# 2017–18 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by twelfth year head coach Tricia Binford, played their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse and are members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tied seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky women's tournament where they lost to Idaho.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2017* 6:00 pm | | Montana Tech | W 86–64 | | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT |
| 11/03/2017* 6:00 pm | | South Dakota Mines | W 84–55 | | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 5:00 pm | | at USC | L 47–98 | 0–1 | Galen Center (614) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Long Beach State | W 62–51 | 1–1 | Walter Pyramid (623) Long Beach, CA |
| 11/15/2017* 6:00 pm | | Providence (MT) | W 66–31 | 2–1 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (848) Bozeman, MT |
| 11/17/2017* 11:00 am | | at Omaha | L 53–64 | 2–2 | Sapp Fieldhouse (1,683) Omaha, NE |
| 11/25/2017* 2:00 pm | | Montana State Billings | W 67–47 | 3–2 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (947) Bozeman, MT |
| 11/29/2017* 11:00 am | | Wyoming | W 50–46 | 4–2 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,012) Bozeman, MT |
| 12/01/2017* 8:00 pm | | vs. Utah State Maui Classic | W 64–52 | 5–2 | War Memorial Gym Wailuku, HI |
| 12/02/2017* 8:00 pm | | vs. Nevada Maui Classic | L 53–67 | 5–3 | War Memorial Gym Wailuku, HI |
| 12/04/2017* 10:00 pm | | at Hawaii | L 75–81 | 5–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (1,432) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/09/2017* 4:30 pm, SWX Montana | | Stephen F. Austin | W 59–54 | 6–4 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (4,077) Bozeman, MT |
| 12/22/2017* 2:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 54–75 | 6–5 | Marriott Center (771) Provo, UT |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 7:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 91–71 | 7–5 (1–0) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,679) Bozeman, MT |
| 12/30/2017 2:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 61–39 | 8–5 (2–0) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,636) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/04/2018 7:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 69–82 | 8–6 (2–1) | Bank of Colorado Arena (869) Greeley, CO |
| 01/06/2018 1:00 pm | | at North Dakota | L 70–79 | 8–7 (2–2) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,523) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm | | Portland State | L 60–69 | 8–8 (2–3) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,599) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/13/2018 2:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 85–50 | 9–8 (3–3) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,724) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm, SWX Montana | | Montana | W 81–64 | 10–8 (4–3) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (4,017) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/25/2017 6:30 pm | | at Northern Arizona | W 78–56 | 11–8 (5–3) | Walkup Skydome (435) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/27/2018 12:30 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 63–57 | 12–8 (6–3) | America First Events Center (653) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/01/2018 7:00 pm | | North Dakota | W 72–56 | 13–8 (7–3) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,026) Bozeman, MT |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | L 63–78 | 13–9 (7–4) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,794) Bozeman, MT |
| 02/08/2018 8:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | L 77–88 | 13–10 (7–5) | Hornets Nest (243) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm | | at Portland State | L 53–62 | 13–11 (7–6) | Pamplin Sports Center (309) Portland, OR |
| 02/15/2018 7:00 pm | | Idaho | L 77–95 | 13–12 (7–7) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,720) Bozeman, MT |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | W 77–74 | 14–12 (8–7) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,088) Bozeman, MT |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm, SWX Montana | | at Montana | L 63–87 | 14–13 (8–8) | Dahlberg Arena (4,011) Missoula, MT |
| 02/28/2018 7:00 pm | | at Idaho State | W 61–60 | 15–13 (9–8) | Reed Gym (1,007) Pocatello, ID |
| 03/02/2018 7:00 pm | | at Weber State | L 69–85 | 15–14 (9–9) | Dee Events Center (906) Ogden, UT |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2018 6:35 pm | (7) | vs. (10) North Dakota First Round | W 68–58 | 16–14 | Reno Events Center Reno, NV |
| 03/05/2018 6:35 pm | (7) | vs. (2) Idaho Quarterfinals | L 74–78 | 16–15 | Reno Events Center Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||