Justin Fuehrmeyer News

Going home is little more than a business trip for Missouri State basketball coach Cuonzo Martin.

JONESBORO, Ark. - Missouri State stared down some adversity Saturday night and came away with its unbeaten record intact.

Arkansas State returns home for a two game homestand when they take on Missouri State at the ConvocationCenter Saturday.

Missouri State University used a hot first-half start to topple University of Tennessee-Martin, 79-51, Wednesday night at JQH Arena to improve to 8-0 on the season.

With about an hour between classes on Tuesday, freshman Keith Pickens stopped by the Missouri State basketball office to watch film of Arkansas-Little Rock.

Missouri State forward Michael Porter is not the type who gets intimidated by much on the basketball court.

Rick Kindhart SPRINGFIELD -- Missouri State overcame a second-half surge by Tulsa and won its fifth in a row with an 83-75 victory over the Golden Hurricane on Saturday at JQH Arena in Springfield in a battle of unbeaten teams.

Missouri State senior point guard Justin Fuehrmeyer and freshman forward Michael Porter were cleared Tuesday to resume practice.

Missouri State has 13 healthy basketball players after Justin Fuehrmeyer and Michael Porter were cleared Tuesday to resume full-contact practice.

This time a year ago, Missouri State was struggling to score points and find enough healthy bodies to practice.

Missouri State's biggest challenge this weekend in the Hispanic College Fund Challenge will be keeping its focus for three consecutive nights.

Missouri State guard Adam Leonard lives to take big shots. Call him Wyatt Earp in high-tops. 'A cold-blooded shooter,' teammate Kyle Weems said, describing Leonard.

The Missouri State basketball team pulled off an impressive 73-62 victory over the Auburn Tigers last night at JQH Arena, giving home-opening wins in back-to-back seasons against SEC opponents.

With the basketball season tipping off in a few hours - against a rare Southeastern Conference visitor - here are three things to watch in Missouri State's game against Auburn: 1 - How will the Bears' newcomers play? There's a sense of anticipation and uncertainty as a new-look MSU takes the floor.

Missouri Valley Conference prognosticators predicted the Missouri State Bears would take a step up this year, finishing ninth in the 10-team league.

Adam Leonard was sick and tired of guarding people wearing maroon and white jerseys in empty gyms.

Nafis Ricks likely will be Missouri State's starting point guard this season. Just don't confine him to one position.

St. Louis -- Not so long ago, the Missouri Valley Conference was the darling mid-major league in men's basketball with three NCAA Tournament teams in 2005, four in 2006 and two in 2007.

St. Louis -- After a last-place finish a year ago, Missouri State's basketball team knows it has plenty to prove.

Missouri State's basketball team received some good news on Monday when it was determined that senior guard Justin Fuehrmeyer's fractured right thumb will keep him sidelined 2-3 weeks, a shorter period than first feared.