Ole Miss stuns top-seed Stanford advances to Sweet 16
March 20, 2023 GMTSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Madison Scott hit a pair of free throws with 23 seconds left that gave Mississippi the lead for good, Angel Baker scored 13 points, and the Rebels delivered on their declaration to get defensive, stunning top-seeded Stanford 54-49 on Sunday night to reach the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the first time in 16 years.
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.
Pitt gets past Mississippi St in first March Madness games
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kentucky holds off Mississippi State in final minute 71-68
February 16, 2023 GMTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Oscar Tshiebwe had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Jacob Toppin scored 16 points, and Kentucky held off Mississippi State 71-68 on Wednesday night.
Tolu Smith scored in the paint to get the Bulldogs within 66-62 with 1:21 remaining.
New Mexico State fires coach in wake of hazing allegations
February 15, 2023 GMTNew Mexico State fired basketball coach Greg Heiar on Tuesday in the wake of hazing allegations within the team that shut down the program for the rest of the season.
Chancellor Dan Arvizu announced the firing of the first-year coach and said “hazing has no place on our campus, and those found responsible will be held accountable for their actions.”
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).
New Mexico St. suspends operations of men’s basketball team
February 11, 2023 GMTNew Mexico State indefinitely suspended its men's basketball program Friday night in a virtually unheard of move that the university says is unrelated to a fatal shooting involving one of its players last year.
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.
Reese rescues No. 3 LSU in 82-77 OT win over Georgia
February 3, 2023 GMTBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Angel Reese showed little interest in celebrating after extending her LSU-record double-double streak to help the third-ranked Tigers maintain their unblemished record.
She wasn't all that pleased with how she or her team played.
No. 13 K-State defeats No. 2 Kansas 83-82 in overtime
January 18, 2023 GMTMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Keyontae Johnson scored 24 points, including the go-ahead alley-oop dunk with 25 seconds left in overtime, and No. 13 Kansas State beat second-ranked Kansas 83-82 on Tuesday night to snap a seven-game series skid.
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 State pulls away from Ole Miss in second half
January 7, 2023 GMTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Will McNair Jr. scored a season-high 13 points, Tolu Smith added 12 and Mississippi State warmed up in the second half to beat Mississippi 64-54 on Saturday.
After neither team reached 32% in the first half, the Bulldogs (12-3, 1-2 SEC) shot 50% in the second, outscoring the Rebels (8-7, 0-3) 28-8 over an 11-minute stretch to go up by 13.
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).
Calcaterra, No. 2 UConn pull away in 2nd half to beat Hoyas
December 21, 2022 GMTSTORRS, Conn. (AP) — Joey Calcaterra scored all of his 14 points in the second half to help second-ranked UConn rally from its first second-half deficit of the season for an 84-73 victory over Georgetown on Tuesday night.
Drake hands No. 15 Mississippi State its first loss, 58-52
December 21, 2022 GMTLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Roman Penn scored 19 points, Sardaar Calhoun made four of his career-high five 3-pointers in the second half, and Drake beat No. 15 Mississippi State 58-52 on Tuesday.
Calhoun finished with 17 points and Tucker DeVries added 15 for Drake (9-3), which defeated a ranked opponent for the first time since 2013.
Walker, No. 5 Houston’s defense helps beat No. 2 Virginia
December 18, 2022 GMTCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jarace Walker scored 17 points and No. 5 Houston used runs in each half and the nation’s best scoring defense to beat No. 2 Virginia 69-61 on Saturday.
Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark each added 13 points for the Cougars (11-1), who used a 10-2 run early in the second half to open a 40-30 lead.
No. 17 Mississippi St. tops Nicholls, wins streak hits 11
December 17, 2022 GMTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Dashawn Davis made two clutch free throws with 5.6 seconds remaining and Tolu Smith had 15 points and eight rebounds to help No. 17 Mississippi State hold off Nicholls State 68-66 on Saturday.