The Missouri State Bears men's basketball team faces Valparaiso in a semifinal game of the 2020 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Saturday, March 7.

Valparaiso defeated Missouri State 89-82.

No. 6 seed Missouri State went to 16-17 overall. No. 7 seed Valpo improved to 19-15 overall.

Valparaiso advanced to play Bradley in Sunday's championship game at 1 p.m. CT.

Here are highlights from the game.

Keandre Cook 3-pointer

Missouri State guard Keandre Cook hit a stepback right-wing 3-pointer with 21 seconds left in the second half. It cut the Valpo lead to 85-82.

Ryan Fazekas 3-pointer

Valpo's Ryan Fazekas hit a right-corner 3-pointer for a 76-63 lead with 7:03 left in the second half. Javon Freeman-Liberty had the assist.

Ben Krikke baseline jumper

Valparaiso forward Ben Krikke hit a baseline jump shot over Missouri State forward Gaige Prim with 13:37 left in the second half, and it put Valpo up 59-48.

Valpo 5 points in 17 seconds

Valpo's John Kiser hit a 3-pointer with 15:49 left in the second half that put the Crusaders up 53-46. His teammate Donovan Clay then got a steal at 15:38 and fed the ball to guard Javon Freeman-Liberty for a layup, which put Valparaiso up 55-46 with 15:32 left in the second half.

Daniel Sackey fast-break basket

Valparaiso guard Daniel Sackey made a fast-break layup to cut the Missouri State lead to 28-26 with 4:56 left in the first half.

Keandre Cook 3-pointer

Missouri State guard Keandre Cook hit a left-corner 3-pointer for a 23-15 MSU Bears lead with 9:01 left in the first half. Isiaih Mosley got an assist on the play. The 3-pointer extended a 12-0 Missouri State run.

Mileek McMillan steal, Donovan Clay layup

Valpo forward Mileek McMillan got a steal, and it led to a fast-break layup by Valparaiso's Donovan Clay. It put Valpo up 11-9 with 13:18 left in the first half. Daniel Sackey got an assist on the play.

Missouri State, Valpo pregame warmups

Members of the Valpo and Missouri State men's basketball teams warmup before their semifinal game Saturday.

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Dana Ford is the Missouri State Bears men's basketball head coach. Matt Lottich is the Valparaiso men's basketball head coach.

Erik Hall is the lead digital producer for sports with the USA Today Network. You can find him on Twitter @HallErik.