The last time the Bears played at JQH Arena, they walked off the floor with an 83-70 win over Stetson to improve to 3-0 on the season.
Three and a half weeks later, Missouri State returns home after a five-game road trip that took them everywhere from Kansas City to Kentucky to Colorado and Oregon.
The trip didn't treat them well.
Missouri State returns home Wednesday night on a five-game losing streak.
"We learned a lot," Ford said. "It was the first time adversity really hit our team. Our team is just going to be a revolving door all season right now.