The Lincoln Blue Tigers will take on the Missouri State Bears tonight in a men's basketball exhibition game at the Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield.

Game time is 7 p.m. (ESPN-Plus).

Lincoln (8-3) is playing its second exhibition game of the season. The Blue Tigers dropped a 90-45 decision Oct. 26 against Missouri at Mizzou Arena.

Tonight's game counts as a regular-season game for Missouri State (5-5).

Lincoln has won its last two games, including a 76-52 victory Monday afternoon against Mission University at Jason Gym.

Franck Yetna tops the Blue Tigers with 16.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.

Dez White (Helias High School) tops the Bears in scoring at 18.6 points per game, which leads the Missouri Valley Conference. White, a sophomore transfer from Austin Peay, is one of seven Division I players to have played a minimum of 10 games to score in double figures in every contest. He also totals 3.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.

The Bears are led by Cuonzo Martin, in his first year back at Missouri State after coaching from 2008-11 in Springfield.

It is the 39th meeting between Lincoln and Missouri State, with the Bears holding a 22-16 series advantage against the Blue Tigers. Thirty of those games where when both schools were in the MIAA.

The last meeting came in 2006, when the Bears defeated the Blue Tigers 51-42 in Springfield.

Lincoln will wrap up non-conference play Sunday afternoon with a game against Ohio Dominican at Mattoon, Ill.