Missouri State hosts Western Kentucky following Bekemeier's 25-point performance

Western Kentucky Lady Toppers (5-16, 1-9 CUSA) at Missouri State Bears (14-8, 6-3 CUSA)

Springfield, Missouri; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Missouri State hosts Western Kentucky after Kaemyn Bekemeier scored 25 points in Missouri State's 60-54 victory against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.

The Bears are 6-4 in home games. Missouri State has a 0-1 record in one-possession games.

The Lady Toppers are 1-9 in conference play. Western Kentucky averages 16.6 turnovers per game and is 3-8 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.

Missouri State's average of 3.8 made 3-pointers per game is 4.9 fewer made shots on average than the 8.7 per game Western Kentucky gives up. Western Kentucky has shot at a 40.6% rate from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points higher than the 39.5% shooting opponents of Missouri State have averaged.

The Bears and Lady Toppers face off Saturday for the first time in CUSA play this season.

Salma Khedr is scoring 10.0 points per game and averaging 3.2 rebounds for the Lady Toppers. Trinity Rowe is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 7-3, averaging 64.4 points, 32.4 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 7.2 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.3 points per game.

Lady Toppers: 1-9, averaging 57.0 points, 22.7 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 8.8 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 41.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.3 points.

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