MoState tops Blue Raiders, gets first CUSA victory

MURFREESBORO, Tenn–Missouri State was on the road in Tennessee.

And Ryan Beard and his Bears were looking for their first Conference USA victory in their first Wednesday night game in decades.

2-3 Missouri State at 1-4 Middle Tennessee.

Freshman Deuce Bailey started at quarterback for MoState for the injured Jacob Clark.

And it was 3-0 Blue Raiders in the second quarter when there’s a bad snap, and the Bears Jaylen Brooks recovers.

A few plays later, Bailey cashes it in, races to the near pylon a five yard touchdown, it’s 6-3 MoState with the missed PAT.

Middle Tennessee answers, Nick Vattiato with this 52 yard touchdown pass to Cam Lacy it’s 10-6 Blue Raiders.

Missouri State back the other way, Bailey to Ronnel Johnson a 20 yard touchdown it’s 13-10 Bears.

It was 16-13 MoState at the half.

19-13 Bears in the fourth quarter when Vattiato hits Lacy again, this time from ten yards out it’s 20-19 Middle Tennessee in the fourth quarter.

Missouri State’s Yousef Obeid with a 29-yard field goal that gives the Bears a 22-20 lead.

Middle Tennessee with a chance to win, but Jacob Hathaway’s 50 yarder is no good, and Missouri State wins 22-20.

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