Mason leads Missouri St past UIC 74-57 in MVC tourney opener
AP
Mar 03, 2023
ST. LOUIS (AP) Alston Mason had 17 points in Missouri State Bears's 74-57 victory against UIC on Thursday in a Missouri Valley Conference tournament first-round game.
Mason shot 6 for 12 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line for the Bears (16-14). Jonathan Mogbo scored 15 points while shooting 7 of 10 from the field and 1 for 5 from the line, and added eight rebounds and three blocks. Damien Mayo Jr. went 6 of 10 from the field to finish with 13 points, while adding six rebounds.
Jace Carter led the Flames (12-19) in scoring, finishing with 14 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Christian Jones added 12 points for UIC. In addition, Toby Okani finished with seven points and eight rebounds.
Missouri State took the lead with 5:13 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. Kendle Moore led his team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them up 34-30 at the break. Missouri State pulled away with a 7-0 run in the second half to extend a four-point lead to 11 points. They outscored UIC by 13 points in the final half, as Mayo led the way with a team-high 13 second-half points.
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1st Half
UIC
Flames
30
MOSU
Bears
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Flames gains possession)
19:45
+2
Jace Carter makes two point dunk (Filip Skobalj assists)
2-0
19:22
Damien Mayo Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:20
Filip Skobalj defensive rebound
18:54
Jonathan Mogbo blocks Jalen Jackson's two point jump shot
18:52
Jalen Jackson offensive rebound
18:48
Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
18:46
Jalen Jackson offensive rebound
18:24
Damien Mayo Jr. blocks Tre Anderson's three point jump shot
18:24
Flames offensive rebound
18:24
Flames turnover (shot clock violation)
18:07
Toby Okani blocks Donovan Clay's two point layup
18:05
Bears offensive rebound
17:57
+3
Alston Mason makes three point jump shot (Donovan Clay assists)
2-3
17:30
Jace Carter misses two point jump shot
17:28
Donovan Clay defensive rebound
17:23
+2
Jonathan Mogbo makes two point dunk (Donovan Clay assists)
2-5
16:53
Tre Anderson misses three point jump shot
16:51
Damien Mayo Jr. defensive rebound
16:34
Damien Mayo Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:32
Donovan Clay offensive rebound
16:21
+2
Jonathan Mogbo makes two point layup (Damien Mayo Jr. assists)
2-7
15:58
+2
Filip Skobalj makes two point layup (Jalen Jackson assists)
4-7
15:40
+2
Alston Mason makes two point layup (Damien Mayo Jr. assists)
4-9
15:18
Tre Anderson misses two point jump shot
15:16
Jonathan Mogbo defensive rebound
15:08
+2
Alston Mason makes two point layup
4-11
15:07
Flames 30 second timeout
15:07
TV timeout
14:37
Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
14:35
Jonathan Mogbo defensive rebound
14:15
+2
Jonathan Mogbo makes two point layup
4-13
13:54
Jace Carter misses two point layup
13:52
Kendle Moore defensive rebound
13:49
Donovan Clay turnover (bad pass)
13:27
+2
Toby Okani makes two point layup (Jace Carter assists)
6-13
13:04
Chance Moore misses three point jump shot
13:02
Tre Anderson defensive rebound
12:55
Kendle Moore shooting foul (Tre Anderson draws the foul)
12:55
+1
Tre Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-13
12:55
+1
Tre Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-13
12:38
Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
12:36
Christian Jones defensive rebound
12:31
+2
Jace Carter makes two point layup (Christian Jones assists)
10-13
12:12
Cameron Fens shooting foul (N.J. Benson draws the foul)
12:12
+1
N.J. Benson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-14
12:12
N.J. Benson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:12
Jace Carter defensive rebound
11:53
Toby Okani turnover (lost ball)
11:52
TV timeout
11:40
Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
11:38
Donovan Clay offensive rebound
11:30
+2
Donovan Clay makes two point jump shot
10-16
11:10
Jonathan Mogbo blocks Toby Okani's two point jump shot
11:08
Toby Okani offensive rebound
11:05
Jonathan Mogbo blocks Toby Okani's two point layup
11:03
Donovan Clay defensive rebound
11:01
Cameron Fens blocks Jonathan Mogbo's two point layup
10:59
Jace Carter defensive rebound
10:44
Tre Anderson misses three point jump shot
10:42
Bears defensive rebound
10:24
Donovan Clay misses three point jump shot
10:22
Toby Okani defensive rebound
10:15
Tre Anderson turnover (Chance Moore steals)
10:09
Jonathan Mogbo turnover (bad pass) (Jace Carter steals)
10:04
Chance Moore blocks Jace Carter's three point jump shot
10:02
Tre Anderson offensive rebound
9:58
+2
Filip Skobalj makes two point layup (Tre Anderson assists)
12-16
9:42
Christian Jones shooting foul (Alston Mason draws the foul)
9:42
+1
Alston Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-17
9:42
+1
Alston Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-18
9:25
Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
9:23
Alston Mason defensive rebound
9:12
+3
Kendle Moore makes three point jump shot (Donovan Clay assists)
12-21
8:55
+3
Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Jalen Jackson assists)
15-21
8:30
Kendle Moore misses three point jump shot
8:28
Toby Okani defensive rebound
8:10
+2
Jalen Jackson makes two point jump shot
17-21
7:41
Jonathan Mogbo misses two point layup
7:39
Toby Okani defensive rebound
7:33
+3
Christian Jones makes three point jump shot (Jace Carter assists)