SPRINGFIELD -- Dez White's 26 points helped Missouri State defeat UCSB 68-56 on Sunday.

White shot 6-for-11 (3-of-5 from 3-point range) and 11-of-12 from the free-throw line for the Bears (7-5). Vincent Brady II scored 13 points while going 4-of-8 and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds. Michael Osei-Bonsu finished 5-of-8 from the floor to finish with 10 points.

Kenny Pohto led the way for the Gauchos (7-5) with 20 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Cole Anderson added 11 points for UCSB. Deuce Turner finished with seven points.

Missouri State took the lead with 6:05 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 31-25 at halftime, with White racking up 17 points. Missouri State pulled away with an 8-0 run in the second half to extend a four-point lead to 12 points. They outscored UCSB by six points in the final half, as White led the way with a team-high nine second-half points.