Coaches have lived by the “every game is a big game” cliché since basketballs were being chucked into peach baskets.
For coach Kellie Harper and the Missouri State Lady Bears, it’s a way of life these days.
On Friday night, Harper’s team will play Loyola at JQH Arena. It’s the third consecutive game the Lady Bears will play against a team they are tied with in the Missouri Valley Conference standings.
Last week, the Lady Bears were in a three-way tie for first and hitting the road for games at fellow leaders Northern Iowa and Drake.