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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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
Drake 17-3 - 31-4
Bradley 15-5 2 28-9
Northern Iowa 14-6 3 20-13
Belmont 13-7 4 22-11
Illinois State 10-10 7 22-14
UIC 10-10 7 17-14
Murray State 9-11 8 16-17
Indiana State 8-12 9 14-18
Southern Illinois 8-12 9 14-19
Evansville 8-12 9 11-21
Valparaiso 6-14 11 15-19
Missouri State 2-18 15 9-23

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 19-1 - 35-3
Clemson 18-2 1 27-7
Louisville 18-2 1 27-8
SMU 13-7 6 24-11
Wake Forest 13-7 6 21-11
North Carolina 13-7 6 23-14
Stanford 11-9 8 21-14
Georgia Tech 10-10 9 17-17
Florida State 8-12 11 17-15
Pittsburgh 8-12 11 17-15
Virginia 8-12 11 15-17
Notre Dame 8-12 11 15-18
Virginia Tech 8-12 11 13-19
Syracuse 7-13 12 14-19
California 6-14 13 14-19
NC State 5-15 14 12-19
Boston College 4-16 15 12-19
Miami 3-17 16 7-24
Full Standings