# 2015–16 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

The 2015–16 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by third year head coach Kellie Harper, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in a tie for second place. They won the Missouri Valley women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Basketball where they lost to Texas A&M in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2015* 12:05 pm | | Lyon College | W 92–45 | | JQH Arena (1,774) Springfield, MO |
| 11/08/2015* 2:05 pm | | Quincy | W 73–54 | | JQH Arena (2,160) Springfield, MO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri | L 55–71 | 0–1 | JQH Arena (4,878) Springfield, MO |
| 11/17/2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | MidAmerica Nazarene | W 88–61 | 1–1 | JQH Arena (2,959) Springfield, MO |
| 11/19/2015* 6:00 pm | | at Ole Miss | W 91–78 | 2–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum (743) Oxford, MS |
| 11/23/2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Oklahoma State | L 55–74 | 2–2 | JQH Arena (3,206) Springfield, MO |
| 11/27/2015* 12:30 pm | | vs. No. 13 Stanford Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals | L 65–82 | 2–3 | Germain Arena (1,006) Estero, FL |
| 11/28/2015* 10:00 am | | vs. Maine Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round | L 65–69 | 2–4 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 11/29/2015* 10:00 am | | vs. Marist Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game | W 77–45 | 3–4 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas | W 69–54 | 4–4 | Bud Walton Arena (1,551) Fayetteville, AR |
| 12/05/2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Kentucky | W 87–63 | 5–4 | JQH Arena (3,084) Springfield, MO |
| 12/12/2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Oral Roberts | W 72–64 | 6–4 | JQH Arena (3,112) Springfield, MO |
| 12/17/2015* 11:00 am, KOZL | | at Middle Tennessee | L 54–70 | 6–5 | Murphy Center (11,411) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/20/2015* 3:00 pm, KOZL | | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 64–58 | 7–5 | Jack Stephens Center (3,130) Little Rock, AR |
| Missouri Valley regular season ||||||
| 01/01/2016 1:05 pm | | at Illinois State | W 73–51 | 8–5 (1–0) | Redbird Arena (537) Normal, IL |
| 01/03/2016 1:05 pm, KOZL | | at Indiana State | W 59–51 | 9–5 (2–0) | Hulman Center (1,675) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/08/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Drake | L 75–82 | 9–6 (2–1) | JQH Arena (3,225) Springfield, MO |
| 01/10/2016 2:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Iowa | L 60–65 | 9–7 (2–2) | JQH Arena (2,846) Springfield, MO |
| 01/15/2016 7:00 pm, KOZL | | at Bradley | W 55–44 | 10–7 (3–2) | Renaissance Coliseum (491) Peoria, IL |
| 01/17/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Loyola Chicago | W 73–62 | 11–7 (4–2) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (412) Chicago, IL |
| 01/22/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Evansville | W 77–70 | 12–7 (5–2) | JQH Arena (3,287) Springfield, MO |
| 01/24/2016 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Southern Illinois | W 82–77 | 13–7 (6–2) | JQH Arena (3,184) Springfield, MO |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm, KOZL | | at Wichita State | W 77–57 | 14–7 (7–2) | Charles Koch Arena (1,552) Wichita, KS |
| 02/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 15–7 (8–2) | McLeod Center (1,370) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/07/2016 2:00 pm, KOZL | | at Drake | L 72–95 | 15–8 (8–3) | Knapp Center (2,465) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/12/2016 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Loyola Chicago | W 91–81 | 16–8 (9–3) | JQH Arena (3,823) Springfield, MO |
| 02/14/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bradley | W 59–56 | 17–8 (10–3) | JQH Arena (3,427) Springfield, MO |
| 02/19/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Southern Illinois | L 61–69 | 17–9 (10–4) | SIU Arena (754) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/21/2016 1:00 pm, KOZL | | at Evansville | W 66–47 | 18–9 (11–4) | Ford Center (472) Evansville, IN |
| 02/27/2016 2:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Wichita State | W 74–45 | 19–9 (12–4) | JQH Arena (3,539) Springfield, MO |
| 03/03/2016 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Indiana State | W 75–41 | 20–9 (13–4) | JQH Arena (3,278) Springfield, MO |
| 03/05/2016 2:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois State | W 70–41 | 21–9 (14–4) | JQH Arena (3,748) Springfield, MO |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2016 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Indiana State Quarterfinals | W 70–45 | 22–9 | iWireless Center (1,525) Moline, IL |
| 03/12/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Drake Semifinals | W 65–61 | 23–9 | iWireless Center (2,241) Moline, IL |
| 03/13/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Northern Iowa Championship Game | W 71–58 | 24–9 | iWireless Center (1,842) Moline, IL |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | (13 D) | at (4 D) No. 18 Texas A&M First Round | L 65–74 | 24–10 | Reed Arena (4,040) College Station, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||