# 2016–17 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

The 2016–17 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by fourth year head coach Kellie Harper, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 12–4 in MVC play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Evansville. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Iowa in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2016* 7:05 pm | | Truman State | W 72–62 | | JQH Arena (2,022) Springfield, MO |
| 11/06/2016* 2:05 pm | | Northeastern State | W 87–46 | | JQH Arena (2,012) Springfield, MO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Memphis | L 60–69 | 0–1 | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (945) Memphis, TN |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kansas | W 87–64 | 1–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (2,277) Lawrence, KS |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Northwestern | L 52–75 | 1–2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (651) Evanston, IL |
| 11/22/2016* 8:30 pm | | vs. USC Great Alaska Shootout semifinals | L 67–89 | 1–3 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,032) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/23/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game | W 65–58 | 2–3 | Alaska Airlines Center (1,913) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/28/2016* 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Little Rock | L 47–58 | 2–4 | JQH Arena (3,133) Springfield, MO |
| 12/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Missouri | L 49–73 | 2–5 | Mizzou Arena (2,632) Columbia, MO |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts | L 56–78 | 2–6 | Mabee Center (397) Tulsa, OK |
| 12/11/2016* 2:05 pm | | Arkansas | W 64–62 | 3–6 | JQH Arena (3,094) Springfield, MO |
| 12/17/2016* 2:05 pm, ESPN3 | | North Texas | W 63–54 | 4–6 | JQH Arena (2,176) Springfield, MO |
| 12/19/2016* 6:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Middle Tennessee | L 52–71 | 4–7 | JQH Arena (2,243) Springfield, MO |
| Missouri Valley regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Iowa | L 54–61 | 4–8 (0–1) | JQH Arena (2,694) Springfield, MO |
| 01/01/2017 2:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Drake | L 64–90 | 4–9 (0–2) | JQH Arena (2,351) Springfield, MO |
| 01/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wichita State | W 73–62 | 5–9 (1–2) | JQH Arena (2,706) Springfield, MO |
| 01/13/2017 7:00 pm | | at Evansville | W 77–41 | 6–9 (2–2) | Ford Center (605) Evansville, IN |
| 01/15/2017 2:00 pm | | at Southern Illinois | W 78–60 | 7–9 (3–2) | SIU Arena (669) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/20/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois State | W 65–60 | 8–9 (4–2) | JQH Arena (2,193) Springfield, MO |
| 01/22/2017 2:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Bradley | L 73–75 $^{OT}$ | 8–10 (4–3) | JQH Arena (2,468) Springfield, MO |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm | | at Loyola–Chicago | W 60–32 | 9–10 (5–3) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (221) Chicago, IL |
| 01/29/2017 1:00 pm | | at Indiana State | W 49–46 | 10–10 (6–3) | Hulman Center (1,603) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/05/2017 2:00 pm | | at Wichita State | W 65–60 | 11–10 (7–3) | Charles Koch Arena (1,237) Wichita, KS |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southern Illinois | W 73–59 | 12–10 (8–3) | JQH Arena (2,572) Springfield, MO |
| 02/12/2017 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Evansville | W 68–43 | 13–10 (9–3) | JQH Arena (2,705) Springfield, MO |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bradley | L 56–62 | 13–11 (9–4) | Renaissance Coliseum (574) Peoria, IL |
| 02/19/2017 11:30 am, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | W 77–44 | 14–11 (10–4) | Redbird Arena (537) Normal, IL |
| 02/24/2017 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Indiana State | W 73–63 | 15–11 (11–4) | JQH Arena (3,013) Springfield, MO |
| 02/26/2017 2:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Loyola–Chicago | W 61–52 | 16–11 (12–4) | JQH Arena (2,420) Springfield, MO |
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 22 Drake | L 91–98 | 16–12 (12–5) | Knapp Center (2,448) Des Moines, IA |
| 03/04/2017 2:00 pm | | at Northern Iowa | L 64–65 | 16–13 (12–6) | McLeod Center (1,301) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2017 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (6) Evansville Quarterfinals | L 59–65 | 16–14 | iWireless Center (1,404) Moline, IL |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/16/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Iowa First Round | L 74–95 | 16–15 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,226) Iowa City, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||