# 2022–23 Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 2022–23 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fifth-year head coach Dana Ford, played their home games at the Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield, Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–14, 12–8 in MVC Play to finish in 6th place. They defeated UIC in the opening round of the MVC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Southern Illinois.

## Previous Season

The Bears finished the 2021–22 season 23–11, 13–5 in MVC Play to finish in a three-way tie for 2nd place. They defeated Valparaiso in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Drake. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Oklahoma.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Newman | W 78–58 | – | Great Southern Bank Arena (1,041) Springfield, MO |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Missouri S&T | W 82–47 | 1–0 | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,008) Springfield, MO |
| November 16, 2022* 8:00 p.m., BYUtv | | at BYU | L 64–66 | 1–1 | Marriott Center (12,587) Provo, UT |
| November 19, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Middle Tennessee | W 75–51 | 2–1 | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,003) Springfield, MO |
| November 25, 2022* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. UNC Wilmington Nassau Championship first round | L 54–68 | 2–2 | Baha Mar Convention Center (374) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 26, 2022* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | | vs. Ball State Nassau Championship consolation 2nd round | L 64–67 | 2–3 | Baha Mar Convention Center (368) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 27, 2022* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | | vs. Oakland Nassau Championship 7th place game | W 76–64 | 3–3 | Baha Mar Convention Center (260) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 30, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UIC | W 66–51 | 4–3 (1–0) | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,174) Chicago, IL |
| December 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bradley | L 40–58 | 4–4 (1–1) | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,582) Springfield, MO |
| December 7, 2022* 9:00 p.m., WCCSports | | at Saint Mary's | L 46–66 | 4–5 | University Credit Union Pavilion (2,863) Moraga, CA |
| December 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 61–65 | 4–6 | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,887) Springfield, MO |
| December 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ORU Sports Net | | at Oral Roberts | L 77–80 | 4–7 | Mabee Center (4,692) Tulsa, OK |
| December 18, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | W 79–58 | 5–7 | Great Southern Bank Arena (2,020) Springfield, MO |
| December 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | W 79–67 | 6–7 (2–1) | McLeod Center (4,123) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 1, 2023 2:00 p.m., MVC Wildcard | | Drake | W 52–49 | 7–7 (3–1) | Great Southern Bank Arena (2,836) Springfield, MO |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 85–62 | 8–7 (4–1) | Great Southern Bank Arena (2,567) Springfield, MO |
| January 7, 2023 4:00 p.m., MVC Wildcard | | at Belmont | L 61–74 | 8–8 (4–2) | Curb Event Center Nashville, TN |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | L 66–76 $^{OT}$ | 8–9 (4–3) | CEFCU Arena (3,112) Normal, IL |
| January 15, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Indiana State | W 64–62 | 9–9 (5–3) | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,210) Springfield, MO |
| January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., MVC Network | | at Drake | W 65–62 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (6–3) | Knapp Center (2,518) Des Moines, IA |
| January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m., MVC Wildcard | | Southern Illinois | L 57–61 | 10–10 (6–4) | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,782) Springfield, MO |
| January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UIC | W 63–59 | 11–10 (7–4) | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,026) Springfield, MO |
| January 28, 2023 1:00 p.m., MVC Network | | at Murray State | L 71–74 | 11–11 (7–5) | CFSB Center (6,712) Murray, KY |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Valparaiso | W 76–67 $^{OT}$ | 12–11 (8–5) | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,489) Springfield, MO |
| February 5, 2023 1:00 p.m., MVC Network | | at Southern Illinois | L 53–73 | 12–12 (8–6) | Banterra Center (5,802) Carbondale, IL |
| February 8, 2023 6:00 p.m., MVC Network | | Belmont | W 61–59 | 13–12 (9–6) | Great Southern Bank Arena (4,102) Springfield, MO |
| February 12, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Evansville | W 66–60 | 14–12 (10–6) | Ford Center (4,412) Evansville, IN |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bradley | L 54–64 | 14–13 (10–7) | Carver Arena (4,791) Peoria, IL |
| February 18, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Northern Iowa | L 66–69 | 14–14 (10–8) | Great Southern Bank Arena (4,002) Springfield, MO |
| February 21, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Murray State | W 84–69 | 15–14 (11–8) | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,684) Springfield, MO |
| February 26, 2023 1:00 p.m., MVC Wildcard | | at Indiana State | W 66–62 | 16–14 (12–8) | Hulman Center (4,993) Terre Haute, IN |
| MVC tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2023 8:30 pm, MVC TV | (6) | vs. (11) UIC Opening round | W 74–57 | 17–14 | Enterprise Center (3,564) St. Louis, MO |
| March 3, 2023 8:30 pm, MVC TV | (6) | vs. (3) Southern Illinois Quarterfinals | L 51–54 | 17–15 | Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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