December
16, 2006 SYCAMORES FALL IN MVC OPENER AT MISSOURI STATE BOX SCORE (HTML) or BOX SCORE (PDF) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Three Indiana State Sycamores scored in double figures but it was Missouri State’s red hot shooting and stifling defense that led the Bears to an 80-60 win over the Sycamores in Springfield Missouri Saturday night. ISU (5-4, 0-1) trailed by nine at the half 41-32, thanks to a 7-1 run, but the Bears (9-1, 1-0) would come out of the locker room with a 7-0 run of there own and led by 16, 48-32, with16:48 left before Marico Stinson (Memphis, TN) hit a three to end the run. The Sycamores struggled from the field early in the second half, hitting just two field goals in the first 8:42. The Sycamores made a couple of runs in the second half to cut the lead down to 11, but could never get over hump. ISU turned it over 21 times in the game, 13 in the first half, and the Bears 53.8 percent shooting from the field in the game was the difference. Stinson led Indiana State with 17 points while Gabe Moore (Little Rock, Ark) and Adam Arnold (Decatur, IN) each added 10. Four Bears finished in double figures, led by 19 from Blake Ahearn. Indiana State returns to the Hulman Center on Thursday night when they take on Wagner. Tip off time is set for 7:05pm.
** Freshman Brant Lietnaker scored his first points as a Sycamore. The Lancaster Ohio native was 1-2 from the field, had one assist in four minutes of action.
** Adam Arnold scored 10 points, his first double-figure scoring effort since Indiana (Nov.17) when he had a career high 11 points.
** Cole Holmstrom saw his first action in the last six games. The freshman has been sideline with a stress fracture of the right foot, finished with just 2 points on 1-7 shooting, including 0-6 from three.
** Gabe Moore had three steals, giving in 98 in his career. He is just four away from tying Jim Cruse for 10th all-time with 102.
** With his 10 points, Moore has now scored in double figures in his last six games, and seven overall this season.
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