The Missouri State Bears (22-10) hope to keep their postseason run alive Monday when they host the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (24-10), from the Western Athletic Conference, at 7:05 p.m. in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament quarterfinals.

The Bears (21-12) are coming off an 87-79 first-round home win over Middle Tennessee on Wednesday, while the Bulldogs were 66-57 winners over Southern Miss in the final CIT first-round game Thursday.

Tickets for the game are on sale now by calling (417) 836-7678 or in person at the Chevy Pick-up Window at the MSU Athletics Box Office in JQH Arena.

Monday's other quarterfinal pairings are:

• Appalachian State (23-10) at Marshall (24-9)
• Fairfield (23-10) at Creighton (17-15)
• Pacific (21-11) at Northern Colorado (25-7)  

Pairings for the March 24 semifinals will be determined late Monday. The CIT finals are slated for Tuesday, March 30.

The MSU Athletics Box Office is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday with extended hours Sunday (March 21) beginning at 10 a.m. through the end of the women's WNIT game.  

A limited number of free student tickets for the Louisiana Tech game will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Missouri State Notes and Notables:

• This will be the Bears' 34th game this season, which ties a school record. The other Missouri State teams to play 34 games are: 1986-87 (28-6), 1990-91 (22-12) and 1999-2000 (23-11).  
• Adam Leonard has 92 three-pointers this season which ranks third on the MSU season list. He is just two shy of tying the MSU season record (94), set by Johnny Murdock (1992-93) and Blake Ahearn (2006-07). Leonard's personal season-high is 104 set during his freshman season at Eastern Kentucky in 2006-07. He also needs 3 attempts to tie Murdock's single-season school record for three-point tries (239). 
• MSU players slated to play their 34th game, which would tie a Missouri State record, are: Kyle Weems, Adam Leonard, Jermaine Mallett, Will Creekmore, Nafis Ricks, Caleb Patterson and Keith Pickens. 
• Missouri State has reached 20 wins for the first time since 2006-07 (22-11) and the 14th time since moving to Division I in 1982-83. The 2006-07 squad was also the last MSU team to win 22 games (22-11). 
• Adam Leonard and Kyle Weems have topped the MSU single-season record for three-pointers by teammates. The pair has combined for 163 treys, surpassing the previous record of 144 set by Blake Ahearn (94) and Tyler Chaney (50) in 2006-07.  
• MSU's 60.4-percent shooting effort against Middle Tennesse on Wednesday was the squad's best since firing at a 63.5-percent clip against Evansville on Jan. 9, 2007. 
• Missouri State has hit at least one three-pointer in 249 consecutive games (since 12/14/02) and has made at least 4 treys in 16 straight. 
• The Bears have outrebounded or matched 26 of their 33 opponents this season, including 16 of their last 18 foes (seven in a row). MSU also has posted double-figure offensive rebounds in 15 of its last 18 contests. 
• Kyle Weems, was named to the MVC All-Conference second team this season. He is the first MSU player since Deven Mitchell (2008) to do so. Weems was also named All-MVC by The Sporting News and NetScout.com, while claimiing NABC All-Region Second-Team honors. 
• Over the last six games, Kyle Weems has posted three double-doubles and is averaging 16 points and 8.8 rebounds. He has also made 10 straight free throws.  
• MSU has 231 three-pointers this year, the second-best season in school history, trailing only the 2006-07 squad's 243 long-range bombs. The squad is the fifth in MSU history to hit 200 treys in a season.  
• Only 11 Division I teams have won more home games than the Bears (16-2) this season. Just two previous MSU teams have a higher home win total -- the 1986-87 squad (18-1) and the 1977-78 team (16-2).  
• The Bears are trying to move 10 games over the .500 mark for the first time since they were 13-3 after the home win over Bradley on Jan. 9. 
• Of the Bears' 12 regular-season losses, nine have come by single-digits, including seven losses by 4 points or less, and two overtime losses.
• MILESTONES: Justin Fuehrmeyer (Sr., G, St. Charles, Mo.) needs 7 points for 500 in his career and 4 minutes for 2500 ... Fuehrmeyer also needs 10 assists for 100 this season ... Will Creekmore (Jr., C, Tulsa, Okla.) needs 9 rebounds for 300 and 36 points for 500 career ... Creekmore also needs 1 field goal for 100 this season ... Adam Leonard (Jr., G, Lee's Summit, Mo.) is 2 threes shy of tying the school season record (94) ... He also needs 20 points to reach 1,200 career ... Jermaine Mallett (Jr., G, Jackson, Miss.) needs 12 rebounds for 200 this season ... Nafis Ricks (Jr., G, Philadelphia, Pa.) needs 6 rebounds for 100 season ... Kyle Weems (So., F, Topeka, Kan.) needs 2 assists for 100 and 15 points for 800 career ... Weems also needs 31 points for 500 season ... Caleb Patterson (So., C, Ames, Okla.) needs 2 rebounds for 100 career.