The Lady Bears are headed to Ames, Iowa.
Eleventh-seeded Missouri State will play sixth-seeded DePaul in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
ESPN mistakingly broadcasted the bracket on ESPNU before its regularly-scheduled selection show broadcast. ESPN and the NCAA confirmed the bracket was posted and moved the time of the selection show up to 4 p.m.
The Lady Bears clinched an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on Sunday with a 94-79 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship victory over Drake.
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MVC CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE
This is the second time head coach Kellie Harper — the 2019 MVC Coach of the Year — has led the Lady Bears to an NCAA Tournament.