Missouri State is Stillwater, Oklahoma-bound for its first NCAA Tournament since 2018 where it's matched up with two teams it has plenty of familiarity with.
The Bears will open with No. 7 national seed Oklahoma State on Friday at 6 p.m. to begin the double-elimination tournament. The two teams played earlier in the season and opened against each other in the 2017 Fayetteville Regional.
Another classic NCAA Tournament matchup between Arkansas and Missouri State could go down depending on how the tournament plays out. The Bears beat the Hogs earlier this season and Missouri State defeated them in 2017 for a regional championship.