# 2016–17 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by eleventh year head coach Tricia Binford, played their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse and are members of the Big Sky Conference. The Bobcats won the Big Sky Conference regular season and tournament championships, earning their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1993. They finished the season 25–7, 15–3 in Big Sky play. They lost in the first round to Washington.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2016* 5:00 pm | | Rocky Mountain (MT) | W 75–43 | | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (894) Bozeman, MT |
| 11/05/2016* 7:00 pm | | Colorado Christian | W 93–53 | | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (856) Bozeman, MT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Utah | L 64–74 | 0–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,211) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 11/15/2016* 8:15 pm | | at Utah State | L 56–64 | 0–2 | Smith Spectrum (633) Logan, UT |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | | Great Falls | W 75–43 | 1–2 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,148) Bozeman, MT |
| 11/23/2016* 8:00 pm | | at UC Davis | L 62–70 | 1–3 | The Pavilion (322) Davis, CA |
| 11/25/2016* 7:30 pm | | at Pacific Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament | W 72–66 | 2–3 | Alex G. Spanos Center (416) Stockton, CA |
| 11/26/2016* 2:00 pm | | vs. Santa Clara Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament | W 77–50 | 3–3 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 12/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | Carroll (MT) | W 75–44 | 4–3 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,426) Bozeman, MT |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm | | Seattle | W 75–56 | 5–3 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,418) Bozeman, MT |
| 12/11/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Portland | W 70–66 | 6–3 | Chiles Center (318) Portland, OR |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm | | Cal Poly | W 71–52 | 7–3 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,243) Bozeman, MT |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | at Weber State | W 83–68 | 8–3 (1–0) | Dee Events Center (628) Ogden, UT |
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | | at Idaho State | L 59–67 | 8–4 (1–1) | Reed Gym (826) Pocatello, ID |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | W 88–83 | 9–4 (2–1) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,266) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | | Idaho | W 80–64 | 10–4 (3–1) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,667) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/12/2017 6:00 pm | | at North Dakota | W 74–71 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (4–1) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,595) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 58–66 | 11–5 (4–2) | Bank of Colorado Arena (879) Greeley, CO |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 84–80 | 12–5 (5–2) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,316) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | | Portland State | W 83–76 | 13–5 (6–2) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,284) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | at Idaho | W 66–61 | 14–5 (7–2) | Cowan Spectrum (903) Moscow, ID |
| 01/28/2017 3:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | W 72–61 | 15–5 (8–2) | Reese Court (1,008) Cheney, WA |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm, SWX Montana | | at Montana | W 75–69 | 16–5 (9–2) | Dahlberg Arena (3,223) Missoula, MT |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 86–69 | 17–5 (10–2) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,546) Bozeman, MT |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 71–68 | 18–5 (11–2) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,797) Bozeman, MT |
| 02/16/2017 8:00 pm | | at Portland State | L 65–69 | 18–6 (11–3) | Peter Stott Center (317) Portland, OR |
| 02/18/2017 3:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | W 104–82 | 19–6 (12–3) | Hornets Nest (370) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm, SWX Montana | | Montana | W 71–54 | 20–6 (13–3) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,273) Bozeman, MT |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 73–67 | 21–6 (14–3) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,601) Bozeman, MT |
| 03/03/2017 7:00 pm | | Weber State | W 72–53 | 22–6 (15–3) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,478) Bozeman, MT |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 1:05 pm | (1) | vs. (8) Weber State Quarterfinals | W 65–53 | 23–6 | Reno Events Center (787) Reno, NV |
| 03/10/2017 1:05 pm | (1) | vs. (4) Eastern Washington Semifinals | W 61–59 | 24–6 | Reno Events Center (1,202) Reno, NV |
| 03/11/2017 1:05 pm | (1) | vs. (6) Idaho State Championship Game | W 62–56 | 25–6 | Reno Events Center (919) Reno, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (14 O) | at (3 O) No. 11 Washington First Round | L 63–91 | 25–7 | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,059) Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. O=Oklahoma City Region. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||