# 2018–19 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by thirteenth year head coach Tricia Binford, played their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 11–9 in Big Sky play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky women's tournament to Portland State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 30, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Montana Western | W 79–60 | | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,228) Bozeman, MT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 11:00 am | | Carroll (MT) | W 64–48 | 1–0 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,772) Bozeman, MT |
| Nov 9, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Marquette Preseason WNIT First Round | L 52–100 | 1–1 | Al McGuire Center (1,202) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 16, 2018* 3:00 pm | | vs. Delaware Preseason WNIT consolation round | W 69–60 | 2–1 | Strahan Coliseum (150) San Marcos, TX |
| Nov 17, 2018* 5:30 pm | | at Texas State Preseason WNIT consolation round | W 67–59 | 3–1 | Strahan Coliseum (532) San Marcos, TX |
| Nov 27, 2018* 6:30 pm | | at Wyoming | L 58–66 | 3–2 | Arena-Auditorium (2,381) Laramie, WY |
| Nov 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, SWX MT | | Long Beach State | W 85–62 | 4–2 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,498) Bozeman, MT |
| Nov 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 53–60 | 4–3 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,198) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Dec 8, 2018* 12:00 pm | | at TCU | L 49–71 | 4–4 | Schollmaier Arena (1,879) For Worth, TX |
| Dec 16, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Omaha | W 59–56 | 5–4 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,489) Bozeman, MT |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm | | South Dakota State | L 67–68 | 5–5 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,327) Bozeman, MT |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 69–64 | 6–5 (1–0) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,616) Bozeman, MT |
| Dec 31, 2018 4:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 80–70 | 7–5 (2–0) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,359) Bozeman, MT |
| Jan 3, 2019 8:00 pm | | at Portland State | L 53–55 | 7–6 (2–1) | Viking Pavilion (527) Portland, OR |
| Jan 5, 2019 3:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | W 69–53 | 8–6 (3–1) | Hornets Nest (332) Sacramento, CA |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm | | Idaho | L 66–82 | 8–7 (3–2) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,558) Bozeman, MT |
| Jan 14, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | W 79–66 | 9–7 (4–2) | Bank of Colorado Arena (979) Greeley, CO |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | L 87–89 $^{OT}$ | 9–8 (4–3) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,147) Bozeman, MT |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Weber State | W 66–59 | 10–8 (5–3) | Dee Events Center (467) Ogden, UT |
| Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Idaho State | L 43–61 | 10–9 (5–4) | Reed Gym (1,092) Pocatello, ID |
| Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, SWX MT | | Montana | W 74–52 | 11–9 (6–4) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,017) Bozeman, MT |
| Feb 4, 2019 6:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | L 73–84 | 11–10 (6–5) | Shroyer Gymnasium (1,142) Bozeman, MT |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | W 61–47 | 12–10 (7–5) | Reese Court (322) Cheney, WA |
| Feb 9, 2019 3:00 pm | | at Idaho | L 65–90 | 12–11 (7–6) | Cowan Spectrum (500) Moscow, ID |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm | | Idaho State | L 49–62 | 12–12 (7–7) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,176) Bozeman, MT |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm | | Weber State | W 72–59 | 13–12 (8–7) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,017) Bozeman, MT |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, SWX MT | | at Montana | W 75–71 | 14–12 (9–7) | Dahlberg Arena (3,847) Missoula, MT |
| Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Northern Arizona | L 72–76 | 14–13 (9–8) | Walkup Skydome (370) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Mar 4, 2019 6:30 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 70–55 | 15–13 (10–8) | America First Events Center (753) Cedar City, UT |
| Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 64–58 | 16–13 (11–8) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,418) Bozeman, MT |
| Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm | | Portland State | L 55–68 | 16–14 (11–9) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,708) Bozeman, MT |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2019 2:30 pm | (5) | vs. (4) Portland State Quarterfinals | L 56–68 | 16–15 | CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||