The Missouri State Lady Bears (2-8, 0-0 MVC) close the non-conference schedule Tuesday at 4 p.m. when they face in-state rival Missouri (10-2) at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.

The Lady Bears and Tigers are playing for the third consecutive season after an eight-year layoff in the series, with each team claiming a 14-point home win in the most recent games.

MSU continues its stretch of eight consecutive games in Missouri after the new year, opening Missouri Valley Conference play with home games against Evansville (Jan. 2), Indiana State (Jan. 4) and Wichita State (Jan. 9).

Tuesday's game will air live on the Missouri State Television Network, Don West and Carly Stubblefield will call the action on KOZL in the Springfield area. The game will also air live over the internet on ESPN3.

Series History

Missouri State trails 17-9 in the all-time series, though only six games have been played since 1990. The Lady Bears have won three of the last four meetings, including a 67-53 victory in Springfield last season.

Scouting Missouri

Missouri is 10-2 on the season, with its only losses coming against Cal and Bradley. The Tigers have five players averaging at least 7.5 points per game, led by Jordan Frericks with 14.1 points and 10.3 rebounds. MU holds a plus-11.1 rebound margin on the season in addition to out-scoring opponents by an average of 70.1-57.5. As a team, the Tigers shoot 42.6 percent overall, 32.8 percent on 3-pointers and 61.6 percent from the foul line.