Irish hold on to defeat Bulldogs in March Madness
March 19, 2023 GMTSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Lauren Ebo had 10 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks to help No. 3 seed Notre Dame beat 11th-seed Mississippi State 53-48 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
Notre Dame, Miss State meet in 2018 title game rematch
March 18, 2023 GMTSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A lot has changed since Notre Dame and Mississippi State played for the national championship in 2018.
Still both teams know the history with the game ending on Fighting Irish guard Arike Ogunbowale's 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Notre Dame the 61-58 win.
Mississippi State sends Creighton home from March Madness
March 18, 2023 GMTSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jerkaila Jordan scored 20 and led No. 11 seed Mississippi State to an 81-66 win against No. 6 Creighton in the women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday night.
Jessika Carter, the 6-5 Bulldog center, took advantage of the Bluejays’ undersized frontcourt, with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Mississippi State women win First Four game over Illinois
March 16, 2023 GMTSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jessika Carter had 22 points, nine rebounds and four blocks, Anastasia Hayes added 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists and Mississippi State beat Illinois 70-56 on Wednesday night to begin the NCAA Tournament in a First Four game.
Pitt edges Mississippi St in back-and-forth First Four game
March 15, 2023 GMTDAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Jamarius Burton made a go-ahead jumper with 10 seconds left and Pitt edged Mississippi State 60-59 in a back-and-forth First Four game Tuesday night that featured 21 lead changes — most in the NCAA Tournament in five years.
Stansbury resigns as Western Kentucky coach after 7 seasons
March 11, 2023 GMTBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Rick Stansbury has resigned after seven seasons as Western Kentucky’s head coach and cited a need to focus on his health and family.
Stansbury missed nine games at midseason with an undisclosed health issue.
Miller scores 18 as No. 4 Alabama cruises at SEC quarters
March 10, 2023 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brandon Miller had 18 points and nine rebounds and No. 4 Alabama never trailed in posting a 72-49 victory over Mississippi State in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Friday.
Smith scores 28, Mississippi State beats Florida 69-68 in OT
March 9, 2023 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tolu Smith scored a career-high 28 points, including a go-ahead basket in overtime with 4.3 seconds left, and Mississippi State beat Florida 69-68 on Thursday in the second round of the SEC Tournament.
Wright scores 19, Vanderbilt beats Mississippi State 77-72
March 5, 2023 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jordan Wright went 4 for 4 from the free-throw line in the final seconds and finished with 19 points, Ezra Manjon had 15 points and seven assists and Vanderbilt beat Mississippi State 77-72 Saturday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Bowles hits 6 3s again and Texas A&M advances in SEC tourney
March 2, 2023 GMTGREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Sydney Bowles made six 3-pointers for the second straight day in scoring 19 points to lead 13th-seeded Texas A&M to a 79-72 win over fifth-seeded Mississippi State on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
Showdown looms for South Carolina, LSU at SEC Tournament
February 28, 2023 GMTAnother SEC showdown is looming at the league tournament this week between undefeated No. 1 South Carolina and one-loss, No. 4 LSU.
The teams met on Super Bowl Sunday in a highly anticipated game featuring two of the game's biggest stars in reigning AP player of the year Aliyah Boston for the Gamecocks and the Tigers' Angel Reese.
College Baseball Notebook: MSU pitcher brings heat both ways
February 27, 2023 GMTJurrangelo Cijntje is one of the most fascinating novelties in college baseball so far this season.
The Mississippi State freshman is a rare ambidextrous pitcher, the most notable since Pat Venditte appeared in 61 major league games from 2015-20.
Reese ties LSU double-double mark, No. 5 Tigers top MSU
February 27, 2023 GMTBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Alexis Morris was unfazed — if not motivated — by seeing her more than half-court basket disallowed as the third quarter expired.
Morris scored 13 of her 23 points in the fourth quarter, Angel Reese had 23 points and 26 rebounds to tie Sylvia Fowles' LSU record of 27 double-doubles in a season, and the fifth-ranked Tigers topped Mississippi State, 74-59 on Sunday night.
No. 22 UNC women crush No. 11 Duke’s ACC title hopes
February 27, 2023 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Three players scored nine points and No. 22 North Carolina went 9 of 9 from the foul line in the fourth quarter to deny No. 11 Duke a share of the ACC championship on Sunday with a 45-41 win, the lowest scoring game in the 105 meetings of these bitter rivals.
Smith, Moore lead Mississippi State over No. 25 Texas A&M
February 26, 2023 GMTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Tolu Smith scored 17 points and Shakeel Moore added 14 as Mississippi State beat No. 25 Texas A&M 69-62 on Saturday.
Cameron Matthews had 11 points for the Bulldogs (19-10 overall, 7-9 Southeastern Conference), who held the Aggies to one field goal in the final 14 minutes and outscored them 34-18 during the same period.
Honor’s 3 lifts Missouri past Mississippi St. 66-64 in OT
February 22, 2023 GMTCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kobe Brown scored 17 points, Nick Honor hit a 3-pointer with 7.6 seconds left in overtime and Missouri beat Mississippi State 66-64 on Tuesday night.
Mississippi St. seizes control in OT to sink Ole Miss 69-61
February 18, 2023 GMTOXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Tolu Smith scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Cameron Matthews also scored 17 points and Mississippi State beat Mississippi 69-61 in an offensive scrum in overtime on Saturday.
Davis scores 17, Mississippi State fends off Arkansas 70-64
February 12, 2023 GMTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Dashawn Davis scored 17 points and Mississippi State picked up its fifth straight win with a 70-64 victory over Arkansas on Saturday.
Davis sank 6 of 11 shots from the floor with two 3-pointers for the Bulldogs (17-8, 5-7 Southeastern Conference).
Jeffries hits 5 3s, Mississippi St. extends LSU’s skid to 11
February 9, 2023 GMTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — D.J. Jeffries hit a career-high five 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 18 points, Shakeel Moore scored nine of his 13 in the second half and Mississippi State beat LSU 64-53 Wednesday night, handing the Tigers their 11th consecutive loss.
Mississippi State gets second SEC win, 66-51 over Gamecocks
February 1, 2023 GMTCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Shakeel Moore scored a career-high 22 points, Tolu Smith had 15 points and eight rebounds and Mississippi State beat South Carolina 66-51 on Tuesday night for its second SEC victory of the season.
Smith helps Mississippi State beat No. 11 TCU 81-74 in OT
January 29, 2023 GMTSTARKVILLE, Miss (AP) — Tolu Smith had a season-high 27 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to lead Mississippi State to an 81-74 overtime victory over No. 11 TCU on Saturday.
Dashawn Davis added 16 points to help Mississippi State (13-8) snap a five-game losing streak.
Quinerly, No. 2 Alabama hold on to beat MSU, 66-63
January 26, 2023 GMTTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The game didn’t look so easy for Alabama all of a sudden.
The 3-pointers weren’t falling and the second-ranked Crimson Tide fell behind by double digits instead of building a commanding lead.
SEC/Big Challenge will feature marquee nonconference games
January 24, 2023 GMTConference races across the country are getting tight as the regular season winds toward the finish.
The Big 12 and Southeastern conferences will take a break from league games on Saturday to play each other, gifting college basketball fans with some marquee midseason nonconference games.
Zeigler leads No. 9 Tennessee over Mississippi State 70-59
January 18, 2023 GMTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Following a loss at home against Kentucky and having starters Santiago Vescovi and Tyreke Key out, No. 9 Tennessee was on upset alert at Mississippi State on Tuesday.
The Bulldogs proved that in the first 15 minutes of the game, running up a nine-point lead, but the Volunteers settled into the game.
No. 21 Auburn beats Mississippi State, home win streak at 28
January 15, 2023 GMTAUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Jaylin Williams scored a season-high 21 points, Wendell Green Jr. added 17 and No. 21 Auburn defeated Mississippi State 69-63 on Saturday night.
Williams scored 11 of Auburn’s first 13 points, which included three 3-pointers in the opening six minutes of the game.
Georgia eclipses last season’s SEC win total, 58-50 over MSU
January 12, 2023 GMTATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Terry Roberts scored 16 points, Braelen Bridges had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Georgia beat Mississippi State 58-50 on Wednesday night to extend its home winning streak to 10 games.
No. 1 South Carolina survives at Mississippi State, 58-51
January 8, 2023 GMTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — There haven’t been many games in which the South Carolina Gamecocks have been challenged on the court over the course of the last few years, but Dawn Staley’s team was on the ropes on Sunday.
Mississippi St’s Arnett promotes Brock to DC, hires 2 others
January 5, 2023 GMTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State coach Zach Arnett has promoted Matt Brock to Bulldogs defensive coordinator and hired Chad Bumphis and Brad Peterson to his staff.
Vescovi, Zeigler lead No. 8 Vols to 87-53 rout of Miss St.
January 4, 2023 GMTKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Santiago Vescovi scored 14 points, Zakai Zeigler had 11 points and 10 assists, and No. 8 Tennessee beat Mississippi State 87-53 on Tuesday night.
The Volunteers (12-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) had five players score in double figures as they won for the 24th consecutive time at home, dating to the last game of the 2020-21 season.
Penn State’s big plays lead to 35-21 Rose Bowl win over Utah
January 3, 2023 GMTPASADENA, Calif. (AP) — KeAndre Lambert-Smith had the longest touchdown reception in Rose Bowl history on an 88-yard pass from Sean Clifford, freshman Nicholas Singleton broke a tiebreaking 87-yard touchdown run, and No.
Mississippi St rallies to win ReliaQuest Bowl, honors Leach
January 2, 2023 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Massimo Biscardi made a 27-yard tiebreaking field goal with four seconds left, Marcus Banks returned a fumble 60 yards for a touchdown on the game's last play and No. 24 Mississippi State rallied to beat Illinois 19-10 on Monday in the ReliaQuest Bowl in the Bulldogs' first game since coach Mike Leach's death.
No. 24 Mississippi State faces Illinois with heavy hearts
January 1, 2023 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mississippi State players and staff felt they knew what Mike Leach would want them to do following the Dec. 12 death of the Bulldogs coach due to complications from a heart condition: play in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois.
Miss. State faces Illinois in 1st game since death of Leach
January 1, 2023 GMTReliaQuest Bowl: Illinois (8-4) vs. No. 24 Mississippi State (8-4, No. 22 CFP), Jan. 2, noon EST (ESPN2)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK COLLEGE LINE: Mississippi State by 2 1/2.
Shough leads Texas Tech over Ole Miss 42-25 in Texas Bowl
December 29, 2022 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — Texas Tech's first-year coach had a great day.
Joey McGuire got a new contract with a hefty raise before leading the Red Raiders to a 42-25 victory over Mississippi in the Texas Bowl on Wednesday night.
Sears scores 20, No. 8 Alabama beats No. 21 Miss St 78-67
December 29, 2022 GMTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mark Sears scored 20 points and No. 8 Alabama pulled away in the second half to beat No. 21 Mississippi State 78-67 on Wednesday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
Hawkins scores 22 as No. 2 UConn beats Villanova 74-66
December 29, 2022 GMTHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jordan Hawkins scored 22 points to help No. 2 UConn edge Villanova 74-66 on Wednesday night.
Freshman Alex Karaban added 15 points and Andre Jackson Jr. had 10 for the Huskies (14-0, 3-0 Big East).
Mississippi State’s Mike Leach listed in critical condition
December 13, 2022 GMTMississippi State coach Mike Leach was hospitalized in critical condition Monday, the day after what the university called “a personal health issue” at his home in Starkville forced him to be airlifted to a medical facility in Jackson.
Mississippi State coach Mike Leach hospitalized in Jackson
December 12, 2022 GMTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State coach Mike Leach was hospitalized Sunday after what the university called “a personal health issue” that happened at his home in Starkville.
The 61-year-old Leach was initially treated at a local hospital before being airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, which is about 125 miles (200 kilometers) away from Mississippi State, the university said.
No. 23 Mississippi State beats Minnesota, remains undefeated
December 12, 2022 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tolu Smith scored 20 points to lead a balanced offense that complemented No. 23 Mississippi State's smothering defense in a 69-51 victory over Minnesota Sunday night to say undefeated.
Study: Racial gap in grad rates drops again for bowl teams
December 7, 2022 GMTThe racial gap in graduation rates for this year’s bowl teams in college football has declined again, this time to the smallest difference in the history of a study examining the data.
The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at Central Florida reported Wednesday that the overall Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for bowl-bound teams in 2022 has reached an all-time high of 83%.