2012–13 Missouri State Bears basketball team

2012–13 Missouri State Bears men's basketball
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2012–13 record 11–22 (7–11 The Valley)
Head coach Paul Lusk (2nd year)
Assistant coach Patrick Baldwin
Assistant coach Jermaine Henderson
Home arena JQH Arena
2012–13 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Creighton 13 5   .722     28 8   .778
Wichita State 12 6   .667     30 9   .769
Northern Iowa 11 7   .611     21 15   .583
Evansville 10 8   .556     21 15   .583
Indiana State 9 9   .500     18 15   .545
Illinois State 8 10   .444     18 15   .545
Bradley 7 11   .389     18 17   .514
Drake 7 11   .389     15 17   .469
Missouri State 7 11   .389     11 22   .333
Southern Illinois 6 12   .333     14 17   .452
2013 MVC Tournament winner
As of April 6, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by second year head coach Paul Lusk, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 11–22, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Wichita State.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Anthony Downing Guard 6–1 190 Senior Atchison, Kansas
1 Keith Pickens Forward 6–4 203 Junior St. Louis, Missouri
3 Michael Simpson Forward 6–5 199 Freshman Spring, Texas
5 Jarmar Gulley Forward 6–5 220 Senior Beaumont, Texas
10 Tomie Aromona Guard 5–10 165 Sophomore Kansas City, Missouri
11 Marcus Marshall Guard 6–3 181 Freshman St. Paul, Minnesota
15 Drew Wilson Forward 6–7 217 Freshman Tulsa, Oklahoma
20 Gavin Thurman Forward 6–6 223 Freshman Wichita, Kansas
23 Dorrian Williams Guard 6–2 190 Freshman Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
30 Nathan Scheer Guard/Forward 6–5 205 Junior Washington, Missouri
35 Bruce marshall Center 6–10 215 Freshman Fayette, Missouri
42 Christian Kirk Forward 6–7 225 Sophomore Springfield, Missouri

Schedule[1]

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Costa Rica Foreign Tour
08/08/2012* at Costa Rica National Team W 84–28    San Jose Indoor Club (89)
08/09/2012* at Colegio de Abogados W 97–39    (71)
08/10/2012* at Cedes Don Bosco W 83–42    Don Bosco School (143)
08/11/2012* at Grecia W 77–43    (248)
Exhibition
10/30/2012* Missouri Western State W 81–67  JQH Arena (5,031)
11/03/2012* McKendree W 82–54  JQH Arena (5,341)
Regular Season
11/09/2012* Philander Smith W 89–61  1–0 JQH Arena (5,888)
11/17/2012* #25 San Diego State
(MWC–MVC Challenge)
L 44–60  1–1 JQH Arena (7,272)
11/19/2012* Jacksonville
(Hoops for Hope Challenge)
L 58–64  1–2 JQH Arena (5,046)
11/21/2012* Malone
(Hoops for Hope Challenge)
W 82–49  2–2 JQH Arena (3,712)
11/24/2012* vs. South Carolina
(Hoops for Hope Challenge)
L 67–74 OT 2–3 (303)
11/25/2012* vs. SMU
(Hoops for Hope Challenge)
L 61–62  2–4 (306)
12/01/2012* Oral Roberts L 52–72  2–5 JQH Arena (6,475)
12/05/2012* at Tulsa L 42–61  2–6 Reynolds Center (4,105)
12/08/2012* at #23 Oklahoma State L 42–62  2–7 Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,740)
12/15/2012* Valparaiso L 54–62  2–8 JQH Arena (5,465)
12/18/2012* at Alabama A&M L 47–59  2–9 Elmore Gymnasium (290)
12/22/2012* at New Mexico State L 51–71  2–10 Pan American Center (4,877)
12/30/2012 Southern Illinois W 70–59  3–10 (1–0) JQH Arena (7,662)
01/02/2013 at Evansville L 59–62 OT 3–11 (1–1) Ford Center (3,721)
01/05/2013 at Drake W 77–65  4–11 (2–1) Knapp Center (3,804)
01/08/2013 Illinois State W 62–55  5–11 (3–1) JQH Arena (5,134)
01/11/2013 #13 Creighton L 52–74  5–12 (3–2) JQH Arena (7,895)
01/16/2013 at Indiana State L 60–68  5–13 (3–3) Hulman Center (5,593)
01/19/2013 at Bradley L 66–69  5–14 (3–4) Carver Arena (7,756)
01/23/2013 #20 Wichita State L 52–62  5–15 (3–5) JQH Arena (6,448)
01/27/2013 Drake W 78–72  6–15 (4–5) JQH Arena (5,824)
01/30/2013 at #21 Creighton L 77–91  6–16 (4–6) CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,811)
02/02/2013 Evansville W 62–61  7–16 (5–6) JQH Arena (6,328)
02/05/2013 at Northern Iowa L 37–48  7–17 (5–7) McLeod Center (3,573)
02/09/2013 at Wichita State L 50–79  7–18 (5–8) Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
02/12/2013 Indiana State W 67–65  8–18 (6–8) JQH Arena (5,255)
02/16/2013 at Southern Illinois L 54–62  8–19 (6–9) SIU Arena (5,476)
02/19/2013 Northern Iowa L 63–69  8–20 (6–10) JQH Arena (5,704)
02/23/2013* at Eastern Michigan
(BracketBusters)
W 57–54  9–20 Convocation Center (676)
02/27/2013 at Illinois State L 50–86  9–21 (6–11) Redbird Arena (5,832)
03/02/2013 Bradley W 64–56  10–21 (7–11) JQH Arena (7,099)
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
03/07/2013 vs. Southern Illinois
(First Round)
W 61–53  11–21 Scottrade Center (7,537)
03/08/2013 vs. Wichita State
(Quarterfinals)
L 59–69  11–22 Scottrade Center (14,004)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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