Missouri State could be headed towards one of the most disappointing seasons in the history of the Missouri Valley Conference if things don't go its way through Saturday.
With the Bears' loss to Valparaiso on Tuesday night, the Bears are going to need to win and a little bit of help if they want to avoid playing in the play-in round of the MVC Tournament.
If the Bears were to make the play-in round, they would join the 2017-18 MSU team to be selected as a preseason favorite to play on a Thursday in St. Louis. In the 2018 tournament, the Bears qualified as a No.