The Missouri State Lady Bears wrap up a lengthy four-game road trip Monday evening against a familiar foe when they visit Little Rock for a 6:30 p.m. tip.Â
   The Lady Bears (1-5) and Trojans (2-4) are playing for the seventh consecutive season and 13th time in the 2000s.
   Little Rock is MSU's sixth opponent in the season's first seven games that played in the postseason a year ago, and is expecting another successful season after a No. 2 preseason ranking in the Sun Belt Conference.
   Missouri State returns to JQH Arena after nearly three weeks away with a Dec. 7 game against Wichita State, the first of a three-game home stand that includes Oral Roberts on Dec. 10 and Northwestern on Dec. 16.
Series History
Missouri State is 11-3 all-time against Little Rock. The home team won 11 of the first 12 meetings in the series, though the road team has won the last two years, including a 64-58 MSU win in its last visit to Little Rock on Dec. 20, 2015. The Lady Bears and Trojans have met 12 times in the 2000s, with MSU going 9-3 with an average margin of victory of 21.6 points in those nine wins.
Scouting Little Rock
Little Rock is 2-4 against a difficult schedule, and is 2-1 at home with a win against Oklahoma. The Trojans are picked to finish second in the Sun Belt, and have six players averaging between 6.7 and 11.2 points per game while playing their trademark stingy defense. As a team, Little Rock averages 60 points and allows 59.8 with shooting percentages of .395 overall, .286 from beyond the arc and .736 at the foul line.
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