The Missouri State Lady Bears begin the month of December in Texas with a 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, contest at North Texas to continue a challenging early-season schedule.
   After playing four of the season's first five games away from home, the Lady Bears return to JQH Arena on Dec. 4 to take on South Dakota, and will only play outside of Missouri once between that game and Jan. 18.Â
   Beginning with the USD game, MSU will have six home games, one road contest, and a pair of neutral site games in Kansas City through mid-January.
   Despite a 1-3 record, the Lady Bears own a positive scoring margin for the year, with all three losses coming by four points or less, and have won the rebounding battle in all four games this season.
Series History
Missouri State owns a 3-0 series lead with North Texas. The Lady Bears won in Springfield in 2011 and 2016, and took the only game in Denton by an 85-79 final in December 2013.
Scouting North Texas
North Texas is 2-4 on the year with wins against Mid-America Christian and North Dakota State, and is picked to finish seventh in 14-team Conference USA. A preseason all-CUSA selection, Terriell Bradley leads the Mean Green with 20.2 points per game, and UNT averages 64.2 points compared to 60.5 for opponents while shooting 39 percent overall, 31.7 percent from long range and 57.5 percent at the foul line.
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