Missouri State Bears (6-3) vs. SEMO Redhawks (4-6) and Chicago State Cougars (3-7)
Date and Time	Saturday, Dec. 17 - 5:02 p.m. vs. SEMO | Monday, Dec. 19 - 8:2 p.m. vs. CSU
Location	JQH Arena (11,000) | Springfield, Mo.
Tickets	SEMO Game | Chicago State Game | Season Tickets
Radio	KTXR (101.3 FM) (Art Hains, Mike Keltner) | MSU Radio Network | Listen Live
Television	ESPN3 - Game 1 | ESPN3 - Game 2 | (Corey Riggs, Tom Ladd, Kelby Stuckey)
Series	MSU leads SEMO 91-55 | MSU tied with Chicago State 1-1
Live Stats	Live Stats
Game Notes	Missouri State | SEMO | Chicago State | MVC Notebook | MSU Media Guide
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Missouri State kicks off the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic with a pair of home games, starting Saturday afternoon at 5 p.m. against in-state rival Southeast Missouri State in the 147th meeting between the two clubs. The preliminary round continues Monday evening at 8:30 against Chicago State before the Bears head to Orleans Arena in Las Vegas for the semifinals and finals, Dec. 22-23.

Enjoy the Game
The Old Missouri Bank Box Office at JQH Arena opens at 10 a.m., Friday and Saturday. Box office purchase are also available by phone at (417) 836-7678. Tickets may also be purchased 24/7 online and printed from home at MissouriStateBears.com. Game-day ticket specials are also available at the box office. Both games are part of doubleheaders with the MSU Lady Bears. Halftime includes performances from The Sugar Bears!

Series History
Missouri State will renew its longest-standing rivalry when the Bears and Redhawks match up at JQH Arena for the second of two games between the clubs this season. The series began in 1911 and includes 146 previous meetings. MSU holds the all-time advantage 91-55, including a 61-13 mark in Springfield (1-1 at JQH Arena). The Bears are 5-3 against Southeast as Division I foes. Bears' head coach Paul Lusk is 3-1 vs. Southeast Missouri State.

The Bears are also 1-1 all-time against Chicago State, splitting a home-and-home series in 1981-82 with the Bears winning 84-62 at Hammons Student Center (1/28/82) and the Cougars avenging the loss in chicago, 75-73 (2/20/82). Keith Hilliard was MSU's top scorer in both games, posting 15 on the Cougars in the first matchup and 25 in the second. Bobby Howard added 20 points in the second game with Ricky Johnson accounting for 21 total rebounds in the two games.

The Ten Count

• Alize Johnson (Jr., Williamsport, Pa.) is coming off his third straight double-double and fourth in five games with a 20-point, 16-rebound effort in Wednesday's win over Oral Roberts. He ranks 30th nationally in FG pct. (.602) and 53rd in rebounding average (9.0).
• Johnson's 16 rebounds against ORU marked the most by any MSU player under sixth-year head coach Paul Lusk.
• The Bears have led at the half in 8 of 9 games this season (6-2) and are 58-19 under Lusk when leading at the break.
• Missouri State's 25 offensive rebounds vs. ORU matched a JQH Arena record and was the team's most since securing 20 offensive caroms vs. Indiana State on senior night -- March 6, 2011.
• Missouri State was a Division II program the last time the Bears played Chicago State -- Feb. 20, 1982.   
• As of Thursday, only 19 Division I teams have less than 100 turnovers on the season. With just 85 mishaps, MSU ranks fourth. The Bears also rank No. 3 nationally in turnovers per game (9.4), which leads the MVC.
• The first two rounds of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic are on campus sites with the tournament semifinals and finals taking place, Dec. 22-23 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. MSU plays USC at 10 p.m. (Central) on Dec. 22 with a matchup against either DePaul or Wyoming the next evening. SEMO and Chicago State will play each other to open play in Vegas at 2 p.m. (Central) on Dec. 22.
• The Bears are 6-0 this season when out-rebounding their opponents and 55-23 under Lusk when owning the glass.
• Ryan Kreklow (So., Columbia, Mo.) has made a 3-pointer in all 9 games this season and 13 straight games overall.
• Austin Ruder (Jr., Nixa, Mo.) is now tied for 83rd on MSU's career scoring list with 635 career points -- 2 points behind
  Carl Wilks (1958-62) and 4 behind Scott Hawk (1974-78). His .465 accuracy from 3-point range ranks 34th nationally.