POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT HISTORY NAIA National Tournament
1959 NCAA Division II Championship
1939: (First Round) East Texas State 68, Missouri State 45
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1968: (Regional Finalists) Missouri State 69, Southern Colorado 68 Evansville 79, Missouri State 73 1969: (Regional Champions) Missouri State 75, St. Olaf 47 Missouri State 87, South Dakota State 74 (National Runners-up) Missouri State 92, Montclair State 76 Missouri State 58, Ashland 48 Kentucky Wesleyan 75, Missouri State 71
2000: (Second Round) Missouri State 77, SMU 64 Mississippi 70, Missouri State 48
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1978: (Regional Finalists) Missouri State 69, Columbus 67 Lincoln 84, Missouri State 83
1997: (First Round) North Carolina St. 77, Missouri State 66
2005: (Second Round) Missouri State 105, Rice 82 Davidson 82, Missouri State 71 2006: (Quarterfinalists) Missouri State 76, Stanford 67 Missouri State 60, Houston 59 Louisville 74, Missouri State 56 2007: (First Round) San Diego St. 74, Missouri State 70 2011: (Second Round) Missouri State 89, Murray State 76 Miami (Fla.) 81, Missouri State 72
Overall NAIA Tourney Record: 15-4 Overall NCAA Div. II Tourney Record: 23-10 Overall CIT Record: 4-0 Overall NIT Record: 10-9 Overall NCAA Div. I Tourney Record: 3-6 Overall Postseason Record: 55-29
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1974: (Regional Champions) Missouri State 71, North Dakota 63 Missouri State 69, Kentucky Wesleyan 66 (National Runners-up) Missouri State 80, St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 78 Missouri State 68, New Orleans 63 Morgan State 67, Missouri State 52
1993: (Quarterfinalists) Missouri State 56, St. Joseph's (Pa.) 34 Missouri State 70, Jackson State 52 Alabama-Birmingham 61, Missouri State 52
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1973: (Regional Third-Place) South Dakota State 85, Missouri State 74 Missouri Stae 76, Southern Colorado 62
1991: (Second Round) Missouri State 57, Coppin State 47 Southern Illinois 72, Missouri State 69
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1970: (Regional Third-Place) South Dakota State 82, Missouri State 71 Missouri State 76, Cornell 65
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1969 NCAA Division II Championship Missouri State fg ft tp Ky. Wesleyan fg ft tp Williams 3 5 11 Tinsley 7 9 23 Perry 9 7 25 Duncan 4 4 12 9 2 20 O’Neill 2 0 4 Bancroft Gee 2 0 4 Hobgood 9 2 20 Jenkins 4 1 9 G. Smith 4 0 8 1 0 2 Deskins 2 2 6 Wilson Bolden 1 0 2 J. Smith 0 0 0 28 15 71 Totals 29 17 75 Totals Halftime: Kentucky Wesleyan 49, Missouri State 28
National Invitation Tournament 1986: (Quarterfinalists) Missouri State 59, Pittsburgh 52 Missouri State 83, Marquette 69 Florida 54, Missouri State 53
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1967: (Regional Champions) Missouri State 83, Arkansas Pine-Bluff 80 Missouri State 87, Lincoln 77 (National Runners-up)
2010: (Champions) Missouri State 87, Middle Tennessee 79 Missouri State 69, Louisiana Tech 40 Missouri State 67, Creighton 61 Missouri State 78, Pacific 65
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1966: (Regional Finalists) Missouri State 72, Arkansas State 71 Abilene Christian 63, Missouri State 58
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1959: (Regional Champions) Missouri State 87, Abilene Christian 67 Missouri State 75, Centenary 62 (National Runner-up) Missouri State 76, Hope 74 Missouri State 72, Los Angeles State 59 Evansville 83, Missouri State 67
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1958: (Regional Champions) Missouri State 74, Centenary 69 Missouri State 73, Regis 65 (National Quarterfinalists) South Dakota 63, Missouri State 58
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1954: (National Third-Place) Missouri St. 66, Gustavus Adolphus 57 Missouri State 77, East Tennessee St. 72 Missouri State 65, East Texas State 59 Western Illinois 78, Missouri State 75 Missouri State 75, Arkansas Tech 61
Missouri State 86, Valparaiso 72 Missouri State 93, Illinois State 76 Winston-Salem 77, Missouri State 74
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1953 NAIA Championship Missouri State fg ft tp Hamline fg ft tp Hamilton 6 6 18 Fritsche 1 2 4 Helms 8 0 16 Thorgaard 11 5 27 5 0 10 Donlin 3 2 8 Anielak Thomas 3 8 14 Gussner 7 4 18 Anderson 5 5 15 Dumphy 4 0 8 0 2 2 Richardson 2 2 6 Duckworth Grimm 1 2 4 0 0 0 Birdsong 28 23 79 Totals 28 15 71 Totals Halftime: Missouri State 46, Hamline 31
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1953: (National Champions) Missouri State 95, Gonzaga 74 Missouri State 98, Stetson 71 Missouri State 78, Neb. Wesleyan 74 Missouri State 84, Indiana State 78 Missouri State 79, Hamline 71
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1952 NAIA Championship
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1949: (Second Round) Missouri State 59, Portland 46 Beloit College 66, Missouri State 47
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1943: (First Round) Murray State 72, Missouri State 44
1952: (National Champions) Missouri State 87, Chadron State 66 Missouri State 82, Indiana State 64 Missouri State 87, Morningside 74 Missouri State 70, Texas State 67 Missouri State 73, Murray State 64
1974 NCAA Division II Championship
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