:00		Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams defensive rebound
8:52	+2	Ty Harper makes two point layup	47-50
8:52		Logan Epes shooting foul
8:52	+1	Ty Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-50
8:45		Jack Turner personal foul
8:23	+3	Keith Palek III makes three point jump shot (Zaxton King assists)	48-53
8:00		TV timeout
7:49	+3	Ty Harper makes three point jump shot	51-53
7:13		Keith Palek III misses three point jump shot
7:11		Cameron Boone offensive rebound
7:10		Cameron Boone turnover (bad pass) (Baron Smith Jr. steals)
7:09		Cameron Boone personal foul
6:55		Ofri Naveh misses three point jump shot
6:53		Keith Palek III defensive rebound
6:36		Trey Williams Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Ofri Naveh steals)
6:33		Kobi Williams shooting foul
6:33	+1	Connor Dow makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-53
6:33	+1	Connor Dow makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-53
6:18		Chase Martin personal foul
6:08		Chase Martin personal foul
6:01		Ty Harper shooting foul
6:01		Keith Palek III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:01	+1	Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-54
5:40		Ty Harper misses three point jump shot
5:38		Bears defensive rebound
5:38		Chase Martin personal foul
5:38		Keith Palek III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:38		Chase Martin defensive rebound
5:27		Kobi Williams personal foul
5:11		Connor Dow turnover (bad pass)
5:11		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
4:49		Keith Palek III misses two point jump shot
4:47		Ofri Naveh defensive rebound
4:25		Ofri Naveh misses two point jump shot
4:23		Keith Palek III defensive rebound
4:17	+3	Kobi Williams makes three point jump shot (Keith Palek III assists)	53-57
3:57		Connor Dow turnover (bad pass) (Zaxton King steals)
3:28		Ofri Naveh shooting foul
3:28		TV timeout
3:28		Trey Williams Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:28	+1	Trey Williams Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-58
3:11	+3	Ofri Naveh makes three point jump shot (Ty Harper assists)	56-58
2:53		Trey Williams Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Ofri Naveh steals)
2:42		Ofri Naveh misses two point jump shot
2:40		Keith Palek III defensive rebound
2:24		Zaxton King misses three point jump shot
2:22		Keith Palek III offensive rebound
2:21		Baron Smith Jr. shooting foul
2:21	+1	Keith Palek III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-59
2:21		Keith Palek III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:21		Baron Smith Jr. defensive rebound
2:02	+2	Ty Harper makes two point jump shot	58-59
1:41		Connor Dow shooting foul
1:41	+1	Kobi Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-60
1:41	+1	Kobi Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-61
1:22		Ofri Naveh misses three point jump shot
1:20		Baron Smith Jr. offensive rebound
1:19		Kobi Williams shooting foul
1:19	+1	Baron Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-61
1:19		Bears 30 second timeout
1:19		Baron Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:19		Keith Palek III defensive rebound
0:47		Trey Williams Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:45		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
0:42		Golden Eagles 60 second timeout
0:16	+3	Ofri Naveh makes three point jump shot (Ty Harper assists)	62-61
0:12		Bears 60 second timeout
0:07		Zaxton King misses three point jump shot
0:05		Keith Palek III offensive rebound
0:04	+2	Keith Palek III makes two point layup	62-63
0:03		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
0:02		Ty Harper misses three point jump shot
0:01		Bears defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Bears defensive rebound