The Missouri State Lady Bears are heading into the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament with the hopes of reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016.
In order to do that, the Lady Bears are going to need to win the whole thing.
Members of the Lady Bears said on Wednesday they were trying not to look ahead to a possible high-profile matchup with Drake but were looking at the games in front of them in order to make it there.
Here is what you need to know before Hoops in the Heartland tips off on Thursday and before the Lady Bears play on Friday: