# 2012–13 Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 2012–13 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by second year head coach Paul Lusk, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 11–22, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Wichita State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Perry Jackson | Guard | 6-1 | 190 | Junior | Oakland, California |
| 1 | Keith Pickens | Forward | 6–4 | 203 | Junior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 3 | Michael Simpson | Forward | 6–5 | 199 | Freshman | Spring, Texas |
| 5 | Jarmar Gulley | Forward | 6–5 | 220 | Senior | Beaumont, Texas |
| 10 | Tomie Aromona | Guard | 5–10 | 165 | Sophomore | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 11 | Marcus Marshall | Guard | 6–3 | 181 | Freshman | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 15 | Drew Wilson | Forward | 6–7 | 217 | Freshman | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 20 | Gavin Thurman | Forward | 6–6 | 223 | Freshman | Wichita, Kansas |
| 23 | Dorrian Williams | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Freshman | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 30 | Nathan Scheer | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 205 | Junior | Washington, Missouri |
| 35 | Bruce marshall | Center | 6–10 | 215 | Freshman | Fayette, Missouri |
| 42 | Christian Kirk | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Sophomore | Springfield, Missouri |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Costa Rica Foreign Tour |||||
| 08/08/2012* 9:30 pm | at Costa Rica National Team | W 84–28 | | San Jose Indoor Club (89) Goicoechea, Costa Rica |
| 08/09/2012* 9:00 pm | at Colegio de Abogados | W 97–39 | | (71) San José, Costa Rica |
| 08/10/2012* 9:00 pm | at Cedes Don Bosco | W 83–42 | | Don Bosco School (143) San José, Costa Rica |
| 08/11/2012* 9:00 pm | at Grecia | W 77–43 | | (248) Grecia, Costa Rica |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/30/2012* 7:00 pm | Missouri Western State | W 81–67 | | JQH Arena (5,031) Springfield, MO |
| 11/03/2012* 7:00 pm | McKendree | W 82–54 | | JQH Arena (5,341) Springfield, MO |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | Philander Smith | W 89–61 | 1–0 | JQH Arena (5,888) Springfield, MO |
| 11/17/2012* 1:00 pm | No. 25 San Diego State MWC–MVC Challenge | L 44–60 | 1–1 | JQH Arena (7,272) Springfield, MO |
| 11/19/2012* 7:00 pm | Jacksonville Hoops for Hope Challenge | L 58–64 | 1–2 | JQH Arena (5,046) Springfield, MO |
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm | Malone Hoops for Hope Challenge | W 82–49 | 2–2 | JQH Arena (3,712) Springfield, MO |
| 11/24/2012* 6:00 pm | vs. South Carolina Hoops for Hope Challenge | L 67–74 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | (303) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| 11/25/2012* 6:00 pm | vs. SMU Hoops for Hope Challenge | L 61–62 | 2–4 | (306) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| 12/01/2012* 4:30 pm | Oral Roberts | L 52–72 | 2–5 | JQH Arena (6,475) Springfield, MO |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm | at Tulsa | L 42–61 | 2–6 | Reynolds Center (4,105) Tulsa, OK |
| 12/08/2012* 3:00 pm | at No. 23 Oklahoma State | L 42–62 | 2–7 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,740) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm | Valparaiso | L 54–62 | 2–8 | JQH Arena (5,465) Springfield, MO |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Alabama A&M | L 47–59 | 2–9 | Elmore Gymnasium (290) Huntsville, AL |
| 12/22/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at New Mexico State | L 51–71 | 2–10 | Pan American Center (4,877) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/30/2012 5:30 pm | Southern Illinois | W 70–59 | 3–10 (1–0) | JQH Arena (7,662) Springfield, MO |
| 01/02/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Evansville | L 59–62 $^{OT}$ | 3–11 (1–1) | Ford Center (3,721) Evansville, IN |
| 01/05/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Drake | W 77–65 | 4–11 (2–1) | Knapp Center (3,804) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/08/2013 7:05 pm | Illinois State | W 62–55 | 5–11 (3–1) | JQH Arena (5,134) Springfield, MO |
| 01/11/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | No. 13 Creighton | L 52–74 | 5–12 (3–2) | JQH Arena (7,895) Springfield, MO |
| 01/16/2013 6:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Indiana State | L 60–68 | 5–13 (3–3) | Hulman Center (5,593) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/19/2013 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bradley | L 66–69 | 5–14 (3–4) | Carver Arena (7,756) Peoria, IL |
| 01/23/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | No. 20 Wichita State | L 52–62 | 5–15 (3–5) | JQH Arena (6,448) Springfield, MO |
| 01/27/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Drake | W 78–72 | 6–15 (4–5) | JQH Arena (5,824) Springfield, MO |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm, FSN | at No. 21 Creighton | L 77–91 | 6–16 (4–6) | CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,811) Omaha, NE |
| 02/02/2013 2:05 pm | Evansville | W 62–61 | 7–16 (5–6) | JQH Arena (6,328) Springfield, MO |
| 02/05/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Iowa | L 37–48 | 7–17 (5–7) | McLeod Center (3,573) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/09/2013 6:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3 | at Wichita State | L 50–79 | 7–18 (5–8) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 02/12/2013 7:00 pm, FSN/ESPN3 | Indiana State | W 67–65 | 8–18 (6–8) | JQH Arena (5,255) Springfield, MO |
| 02/16/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois | L 54–62 | 8–19 (6–9) | SIU Arena (5,476) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/19/2013 7:00 pm | Northern Iowa | L 63–69 | 8–20 (6–10) | JQH Arena (5,704) Springfield, MO |
| 02/23/2013* 11:00 pm | at Eastern Michigan BracketBusters | W 57–54 | 9–20 | Convocation Center (676) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 02/27/2013 7:05 pm | at Illinois State | L 50–86 | 9–21 (6–11) | Redbird Arena (5,832) Normal, IL |
| 03/02/2013 7:05 pm | Bradley | W 64–56 | 10–21 (7–11) | JQH Arena (7,099) Springfield, MO |
| Missouri Valley Conference tournament |||||
| 03/07/2013 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Southern Illinois First Round | W 61–53 | 11–21 | Scottrade Center (7,537) St.Louis, MO |
| 03/08/2013 6:05 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Wichita State Quarterfinals | L 59–69 | 11–22 | Scottrade Center (14,004) St.Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||