# 2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

The 2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by thirteenth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and are members of Conference USA.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/08/2016* 6:00 pm | Mississippi College | W 91–73 | | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | New Orleans | W 78–53 | 1–0 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,271) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 11/14/2015* 11:00 am | William Carey | W 92–39 | 2–0 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,595) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 11/17/2016* 6:00 pm | Alabama State | W 70–43 | 3–0 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,337) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | at Tulane | L 67–86 | 3–1 | Devlin Fieldhouse (812) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/25/2016* 10:00 am | Alcorn State Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic semifinals | W 99–56 | 4–1 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,190) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 11/26/2016* 4:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic championship | W 71–49 | 5–1 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,169) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/01/2016* 4:00 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 83–55 | 6–1 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,253) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/04/2016* 2:05 pm | at South Alabama | W 57–48 | 7–1 | Mitchell Center (491) Mobile, AL |
| 12/10/2016* 4:00 pm | No. 5 Mississippi State | L 50–72 | 7–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,890) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/19/2016* 6:30 pm | vs. California Puerto Rico Classic | L 51–71 | 7–3 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| 12/20/2016* 12:00 pm | vs. Xavier Puerto Rico Classic | W 73–59 | 8–3 | South Point Arena (83) Enterprise, NV |
| 12/21/2016* 10:00 am | vs. Northern Kentucky Puerto Rico Classic | L 53–58 | 8–4 | South Point Arena (102) Enterprise, NV |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 6:30 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 61–72 | 8–5 (0–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,530) Ruston, LA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | at UTSA | W 69–68 | 9–5 (1–1) | Convocation Center (203) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/07/2017 3:00 pm | at UTEP | W 79–68 | 10–5 (2–1) | Don Haskins Center (1,717) El Paso, TX |
| 01/12/2017 6:00 pm | Old Dominion | W 84–69 | 11–5 (3–1) | Reed Green Coliseum (13) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm | Charlotte | L 61–78 | 11–6 (3–2) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,540) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm, beIN | at North Texas | L 62–75 | 11–7 (3–3) | The Super Pit (826) Denton, TX |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | at Rice | L 68–76 | 11–8 (3–4) | Tudor Fieldhouse (609) Houston, TX |
| 01/26/2017 6:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | W 81–61 | 12–8 (4–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,333) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/28/2017 4:00 pm | UAB | W 64–59 | 13–8 (5–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,560) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/02/2017 6:00 pm | at Marshall | W 82–78 | 14–8 (6–4) | Cam Henderson Center (613) Huntington, WV |
| 02/04/2017 2:05 pm | at WKU | L 53–79 | 14–9 (6–5) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,668) Bowling Green, KY |
| 02/09/2017 6:00 pm | UTSA | W 74–71 | 15–9 (7–5) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,360) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/11/2017 4:00 pm | UTEP | W 73–48 | 16–9 (8–5) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,364) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/16/2017 6:00 pm | at FIU | W 75–37 | 17–9 (9–5) | FIU Arena (382) Miami, FL |
| 02/18/2017 4:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | W 82–67 | 18–9 (10–5) | FAU Arena (638) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/23/2017 6:00 pm | Rice | W 79–60 | 19–9 (11–5) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,237) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/25/2017 4:00 pm | North Texas | W 70–48 | 20–9 (12–5) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,428) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 03/03/2017 6:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | W 72–63 | 21–9 (13–5) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,581) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Conference USA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 9:00 pm | vs. Old Dominion Quarterfinals | W 80–74 | 22–9 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| 03/10/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | vs. Middle Tennessee Semifinals | W 59–54 | 23–9 | Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL |
| 03/11/2017 4:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. WKU Championship Game | L 56–67 | 23–10 | Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL |
| Women's National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 03/15/2017* 6:00 pm | Little Rock First Round | L 62–72 | 23–11 | Reed Green Coliseum (987) Hattiesburg, MS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||