# 2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

The 2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by second year head coach Kellie Harper, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Tulsa in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2014* 7:05 pm | | Central Methodist | W 83–32 | – | JQH Arena (2,305) Springfield, MO |
| 11/09/2014* 2:05 pm | | Southwest Baptist | W 89–74 | – | JQH Arena (2,573) Springfield, MO |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 4:00 pm | | at Memphis | L 63–79 | 0–1 | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (582) Memphis, TN |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm, KOZL | | at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 48–61 | 0–2 | Jack Stephens Center (506) Little Rock, AR |
| 11/22/2014* 2:00 pm | | at No. 21 Oklahoma State | L 36–77 | 0–3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,080) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/24/2014* 7:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts | L 57–70 | 0–4 | Mabee Center (707) Tulsa, OK |
| 11/28/2014* 8:30 pm | | at Colorado Omni Classic semifinals | L 57–89 | 0–5 | Coors Events Center (2,190) Boulder, CO |
| 11/29/2014* 6:00 pm | | vs. TCU Omni Classic third place game | L 68–82 | 0–6 | Coors Events Center (N/A) Boulder, CO |
| 12/06/2014* 7:05 pm | | SIU Edwardsville | W 75–69 | 1–6 | JQH Arena (217) Springfield, MO |
| 12/10/2014* 7:05 pm | | Arkansas | L 50–59 | 1–7 | JQH Arena (2,503) Springfield, MO |
| 12/14/2014* 2:05 pm | | IUPUI | W 68–58 | 2–7 | JQH Arena (2,612) Springfield, MO |
| 12/19/2014* 7:05 pm | | Arkansas State | L 62–78 | 2–8 | JQH Arena (2,315) Springfield, MO |
| 12/30/2014* 4:00 pm, KOZL | | vs. Missouri | W 57–52 | 3–8 | Sprint Center (4,052) Kansas City, MO |
| 01/02/2015 7:05 pm, MC22 | | Evansville | L 56–65 | 3–9 (0–1) | JQH Arena (2,594) Springfield, MO |
| 01/04/2015 2:05 pm | | Indiana State | W 74–66 | 4–9 (1–1) | JQH Arena (2,312) Springfield, MO |
| 01/09/2015 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Wichita State | L 59–71 | 4–10 (1–2) | JQH Arena (3,067) Springfield, MO |
| 01/16/2015 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (IL) | W 87–57 | 5–10 (2–2) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (603) Chicago, IL |
| 01/18/2015 2:00 pm | | at Bradley | W 78–64 | 6–10 (3–2) | Renaissance Coliseum (538) Peoria, IL |
| 01/23/2015 7:05 pm | | Southern Illinois | W 61–57 | 7–10 (4–2) | JQH Arena (2,664) Springfield, MO |
| 01/25/2015 2:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois State | W 58–35 | 8–10 (5–2) | JQH Arena (2,572) Springfield, MO |
| 01/30/2015 7:05 pm | | at Drake | L 89–94 $^{OT}$ | 8–11 (5–3) | Knapp Center (2,523) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/01/2015 2:00 pm | | at Northern Iowa | L 56–64 | 8–12 (5–4) | McLeod Center (1,987) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/08/2015 2:00 pm | | at Wichita State | L 50–69 | 8–13 (5–5) | Charles Koch Arena (1,814) Wichita, KS |
| 02/13/2015 7:05 pm | | Bradley | W 69–61 | 9–13 (6–5) | JQH Arena (2,470) Springfield, MO |
| 02/15/2015 7:05 pm | | Loyola (IL) | W 83–64 | 10–13 (7–5) | JQH Arena (1,319) Springfield, MO |
| 02/20/2015 6:00 pm | | at Southern Illinois | W 73–57 | 11–13 (8–5) | SIU Arena (595) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/22/2015 2:05 pm | | at Illinois State | W 90–78 | 12–13 (9–5) | Redbird Arena (1,010) Normal, IL |
| 02/27/2015 7:05 pm | | Northern Iowa | W 72–70 | 13–13 (10–5) | JQH Arena (3,460) Springfield, MO |
| 03/01/2015 2:05 pm | | Drake | W 86–57 | 14–13 (11–5) | JQH Arena (2,575) Springfield, MO |
| 03/05/2015 6:05 pm | | at Indiana State | W 65–56 | 15–13 (12–5) | Hulman Center (1,680) Terre Haute, IN |
| 03/07/2015 2:00 pm | | at Evansville | W 86–71 | 16–13 (13–5) | Ford Center (627) Evansville, IN |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2015 8:35 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (6) Indiana State Quarterfinals | W 75–57 | 17–13 | Family Arena (1,575) St. Charles, MO |
| 03/14/2015 4:07 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (7) Evansville Semifinals | W 75–66 | 18–13 | Family Arena (1,582) St. Charles, MO |
| 03/15/2015 2:07 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (1) Wichita State Championship | L 71–85 | 18–14 | Family Arena (1,382) St. Charles, MO |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/20/2015 7:05 pm | | Tulsa First Round | L 72–78 | 18–15 | JQH Arena (2,320) Springfield, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||