St. CHARLES, Mo. - Missouri State closed on a 25-9 run over the game's final six minutes and got a season-high 26 points from Tyonna Snow Friday in a 75-57 victory over Indiana State in the quarterfinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

The third-seeded Lady Bears (17-13) move on to play No. 7 Evansville (13-18) at 4:07 p.m. Saturday, as the Purple Aces upset Drake in overtime on Friday.

Missouri State did not trail over the game's final 23 minutes, surviving a pair of field goal droughts in the second half as the Sycamores (17-13) tested the Lady Bears.

MSU held a 35-32 halftime lead but did not hit from the floor until Lexi Hughes scored for a 39-36 lead 3:54 into the second half. Liza Fruendt and Kenzie Williams combined for a 7-0 run and 46-37 lead, and Snow followed for a 48-39 advantage with 12:09 to play.

The Lady Bears went cold from there, not hitting a field goal until Snow scored again with 5:52 remaining for a 52-48 advantage after ISU closed within a basket. Less than two minutes later, Fruendt's 3-pointer sparked an 11-0 run that took only 69 seconds of game time and ended with Audrey Holt's 3-point play for a 66-51 advantage with 3:11 to play.

Missouri State trailed 14-6 eight minutes into the contest, but led 18-16 less than four minutes later. Hughes hit a trey to cap a 7-0 run with a 31-26 lead, and Fruendt scored for 35-28 and MSU's largest lead of the first period.

Snow add six steals to her 26 points, while Fruendt (12), Hughes (12) and Williams (10) joined her in double figures. MSU shot .382 from the floor and 19-for-26 at the foul line, with Snow making 12 in 15 tries.

The Lady Bears finished with a 44-43 rebounding edge, owning a plus-10 margin in the second half, and forced 23 ISU turnovers while committing 14 of their own.