NCAAB

Missouri State Bears at Boston College Eagles

· Cayman Islands Classic
4-2, 0-1 Away
Final
74 - 76

Strong's late 3 lifts Boston College past Missouri State, 76-74 in Cayman Islands semifinal

The Eagles will face Boise State, which held off South Dakota State 83-82, in Tuesday's title game.

Dez White hit a pair of free throws and knocked down a jumper and Michael Osei-Bonsu added a jumper as the Bears took a 70-64 lead to open overtime. Boston College roared back.

Jayden Hastings dunked and Strong knocked down a 3 to pull the Eagles within one, 70-69. Onsei-Bonsu hit two free throws, but Strong answered with a layup and Donald Hand Jr. hit two free throws to put Boston College in front, 73-72 with 29 seconds left. Osei-Bonsu's jumper with 14 seconds left put Missouri State in front, but Strong hit his second 3 of OT. White missed a 3-point attempt with a second left and the Eagles grabbed the defensive rebound to seal the win.

Hand hit a 3-pointer with 14 seconds left in regulation to pull Boston College even at 64-64 and force overtime.

Hand scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Boston College (5-1) and Fred Payne went 3 for 3 from beyond the arc to add another 18 points off the bench. Strong finished 3 of 5 from deep to finish with 13 points, four rebounds and two assists.

White hit 12 of 13 from the free throw line and led Missouri State (4-2) with 25 points. Jalen Hampton scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Osei-Bonsu added 13 points with seven rebounds, three assists with a steal.

Missouri State will take on South Dakota State in the third-place game Tuesday.

Boise State survived an 83-82 battle with South Dakota State.

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Matchup Prediction

Boston College: 72.4%
Missouri State: 27.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 74 - 76
3rd 0:00 End of 1st overtime 74 - 76
3rd 0:00 Boston College Timeout 74 - 76
3rd 0:01 Boston College Defensive Rebound. 74 - 76
3rd 0:01 Dez White missed Three Point Jumper. 74 - 76

Statistics

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24-58 FG 28-56
41.4 Field Goal % 50.0
3-13 3PT 10-18
23.1 Three Point % 55.6
23-29 FT 10-18
79.3 Free Throw % 55.6
35 Rebounds 32
11 Offensive Rebounds 7
24 Defensive Rebounds 25
14 Assists 17
5 Steals 2
2 Blocks 10
12 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 10
5 Fast Break Points 6
36 Points in Paint 30
18 Fouls 19
6 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Venue: John Gray Gymnasium

Location: George Town, Cayman Islands
Attendance: 915 | Capacity:

2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Indiana State 2-0 - 8-4
Drake 1-0 0.5 11-0
Bradley 1-0 0.5 10-2
Belmont 1-0 0.5 9-3
Northern Iowa 1-0 0.5 7-5
Murray State 1-1 1 6-6
Illinois State 0-1 1.5 8-4
UIC 0-1 1.5 7-4
Missouri State 0-1 1.5 7-5
Valparaiso 0-1 1.5 7-5
Southern Illinois 0-1 1.5 5-7
Evansville 0-1 1.5 3-9

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 2-0 - 10-2
SMU 2-0 - 10-2
Clemson 2-0 - 10-3
Pittsburgh 1-0 0.5 10-2
Stanford 1-0 0.5 9-3
NC State 1-0 0.5 8-4
North Carolina 1-0 0.5 7-5
Notre Dame 1-0 0.5 7-5
Wake Forest 1-1 1 9-4
Louisville 1-1 1 7-5
California 0-1 1.5 7-5
Virginia 0-1 1.5 7-5
Syracuse 0-1 1.5 5-6
Virginia Tech 0-1 1.5 5-7
Miami 0-1 1.5 4-8
Florida State 0-2 2 9-4
Boston College 0-2 2 7-5
Georgia Tech 0-2 2 5-7
Full Standings