# 2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by seventh year head coach Joey Wells, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Illinois State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2016* 7:00 pm | | Quincy (IL) | W 69–55 | | Hulman Center (1,378) Terre Haute, IN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky | W 58–38 | 1–0 | Hulman Center (1,381) Terre Haute, IN |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | L 67–70 | 1–1 | FAU Arena (535) Boca Raton, FL |
| 11/19/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Cincinnati | W 63–55 | 2–1 | Fifth Third Arena (734) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/22/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Missouri | L 48–77 | 2–2 | Mizzou Arena (2,129) Springfield, MO |
| 11/25/2016* 3:00 pm | | at Nebraska–Omaha | L 45–72 | 2–3 | Baxter Arena (208) Omaha, NE |
| 11/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Eastern Illinois | W 88–61 | 3–3 | Lantz Arena (262) Charleston, IL |
| 11/30/2016* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | IUPUI | L 35–45 | 3–4 | Hulman Center (1,632) Terre Haute, IN |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Miami (OH) | W 62–54 | 4–4 | Millett Hall (287) Oxford, OH |
| 12/06/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | W 70–67 | 5–4 | Chaifetz Arena (314) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Butler | L 48–66 | 5–5 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (466) Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/21/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Tulsa | W 72–68 | 6–5 | Hulman Center (1,367) Terre Haute, IN |
| Missouri Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Evansville | L 41–57 | 6–6 (0–1) | Ford Center (623) Evansville, IN |
| 01/01/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Southern Illinois | W 68–53 | 7–6 (1–1) | SIU Arena (521) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bradley | W 58–51 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (2–1) | Hulman Center (1,530) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois State | W 63–49 | 9–6 (3–1) | Hulman Center (1,421) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/14/2017 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Loyola–Chicago | W 48–38 | 10–6 (4–1) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (279) Chicago, IL |
| 01/20/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | L 47–59 | 10–7 (4–2) | McLeod Center (1,179) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/22/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Drake | L 62–76 | 10–8 (4–3) | Knapp Center (2,560) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wichita State | L 42–56 | 10–9 (4–4) | Hulman Center (1,669) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri State | L 46–49 | 10–10 (4–5) | Hulman Center (1,603) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/03/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | W 65–47 | 11–10 (5–5) | Redbird Arena (1,120) Normal, IL |
| 02/05/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bradley | L 41–54 | 11–11 (5–6) | Renaissance Coliseum (466) Peoria, IL |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Loyola–Chicago | W 53–32 | 12–11 (6–6) | Hulman Center (1,669) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 25 Drake | L 45–64 | 12–12 (6–7) | Hulman Center (1,777) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/19/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Iowa | L 59–61 $^{OT}$ | 12–13 (6–8) | Hulman Center (1,979) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/24/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | L 63–73 | 12–14 (6–9) | JQH Arena (3,013) Springfield, MO |
| 02/26/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wichita State | L 43–67 | 12–15 (6–10) | Charles Koch Arena (2,244) Wichita, KS |
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southern Illinois | L 66–70 | 12–16 (6–11) | Hulman Center (1,830) Terre Haute, IN |
| 03/04/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Evansville | L 44–52 | 12–17 (6–12) | Hulman Center (1,911) Terre Haute, IN |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | vs. (9) Illinois State First Round | L 44–51 | 12–18 | iWireless Center Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||