1998–99 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1998–99 Southwest Missouri State Bears Basketball Missouri Valley Conference MVC 24 22–11 11–7 Steve Alford 4th Brian Jones 1st Hammons Student Center NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1998–99 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1998–99 season. Playing in the Missouri Valley Conference and led by head coach Steve Alford, the Bears finished the season with a 22–11 overall record (11–7 MVC). 2018–19 Missouri State Bears Men's Basketball Media Guide Missouri State University 2018 https://missouristate_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/sports/m-baskbl/mediaguide/2018-19%20MSU%20MBB%20Media%20Guide.pdf PDF June 27, 2020 In a season marked by several close losses (and wins), Southwest Missouri State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the East region, where the Bears made a surprising run to the second weekend of the tournament. The Bears first defeated 5th seeded Wisconsin in the opening round of the tournament, holding the Badgers to 12 first half points, en route to a 43–32 victory. The 75 combined points between the Bears and Badgers resulted in the lowest scoring game in the history of the tournament since the shot clock was first implemented in college basketball.2025-03-20 Fewest points scored in a March Madness game by one team https://fansided.com/fewest-points-scored-march-madness-game-by-one-team 2025-09-03 FanSided en-us Furthermore, the 32 points scored by 18th ranked Wisconsin were at the time the fewest number of points ever scored by a ranked team in regulation during the shot clock era.The 100 lowest scoring college basketball games by ranked teams in the shot clock era NCAA.com https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2019-02-02/100-lowest-scoring-college-basketball-games-ranked-teams 2025-09-03 www.ncaa.com en In the second round, senior Danny Moore delivered a 25–point performance to power the Bears to a shocking blowout of 4th seeded Tennessee to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history, where the Bears finally fell to the number 1 team in the nation and eventual National runner-up, Duke, 78–61. To date, this is the deepest tournament run in school history. Following the season, Alford took the head coaching job at Iowa. Roster The Southwest Missouri State Bears were represented on the court by a team composed of the following student athletes during the 1998-99 season: 1998 Missouri State Bears y Kevin Ault 24 G 6 2 Jr Warsaw, Indiana Ryan Bettenhausen 10 G 6 1 Sr Tinley Park, Illinois Scott Brakebill 20 F 6 8 Fr Bolivar, Missouri Ron Bruton 23 F 6 6 Jr Greer, South Carolina William Fontleroy 12 G 6 1 Jr Gary, Indiana Eric Judd 21 G 6 1 Jr West Plains, Missouri Brandon Miller 4 G 6 0 Fr y Brandon Miller (basketball, born 1979) New Castle, Indiana Danny Moore 32 C 6 11 Sr Shelbyville, Indiana Paul Murrans 3 F 6 6 Jr Terre Haute, Indiana Allen Phillips 33 G 6 5 Jr Little Rock, Arkansas Matt Rueter 50 C 6 8 So Fulton, Missouri Ken Stringer 5 F 6 4 Sr Stonecrest, Georgia Butch Tshomba 25 F 6 6 Sr Schaerbeek, Belgium Steve Alford (Iowa) Brian Jones (Northern Iowa) https://missouristatebears.com/news/2007/1/1/1998_99_missouri_state_men_s_cumulative_stats_final_.aspx Schedule and results no |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri State Bears| Regular Season Nov 14, 1998 6:00 pm yes yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 72–57 8,002 1–0 Nov 18, 1998 7:05 pm yes yes Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, MO Preseason NIT 72–69 5,176 2–0 Nov 20, 1998 6:30 pm yes yes Stanford 3 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA Preseason NIT 51–76 7,391 2–1 Nov 23, 1998 7:05 pm yes Missouri-Kansas City Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 74–68 8,074 3–1 Dec 4, 1998 8:35 pm yes Texas Southern Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 77–47 7,148 4–1 Dec 5, 1998 8:35 pm yes Louisiana Tech Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 86–60 7,016 5–1 Dec 9, 1998 7:05 pm yes Long Beach State Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 80–52 6,903 6–1 Dec 12, 1998 7:05 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 76–62 3,112 7–1 1–0 Dec 19, 1998 7:05 pm yes TCU Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 69–71 9,114 7–2 Dec 22, 1998 7:05 pm yes Southeast Missouri State Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 67–56 6,584 8–2 Dec 30, 1998 7:05 pm yes Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA 81–66 2,092 9–2 2–0 Jan 2, 1999 1:05 pm yes y St. Louis Kiel Center St. Louis, MO 79–67 14,195 10–2 Jan 5, 1999 7:05 pm Illinois State Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 71–68 6,865 11–2 3–0 Jan 10, 1999 2:05 pm Creighton Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 70–72 7,893 11–3 3–1 Jan 13, 1999 7:05 pm Bradley Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 83–78 7,498 12–3 4–1 Jan 16, 1999 1:35 pm Drake Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 91–47 7,835 13–3 5–1 Jan 18, 1999 7:35 pm y Wichita State Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 88–94 2OT 7,426 13–4 5–2 Jan 21, 1999 7:05 pm Northern Iowa Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 83–75 7,609 14–4 6–2 Jan 23, 1999 2:05 pm y Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 61–71 5,964 14–5 6–3 Jan 27, 1999 7:05 pm y Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 90–85 3,242 15–5 7–3 Jan 31, 1999 2:05 pm Wichita State Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 89–58 7,356 16–5 8–3 Feb 3, 1999 7:05 pm y Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 54–62 7,310 16–6 8–4 Feb 6, 1999 7:05 pm Evansville Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 62–65 8,762 16–7 8–5 Feb 10, 1999 7:05 pm Southern Illinois Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 72–68 OT 7,078 17–7 9–5 Feb 13, 1999 8:05 pm y Bradley Peoria Civic Center Peoria, IL 61–48 10,847 18–7 10–5 Feb 17, 1999 7:05 pm y Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 76–79 5,337 18–8 10–6 Feb 20, 1999 7:05 pm Indiana State Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 80–67 8,953 19–8 11–6 Feb 22, 1999 7:35 pm yes Evansville Roberts Stadium Evansville, IN 65–68 OT 10,421 19–9 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri State Bears| MVC Tournament Feb 27, 1999 8:30 pm yes yes 3 Indiana State 6 Kiel Center St. Louis, MO FSN Quarterfinal 79–78 OT 11,129 20–9 Feb 28, 1999 4:00 pm yes yes 3 Creighton 2 Kiel Center St. Louis, MO FSN Semifinal 70–78 11,393 20–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri State Bears| NCAA Tournament Mar 12, 1999 2:57 pm yes yes 12 E Wisconsin 18 5 E Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC CBS First Round 43–32Vols, SW Missouri St. Win https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/03/13/vols-sw-missouri-st-win/3d0ae1c2-8adc-4b08-a2ff-920f651f27c2/ The Washington Post March 13, 1999 July 2, 2023 15,007 21–10 Mar 14, 1999 2:30 pm yes yes 12 E Tennessee 20 4 E Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC CBS Second Round 81–51It's Lights Out for Tennessee https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/colbask/longterm/1999/men/articles/tennesseeswmissouristate15.htm The Washington Post March 15, 1999 July 2, 2023 20,172 22–10 Mar 19, 1999 6:38 pm yes yes 12 E Duke 1 1 E Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ CBS Sweet Sixteen 61–78 19,233 22–11 AP poll Central Time E East References Category:Missouri State Bears basketball seasons Southwest Missouri State Missouri State Bears Basketball Team Missouri State Bears Basketball Team Southwest Missouri State