Missouri State Lady Bears (16-11, 8-6 CUSA)
Date and Time	Tuesday, February 24 vs. Sam Houston | 6:30 p.m. Thursday, February 26 vs. FIU | 6:30 p.m.
Location	Great Southern Bank Arena | Springfield, Mo.
Game 1	Tuesday, February 24 vs. Sam Houston | 6:30 p.m. Watch (ESPN+) | Live Stats | Varsity Network | Tickets | Listen Live (93.3 FM)
Game 2	Thursday, February 26 vs. FIU | 6:30 p.m. Watch (ESPN+) | Live Stats | Varsity Network | Tickets | Listen Live (96.9 FM)
Missouri State	Game Notes (vs. Sam Houston) | Digital Program Game Notes (vs. FIU) | Digital Program Women's Basketball Home Page | Media Guide
Promotions	Feb. 24 - Future Bears Kids Club Day Feb. 26 - Fan Appreciation Day 2025-26 Promo Calendar
Opponents	Sam Houston | FIU
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The Lady Bear Necessities 

• Missouri State women's basketball continues its four-game home stand with a visit from Sam Houston on Tuesday night (6:30 p.m., ESPN+). The game was originally slated for Jan. 24, but was rescheduled due to winter weather in Springfield and surrounding areas. 
• Saturday's meeting marks just the second-ever between the two squads with the other meeting coming earlier this year in Huntsville. The Bearkats won that matchup, 74-67, as MoState turned the ball over 28 times. Bekemeier (21 pts, 10 reb) and Douglas (14 pts, 11 reb) each posted a double-double in the last meeting. 
• The Lady Bears currently sit in 5th in the Conference USA standings, but will face three of the teams ahead of them in the final four games of the regular season. 
• Kaemyn Bekemeier leads MoState this season with 18.0 ppg, 8.1 rpg and 52 three-pointers. She became the 32nd Lady Bear in program history to reach the 1,000 point mark on Saturday. The 5-9 guard is 1 of just 8 players in NCAA DI with at least 480 points and 220 rebounds, and is one of just two players under 6'0" to do so. There are only three players standing 5'9" or shorter averaging more rebounds per game than Bekemeier. More information on Bekemeier on pg. 5.
• The second member of MoState's dynamic duo Lainie Douglas (So., Overland Park, Kan.) is averaging 13.7 points per game, 6.9 rebounds per game and leads the team with a .550 FG% in CUSA games. She is coming off a career game against Delaware (28 pts, 12 reb) in which she became the 4th player in DI this season with at least 10 FGM, 12 rebounds and a 1.000 FT% (min. 8 made) in a single game.
• As a team, Missouri State ranks inside the top 15 nationally in: free throw made/game (9th - 16.7) and free throw attempts/game (13th - 22.1). The Lady Bears lead CUSA and rank 52nd nationally in FT% at 75.7 percent. Bekemeier ranks inside the top 15 nationally in FTM (8th - 148) and FTA (15th - 176), and also leads CUSA and ranks 66th nationally with an .841 FT%.
• In the Cunningham era, Missouri State is 55-7 when scoring 70+ points, 62-5 when holding opponents to 65 points or less and 47-1 when opponents score less than 60 points. Missouri State is 0-5 this season when allowing 70 or more points.
• Second-Half Adjustments - MoState is -11 on the scoreboard in the first half this season, but flips the switch at the break to own a +108 point differential against its opponents in the second half of games. Against CUSA opponents, the Lady Bears are +10 in the first half and +66 in the second half. MoState has scored 177 more points in the second half of games than the first half this season. 
• Battle on the Boards - MoState is 15-3 this season when out-rebounding opponents, but is just 1-8 when losing the battle on the boards. 

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