Lady Bears MVC Tournament Central
March 10, 2015 | Women's Basketball
MVC Tournament Central
Game notes - Wichita State
Quarterfinal vs. Indiana State ( W, 75-57)
Semifinal vs. Evansville ( W, 75-66)
No. 3 Missouri State Lady Bears (18-13/13-5 MVC) vs. No. 1 Wichita State Shockers (28-4/17-1 MVC)
Date: Sunday, March 15, 2015
Tip: 2:07 p.m. (Central)
Location: St. Charles, Mo.
Site: The Family Arena (10,000)
Radio: KTXR 101.3 FM
TV: ESPN3
Live Audio: RadioSpringfield.com
Live Video: ESPN3.com
Live Stats: MVCStats.com
The Missouri State Lady Bears (18-13, 13-5 MVC) play for their 10th Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title Sunday at 2:07 p.m. against top-seeded Wichita State (28-4, 17-1) at The Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo.
Sunday's title game features MSU's 10-game winning streak going against WSU's 11-game streak. The Shockers handed the Lady Bears their last loss, Feb. 8 in Wichita. Missouri State's winning streak is the team's longest since claiming 11 consecutive victories in 2012, and the Lady Bears are outscoring opponents by an average of 77.4-63.7 over the last five weeks.
In addition to the chance of winning the program's first MVC title and NCAA berth since 2006, Sunday could also be an historic day for a pair of individuals. Kellie Harper enters with 199 career coaching wins, and Tyonna Snow begins the day with 993 career points.
Tournament Tough
Missouri State enters the tourney with all-time records of 2-4 in the opening round, 13-6 in the quarterfinals, 13-4 in the semifinals and 9-4 in championship games.
The Lady Bears are 10-10 in neutral-court games at the event and 4-7 since the tourney moved to St. Charles in 2008.
