2017 – 18 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Bears , led by seventh-year head coach Paul Lusk , played their home games at JQH Arena in Springfield , Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference . Despite being the preseason favorite in the MVC , the Bears finished the season 18 – 15 , 7 – 11 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place . As the No. 7 seed in the MVC Tournament , they beat Valparaiso in the first round before losing to Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals
MVC Tournament
2018 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Missouri State Bears basketball team