Notes for Middle Tennessee Game
Notes for Little Rock Game

Missouri State Lady Bears (6-4/0-0 MVC) at
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (4-4/0-0 Conference USA), 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 17
Little Rock Trojans (2-5/0-0 Sun Belt), 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20
Locations: Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Little Rock, Ark.
Sites: Murphy Center (11,520) | Jack Stephens Center (5,600)
Radio: KTXR 101.3 FM
TV: KOZL | MSU TV Network (Affiliate list)
Listen Live: RadioSpringfield.com
Live Video: ESPN3
Live Stats: Middle Tennessee | Little Rock

Missouri State (6-4) makes its final road trip of 2015 this week, beginning with a visit to Middle Tennessee (4-4) at 11 a.m. Thursday in Murfreesboro.
The Lady Bears then head to Little Rock for a 3 p.m. Sunday contest with the Trojans before taking a break until Missouri Valley Conference play begins Jan. 1 at Illinois State.
Both games this week will air live on the Missouri State Television Network, including KOZL in the Springfield area. Lady Bears Basketball Courtside! will air live on KOZL 30 minutes prior to tip-off, and both games will be simulcast over the internet on ESPN3.
Missouri State has won its last four games by a combined 81 points.

Series Histories
Thursday's game is the first meeting between the schools in women's basketball.
Missouri State is 10-2 all-time against Little Rock, with the home team winning 11 of the 12 meetings. The exception is MSU's 78-68 win in Little Rock in 2012. The Lady Bears and Trojans have met nine times in the 2000s, with MSU going 8-2 with an average margin of victory of 23.5 points in those eight wins.

Scouting Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee is 4-4 against a rugged schedule that includes the likes of Kentucky and Virginia. Brea Edwards leads the Blue Raiders with averages 21 points and 6.9 rebounds while shooting 49 percent from long range, and no other MT player scores more than 9.5 points per contest. As a team, Middle Tennessee averages 68.1 points and allows 64 while shooting 37 percent overall, 31 percent on 3-pointers and 67.4 percent from the foul line.

Scouting Little Rock
Little Rock is 2-5 on the year after nearly making the Sweet 16 in last season's NCAA Tournament. The Trojans have victories against Memphis and Oral Roberts, and competitive losses to LSU, Oklahoma and Texas. Shanity James leads LR with 17 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, and Sharde' Collins adds 10.4 points while connecting on 46 percent of her 3-pointers. As a team, Little Rock averages 57.4 points and allows 62.3, shooting 40.8 percent overall, 28.9 percent from distance and 61.8 percent from the charity stripe.