# 2013–14 Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 2013–14 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third year head coach Paul Lusk, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Murray State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Keith Pickens | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 203 | Senior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2 | Austin Ruder | Guard | 6–3 | 196 | Freshman | Nixa, Missouri |
| 3 | Michael Simpson | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 190 | Sophomore | Spring, Texas |
| 5 | Jarmar Gulley | Forward | 6–5 | 218 | Senior | Beaumont, Texas |
| 10 | Ron Mvouika | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 201 | Junior | Paris, France |
| 11 | Marcus Marshall | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Sophomore | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 12 | Devon Thomas | Guard | 6–0 | 162 | Freshman | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 20 | Gavin Thurman | Forward | 6–7 | 226 | Sophomore | Wichita, Kansas |
| 23 | Dorrian Williams | Guard | 6–3 | 199 | Sophomore | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 24 | Emmanuel Addo | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Senior | Toronto, Canada |
| 30 | Nathan Scheer | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 201 | Senior | Washington, Missouri |
| 35 | Bruce Marshall | Center | 6–10 | 236 | Sophomore | Fayette, Missouri |
| 42 | Christian Kirk | Forward | 6–8 | 218 | Junior | Springfield, Missouri |
| 50 | Tyler McCullough | Center | 6–11 | 246 | Freshman | Fayetteville, Arkansas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/27/2013* 3:05 pm | McKendree | W 104–71 | – | JQH Arena (1,905) Springfield, MO |
| 10/29/2013* 7:35 pm | Missouri Southern | W 93–80 | | JQH Arena (2,761) Springfield, MO |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 6:00 pm, Ozarks CW | at Old Dominion | W 79–67 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,780) Norfolk, VA |
| 11/16/2013* 7:05 pm, Ozarks CW | Tulsa | W 96–93 | 2–0 | JQH Arena (6,236) Springfield, MO |
| 11/20/2013* 7:05 pm | Grambling State | W 97–67 | 3–0 | JQH Arena (4,216) Springfield, MO |
| 11/24/2013* 2:05 pm | Hampton Corpus Christi Challenge | W 81–67 | 4–0 | JQH Arena (3,988) Springfield, MO |
| 11/26/2013* 7:05 pm | Liberty Corpus Christi Challenge | W 54–52 | 5–0 | JQH Arena (3,898) Springfield, MO |
| 11/29/2013* 9:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi Challenge | W 73–67 | 6–0 | American Bank Center (N/A) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11/30/2013* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Virginia Corpus Christi Challenge | L 63–83 | 6–1 | American Bank Center (N/A) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/04/2013* 7:05 pm | Cameron | W 81–57 | 7–1 | JQH Arena (3,874) Springfield, MO |
| 12/13/2013* 7:00 pm, KY3 | at Oral Roberts | W 70–67 | 8–1 | Mabee Center (4,262) Tulsa, OK |
| 12/17/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 6 Louisville | L 60–90 | 8–2 | KFC Yum! Center (21,335) Louisville, KY |
| 12/21/2013* 7:05 pm | Alabama A&M | W 68–47 | 9–2 | JQH Arena (4,176) Springfield, MO |
| 12/29/2013* 2:05 pm | Southeast Missouri State | W 81–78 | 10–2 | JQH Arena (3,889) Springfield, MO |
| 01/02/2014 7:05 pm | Illinois State | W 78–70 $^{OT}$ | 11–2 (1–0) | JQH Arena (4,945) Springfield, MO |
| 01/05/2014 3:00 pm, Ozarks CW | at Loyola–Chicago | L 57–89 | 11–3 (1–1) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,024) Chicago, IL |
| 01/08/2014 7:00 pm, KY3 | at Bradley | W 68–65 | 12–3 (2–1) | Carver Arena (5,745) Peoria, IL |
| 01/11/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 6 Wichita State | L 69–72 $^{OT}$ | 12–4 (2–2) | JQH Arena (10,776) Springfield, MO |
| 01/15/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Indiana State | L 55–70 | 12–5 (2–3) | Hulman Center (5,895) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/18/2014 12:00 pm, ESPNU | at Northern Iowa | L 89–94 | 12–6 (2–4) | McLeod Center (5,232) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/21/2014 7:00 pm | Evansville | W 64–61 | 13–6 (3–4) | JQH Arena (4,752) Springfield, MO |
| 01/25/2014 7:00 pm, MVCTV | Southern Illinois | W 69–63 | 14–6 (4–4) | JQH Arena (6,206) Springfield, MO |
| 01/29/2014 7:00 pm, KY3 | at Drake | L 74–84 | 14–7 (4–5) | Knapp Center (3,290) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/01/2014 2:00 pm | Bradley | W 74–61 | 15–7 (5–5) | JQH Arena (6,174) Springfield, MO |
| 02/05/2014 7:00 pm, Ozarks CW | at Evansville | W 66–54 | 16–7 (6–5) | Ford Center (3,463) Evansville, IN |
| 02/08/2014 6:00 pm, MVCTV | at Southern Illinois | L 54–72 | 16–8 (6–6) | SIU Arena (6,249) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/12/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Drake | W 69–63 | 17–8 (7–6) | JQH Arena (5,674) Springfield, MO |
| 02/15/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Northern Iowa | L 58–60 | 17–9 (7–7) | JQH Arena (6,314) Springfield, MO |
| 02/18/2014 7:00 pm, Ozarks CW | at Illinois State | L 63–67 | 17–10 (7–8) | Redbird Arena (4,682) Normal, IL |
| 02/22/2014 12:00 pm, ESPNU | Indiana State | W 77–66 | 18–10 (8–8) | JQH Arena (5,207) Springfield, MO |
| 02/25/2014 7:00 pm | Loyola–Chicago | W 72–56 | 19–10 (9–8) | JQH Arena (5,455) Springfield, MO |
| 03/01/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 2 Wichita State | L 45–68 | 19–11 (9–9) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| Missouri Valley tournament |||||
| 03/07/2014 2:35 pm, MVCTV | vs. Illinois State Quarterfinals | W 53–48 | 20–11 | Scottrade Center (10,260) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/08/2014 1:35 pm, MVCTV | vs. No. 2 Wichita State Semifinals | L 42–67 | 20–12 | Scottrade Center (13,966) St. Louis, MO |
| CIT |||||
| 3/19/2014* 7:00 pm | Murray State First round | L 63–66 | 20–13 | JQH Arena (2,910) Springfield, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||