NORMAL, Illinois: Tobias Little ran for three touchdowns, Jason Shelley threw for 319 yards and two scores and Missouri State beat Illinois State 41-20 on Saturday.
Little had a pair of 2-yard scores in the second quarter and a 5-yard scoreline near midpoint in the third when the Bears (3-1, 2-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference) began to take control.
Little’s first 2-yard touchdown gave Missouri State a 14-13 lead before Jackson Waring threw a 75-yard touchdown at Jabari Khepera 14 seconds later. His second touchdown with 3:16 left before halftime kept the Bears in the lead.
Waring threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns, but was also intercepted three times. Khepera caught five passes for 107 yards for Illinois State (2-3, 0-2).
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